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Karan
Mar 24, 2005, 07:10
I'm getting a bit tired talking with my friends and using only chotto and totemo.... What other levels of degree can be used in reference to things... Any help would be great, thanks.

Karan

GaijinPunch
Mar 24, 2005, 08:56
sukoshi, kanari, ippai, takusan, sugoku to get you started. :)

Index
Mar 24, 2005, 09:00
...mechakucha

epigene
Mar 24, 2005, 09:28
How about these "youthspeak" variants?

すっげ〜 [sugge- (originally "sugoi') for anything in extreme]

テキト〜 [tekitoo, used when the level is unclear, undecided, or you don't know but you managed]

ビミョ〜 [bimyoo, very difficult to measure or questionable]

:giggle:

Elizabeth
Mar 24, 2005, 09:35
I'm getting a bit tired talking with my friends and using only chotto and totemo.... What other levels of degree can be used in reference to things... Any help would be great, thanks.

Karan
One more thing to keep in mind is when to use adverbs (chotto, sugoku, kanari, zuibun) to modify verbs or other adjectives and adjectives (sukoshi, totemo) in front of nouns. One example "chotto souon" to mean a slight noise is incorrect. In cases like this use "sukoshi" instead. :relief:

「ちょっと」は副詞で「騒音」は名詞ですから、[ちょっと騒音]しては
文法的にあやまりなのですね。

darg
Mar 24, 2005, 14:26
Other "youthspeak" variants would include:

チョウ
マジで

other "normal" describers would be:

全然(ぜんぜん)
全く(まったく)
ほとんど
あまり
よく