In Japanese, "skiing" is スキー (sukī). It is a noun.
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スキー is written in katakana. Romanised as sukī, it sounds roughly like "soo-kee" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steamスキー is romanised as sukī. Say it roughly like "soo-kee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
スキー 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.
スキー is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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