Today’s Gitaigo

Today’s Gitaigo
– 擬態語 – mimetic word;
expressions about a situation/ condition of things or gesture/ motion of people or any other creatures

つるつる　- in Hiragana
ツルツル – in Katakana
[tsuru-tsuru]

meaning:
smooth, slippy, slippery

implications:
a situation/ condition that the surface is smooth or slick or sleek
and or has a sheen
a situation/ condition that causes things to slip or slide

practical usage:
It is used for things which is smooth, slick or sleek.

このクリームはあなたの肌をつるつるにします。
[Kono kuriimu was anata no hada wo tsurutsuru ni shimasu]
This cream makes your skin smooth.

温泉に入ったらつるつるの肌になります。
[Onsen ni haittara tsurutsuru no hada ni narimasu]
If you take a hot spring bath, your skin becomes smooth.

私達はそばをつるつるとすすって食べます。
[Watashitachi wa soba wo tsurutsuru to susutte tabemasu] or
私達はそばをつるつると音を立てて食べます。
[Watashitachi wa soba wo tsurutsuru to oto wo tatete tabemasu]
We slurp up and eat soba. or
We eat soba with a slurping sound.

この道路はつるつると滑ります。
[Kono douro wa tsurutsuru to suberimasu]
This road is slippery.

彼はツルツル頭にしました。
[Kare wa tsurutsuru atama ni shimashita]
He had his head shaved.

photo:

I cooked a new Japanese product, molokheiya soba which is made in Japan and
the noodle was ‘tsurutusuru’ and I could eat it ‘tsurutsuruto’.
It is healthy and delicious as well.

****similar Gitaigo
すべすべ
[sube-sube] : things that is originally soft and that don’t always have a sheen but smooth

つるっと : similar as つるつると
[tsurutto] as adverb
つるんと : similar as つるつると
[tsurunto] as adverb
つるんとした : similar as つるつるな or つるつるとした
[tsuruntoshita] as adjective

Today’s Giongo

Today’s Giongo
– 擬音語 – onomatopoeia;
you can imagine and perceive the state through the five senses using the expression

Today I introduce a Giongo about food.

しゃきしゃき in Hiragana
シャキシャキ in Katakana
[shaki-shaki]

meaning:
crisp

implications:
Can you imagine and sense how the sound is like when you eat fresh and crisp salad?
crisp leaf of lettuce
crisp texture

practical usage:
– when you describe crispy food such as a crisp leaf of lettuce and crisp apple
※Fresh Japanese Daikon (white raddish) is also described as shakishaki.

This salad is very fresh and crisp!
[Kono sarada wa totemo shinsen de Shakishaki desu.(or Shakishaki shiteimasu.)]
For Thanksgiving, I made a Pineapple salad with Japanese Fuji apple!
This salad is ‘shakishaki’ with ‘shakishaki’ apple and ‘shakishaki’ lettuce!

****similar Giongo
パリパリ[pari-pari]
カリカリ[kari-kari]
サクサク[saku-saku] -> light

For its Gitaigo, しゃきしゃき or しゃきしゃきと:
meaning:
brisk
briskly

Brisk walking is good for your health.
[Shakishakito arukukoto wa anatano kenkou ni yoi desu.]

The woman works briskly and efficiently.
[Sono josei wa Shakishakito hatarakimasu.]

****similar Gitaigo
てきぱき[teki-paki]
きびきび[kibi-kibi]