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Various ways of saying, I am very cold! in Japanese Posted by on Nov 26, 2014 in Grammar

Hi,

Winter is near us, and for some of you, it’s already here. I have to tell you, winter is not my favorite season at all, but snow is pretty, and I love skiing! So, I can’t complain much.  In today’s article, let me show you different ways of saying, I am very cold! in Japanese.

I have posted my first winter related article here with some useful winter related vocabulary. This time around, let’s expand a bit more.

 

I AM COLD.

Watashi wa samui desu.

私は、寒いです。(わたしは、さむいです。)

 

If you are really feeling cold, you could say.

 

I AM VERY COLD.

There are many ways of expressing “very” part of it in Japanese below in this sentence.

 

Watashi wa totemo samui desu.

私は、とても寒いです。(わたしは、とても さむいです。)

 

Watashi wa taihen samui desu.

私は、大変、寒いです。(わたしは、たいへん さむいです。)

 

Watashi wa meccha samui desu.

私は、めっちゃ寒いです。(わたしは、めっちゃ さむいです。)

 

Watashi wa mecha kucha samui desu.

私は、めちゃくちゃ寒いです。(わたしは、めちゃくちゃ さむいです。)

 

Watashi wa doushiyo-mo naki samui desu.

私は、どうしようもなく 寒いです。(わたしは、どうしようもなく さむいです。)

 

Watashi wa tonikaku samui desu.

私は、とにかく 寒いです。(わたしは、とにかく さむいです。)

 

(Watashi wa) Samu sugi masu. or Samu sugi ru!

私は、寒すぎます。寒すぎる!(わたしは、さむすぎます。さむすぎる!)

 

Watashi wa totetsumonaku samui deu.

私は、とてつもなく 寒いです。(わたしは、とてつもなく さむいです。)

 

Watashi wa nantomo samui desu.

私は、なんとも 寒いです。(わたしは、なんとも さむいです。)

 

Any of the above expressions will be correct when expressing, ” I am very cold! ” in Japanese. Every one of these means the same thing.  The first two expressions are the most common ones that everyone uses quite often. The third example contains the word, “meccha” which is a dialect from Osaka or western part of Japan, so this expression is unique in that it has a hint of the western dialect.

 

These expressions can be also applied to something like, ” I AM VERY HOT”. ‘HOT” is “atsui (暑い、あつい)” in Japanese.  You can simply change the “Samui” to “Atsui”, and create a similar sentence to express that you are so hot!

 

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About the Author: keiko

Born and raised in Japan. She currently lives in U.S. with her husband and two kids.