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Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"

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I’m puking my guts out.
ore gero o haki makutteiru
Last night I drank too much and reversed my dinner.
kinō wa nomisugite ribāsu shichatta
I can still smell where he drooled on my pillow.
aitsu ga makura ni yodare o tarashita tokoro ga imada ni niō wa
I could hear him snoring from outside!
aitsu no ibiki wa soto kara kikoerun damon
I dumped her because she grinds her teeth like crazy.
kanojo wa hidoi hagishiri suru kara wakareru koto ni
shitanda
Don’t touch him, he has cooties!
aitsu wa engacho dakara fureru na
Sickness
byōki
When I first got to Japan, I was surprised to find that people became uncomfortable when I told them about getting both the clap and crabs in the same Canadian brothel. I guess the Japanese are a little put off by the whole idea of Canada. But they are very comfortable with talking about health issues, so feel free to let everyone around you know just how rotten you feel:
I feel gross.
kimochi warui
I’m not feeling good lately.
saikin wa dōmo taichō ga yokunai
Dude, you don’t look so good.
omae kaoiro warui zo
You’re looking pale, there.
kao aoi zo
You alright?
daijōbu kai
That girl from the club gave me the clap.
kurabu no ko ni rimbyō o moratcchatta
I think I caught a cold.
kaze o hīta kusai
I have a stomachache.
onaka itai
Looks like you ate some bad sushi.
osushi ni atatta mitai da
I’m having my period.
ima wa seirichū nano
I have pretty heavy periods.
atashi wa seiri ga omoi hō
I’m all hung over today.
kyō wa futsukayoi nanda
I’ve got a headache.
zutsū ga suru
Call a doctor.
ishi o yobe

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