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Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well.
Sorry, it’s been for a while since I wrote last time. Hope everyone is eager to learn this topic today as I am sure you guys are hungry for a new Japanese material to learn. I am here to give you a quick lesson on some useful expression that you would want to master right away! So, read on~

 

Today’s topic is all about “too much of ~” expression.

In Japanese, we often use ~しすぎ　（〜し過ぎ）, which means ” too much of ~”. Let’s learn some of these by examples like the ones below.

 

eating too much = tabe sugi, たべすぎ　（食べ過ぎ）

drinking too much = nomi sugi, のみすぎ　（飲み過ぎ）

studying too much = benkyo no shisugi, べんきょうの　しすぎ　（勉強のし過ぎ）

running too much = hashi ri sugi, はしりすぎ　（走り過ぎ）

joking around too much = fuzake sugi, ふざけすぎ　（ふざけすぎ）

going too far = yari sugi, やりすぎ　（やり過ぎ）

reading too much = yomi sugi, よみすぎ　（読み過ぎ）

 

 

Here are some examples how you can apply the above expressions in sentences.

 

You ate too much today.

Anata kyo tabe sugi dayo.

あなた，きょうは　たべすぎだよ。

あなた，今日，食べ過ぎだよ。

 

I drank too much last night, so I am not feeling well.

Kinou no yoru nomisugite kibunga warui.

きのうのよる　のみすぎて　きぶんが　わるい。

昨日の夜　飲み過ぎて　気分が悪い。

 

I studied too much this morning, and my eyes hurt.

Kesa benkyo shisugite mega itai.

けさ　べんきょう　しすぎて　めが　いたい。

今朝，勉強し過ぎて　目が　痛い。

 

I ran too much, and my legs hurt.

Hashirisugite ashiga itai.

はしりすぎて　あしが　いたい，

走り過ぎて，足が　痛い。

 

Be careful not to go too far.

Yari sugi naiyōni kiotsukete.

やりすぎない　ように　きをつけて。

やり過ぎないように　気を　付けてね。

 

I read too much of the sad news, and now I feel depressed.

Kana shii nyūsu o yomisugite, gakkari shiteiru.

かなしい　ニュースを　よみすぎて　がっかり　している。

悲しい　ニュースを　読み過ぎて　がっかり　している。

 

By looking at the examples above, I know most of these sounds so negative..  but I guess too much of something is not so great most of the time. Hope you mastered this expression today!