In Japanese, "full" is いっぱい (ippai). It is a adjective.
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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.
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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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