Vocab Info

N4 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective, Suru verb

ペラペラfluently (speaking a foreign language), incessantly (speaking), glibly, garrulously, volubly, one after the other (flipping through pages), thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy, weak

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      fluently (speaking a foreign language)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      incessantly (speaking), glibly, garrulously, volubly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      one after the other (flipping through pages)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Suru verb

      4.

      thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy, weak

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ぺらぺらペラペラ

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 17,100

    Examples

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      彼女(かのじょ)日本語(にほんご)ペラペラだ。

      Her Japanese is fluent.

      • N4

      雑誌(ざっし)のページをペラペラめくる。

      Flip through the pages of a magazine.

      • N4

      こんなペラペラ生地(きじ)のワンピースは()りません。

      I don't need a dress made of such flimsy fabric.

      • N4

      (かれ)のように(ひと)秘密(ひみつ)ペラペラ(はな)してしまう(ひと)苦手(にがて)だ。

      I am not a fan of people like him who blabber on about other people's secrets.

      • N3

      クラスメイトの谷口(たにぐち)はスペイン()だけでなくフランス()ペラペラだと()きました。

      I heard that my classmate Taniguchi is fluent not only in Spanish but also in French.

      • N3
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