In Japanese, "full" is いっぱい (ippai). It is a adjective pronounced "ee-ppah-ee".
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いっぱい is written in hiragana. Romanised as ippai, it sounds roughly like "ee-ppah-ee" to an English ear.
このカバンはいっぱいです。
Kono kaban wa ippai desu.
This bag is full.
Ippai (いっぱい) means full or filled up. It can describe a container, a stomach after a meal, or a crowded place. The phrase onaka ga ippai (おなかがいっぱい) is how you say 'I am full' after eating.
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Buy on Steamいっぱい is romanised as ippai. Say it roughly like "ee-ppah-ee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
いっぱい is an i-adjective. The form shown is the plain form, which works in casual speech. To make it polite, add desu at the end of the sentence. The word itself does not change.
いっぱい is written using hiragana. Hiragana is the basic Japanese syllabary used for native words and grammatical elements.
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