In Japanese, "roller skates" is ローラースケート (rōrāsukēto). It is a noun pronounced "roh-rah-soo-keh-toh".
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ローラースケート is written in katakana. Romanised as rōrāsukēto, it sounds roughly like "roh-rah-soo-keh-toh" to an English ear.
ローラースケートを使います。
Rōrāsukēto wo tsukaimasu.
I use the roller skates.
Rōrāsukēto (ローラースケート) is the Japanese word for roller skates. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steamローラースケート is romanised as rōrāsukēto. Say it roughly like "roh-rah-soo-keh-toh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ローラースケート is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
ローラースケート is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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