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How do you say "thats terrible" in Japanese?
それはひどい
sorehahidoi
In Japanese, "thats terrible" is それはひどい (sorehahidoi).
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Pronunciation
Say soh-reh-hah-HEE-doi, with hidoi's diphthong dropping low in pitch to match the negative meaning.
Writing and usage
それはひどい is written using hiragana. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
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How to remember それはひどい
Hidoi sounds like 'he-doy' — picture wincing and saying 'he, doy' after hearing genuinely bad news.
Related words
- absolutely もちろんです mochirondesu
- oh no ああ、いやだ aa, iyada
- thats amazing それはすごいですね sorehasugoidesune
- watch your step 足元に気をつけて ashimoto ni kiwo tsukete
- be quiet 静かにしろ shizuka nishiro
- listen up よく聞け yoku kike
- look out 気をつけて kiwo tsukete
- thats so funny それは面白いね soreha omoshiroi ne
- i cant believe it 信じられない shinji rarenai
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Questions about それはひどい
How do you pronounce それはひどい?
Say soh-reh-hah-HEE-doi, with hidoi's diphthong dropping low in pitch to match the negative meaning.
Is それはひどい formal or casual?
それはひどい is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is それはひどい written in Japanese?
それはひどい is written using hiragana. Romanised, it reads as sorehahidoi.
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"Thats terrible" in other languages
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