2.4: Dialogue 4

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At the theater

Michael: Girigiri deshita kedo, We were close, but maniaimashita ne. we made it in time, didn’t we!

ギリギリでしたけど、間まに合あいましたね。

Honda: Ee, hotto shimashita. Yes, What a relief!

ええ、ほっとしました。 After the movie

Michael: Saikou deshita ne! That was the best.

最高さいこうでしたね。

Honda: Ee, omoshirokatta desu ne. Yes, it was interesting, wasn’t it?

ええ、おもしろかったですね。

Vocabulary

ma ni aimasu まにあいます間に合います be in/on time
＋okuremasu おくれます遅れます be late
hotto-shimasu ほっとします be relieved
＋dokidoki-shimasu どきどきします be nervous, afraid, surprised
dokidoki どきどきドキドキ the sound of a heartbeat
＋gakkari-shimasu がっかりします disappointed
girigiri ぎりぎり just barely, just in time
saikou さいこう最高 great, the highest, the best
＋imaichi いまいち今一 not quite, not very good
omoshiroi おもしろい interesting
omoshirokatta おもしろかった was interesting
＋tsumaranai つまらない boring, tiresome
＋subarashii すばらしい wonderful, outstanding
＋kowai こわい scary
＋tanoshii たのしい楽しい fun、enjoyable
＋kanashii かなしい悲しい sad
＋waraimasu わらいます笑います laugh, smile
＋nakimasu なきます泣きます cry

Grammar Notes

Onomatopoeia

Hotto, girigiri, dokidoki and gakkari are examples of Japanese onomatopoeia (オノマトペ). Onomatopoeia are abundant in Japanese, as you can see on the pages of comic books, but we limit our selection here to those that are commonly used to express emotions. Many Japanese onomatopoeia consist of four syllables with the first two syllables repeated twice, like dokidoki, and you find them in either hiragana or katakana. Usually shimasu or desu follow them.

ドキドキしました。 Dokidoki shimashita. I got nervous/ thrilled.

ドキドキでした。 Dokidoki deshita. I was nervous/thrilled.

ぎりぎり girigiri means being close to the limit or barely making the set goal.

バスに、ギリギリ間まに合あいました．Basu ni girigiri maniaimashita. I barely caught the bus.

試験しけんぎりぎりまで勉強べんきょうしました．Shiken girigiri made benkyou-shimashita. I studied up to the last minute before the exam.