Studying Japanese Ep.993

✅ Listening and learning Japanese through drama
If you listen to it over and over again, you’ll learn it naturally
✅ English 🇺🇸 / Japanese 🇯🇵 / Korean 🇰🇷 / हिन्दी 🇮🇳 / British English 🇬🇧 / French 🇫🇷 / German 🇩🇪 / Spanish 🇪🇸 / Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷 / Indonesian 🇮🇩 / Vietnamese 🇻🇳 / Thai 🇹🇭
Practice Japanese in a fun way with subtitles in all 12 languages!


Key Expressions and Meanings

This episode features a soft but emotional expression that’s great for reading subtle cues in conversation. Perfect for improving your ability to respond naturally in social settings.


Multilingual Translations (12 Languages)

Expression: 何か言いたそうにしてたけど

LanguageTranslation
Japanese何か言いたそうにしてたけど
English (US)Looked like you had something to say
English (UK)Looked like you wanted to say something
Korean뭔가 할 말이 있는 것 같던데
FrenchOn aurait dit que tu voulais dire quelque chose
GermanEs sah so aus, als ob du etwas sagen wolltest
SpanishParecía que tenías algo que decir
Portuguese (BR)Parecia que você tinha algo a dizer
Hindiऐसा लग रहा था कि आपको कुछ कहना था
IndonesianSepertinya kamu punya sesuatu untuk dikatakan
VietnameseCó vẻ như bạn có điều gì đó muốn nói
Thaiดูเหมือนว่าคุณมีบางอย่างที่จะพูด

Meaning & Usage

  • This is a great phrase to use when you want to gently ask someone what they were about to say without putting pressure on them.
  • It’s also useful when reflecting on a situation where someone seemed hesitant to speak.

Example Sentence

彼、何か言いたそうにしてたけど、結局黙ってたね。
He looked like he had something to say, but ended up staying quiet.


Final Note

This type of expression is useful when navigating conversations that involve emotional sensitivity. Practice recognizing and using it to become more intuitive and fluent in Japanese!