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早い
hayai
Meaning
- early
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Learn all JLPT N5 Vocabulary – 早い (hayai), early
Example
Here is a list of examples based on the word 早い
| 日本語 | 英語 |
|---|---|
| 「おはよう。今日は早いね」「アナタこそ、まだぐうすか寝てると思ってたのに」 | “Morning. You’re early today.” “You too. I thought you’d still be dead to the world.” |
| 山の麓に日が昇るが早いかただ一人山を登り始めた。 | The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope. |
| わびをいれるなら早い方がいいだろう。 | If you’re going to apologise, sooner is better. |
| 早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。 | It’s hot, so you’d better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined ‘fresh-looking rotten fish’. |
| 「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。 | In contrast to his “not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy” appearance, he didn’t have a girlfriend and he wasn’t particularly fast with the ladies. |
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