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Common Japanese Phrases: I’m hungry – Review Notes
Today we learned how to say “I’m hungry” and “I’m thirsty” in Japanese. In this review we will share a few other ways that you can express hunger or thirst in Japanese.
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Number 1:
★ Onaka ga sukimashita literally means “stomach became empty“ but it translates to “I’m hungry.”
★ Some more casual ways to say it are: onaka (ga) suita, onaka (ga) pekopeko, onaka hetta, hara hetta (masculine)
Onaka pekopeko!
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Number 2:
★ Nodo ga kawakimashita literally means “My throat is dry” but it translates to “I’m thirsty.”
★ The casual way to say it is nodo (ga) kawaita.
Nodo kawaita!
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Conclusion:
Now you know how to say you are hungry or thirsty in Japanese! If you practice using these expressions every time you are hungry or thirsty you will have them down in no time!
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Nodo kawaita! I wanna drink ramune!
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4 comments
Thanks for this lesson. By the way, is there a lesson that shows how to say I’m full?
Comment by Ash on 04/15/2013 at 3:35 amWe haven’t actually made a lesson for that expression yet, but “I’m full” in Japanese is 満腹です (manpuku desu) or おなかがいっぱいです (onaka ga ippai desu) (◕ω◕)☆
Comment by PuniPuni on 04/15/2013 at 9:27 amI learn so much from you! but can you please send me kanji/katakana sentences:
Onaka ga sukimashita
Nodo ga kawakimashita
Onaka pekopeko
Nodo kawaita
It will help me because hiragana/romaji is not enough for me too learn ^^ wwwwwww
Comment by geijin on 12/12/2013 at 4:56 pmいいですよ。(>ω<)☆ Onaka ga sukimashita ➡ お腹がすきました。 Nodo ga kawakimashita ➡ 喉が乾きました。 Onaka pekopeko ➡ お腹ペコペコ。 Nodo kawaita ➡ 喉乾いた。
Comment by PuniPuni on 12/19/2013 at 3:25 am