JLPT N1 Grammar: 並み (nami)

Learn Japanese grammar: 並み (nami). Meaning: same level as; equal to; on par with; each; row of.

Example A)

日本人並み

nihonjin nami

same level as a Japanese person (for example speaking..)

Exception – being average.

十人並み

juunin nami

*being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity (set phrase)

並み - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

君の料理はプロ並みだ。

プロとほとんど同じ程度

kimi no ryouri wa puro nami da.

Your cooking is at a professional level.

Example #2

クラスメートはテニスが趣味で、腕前はプロ並みだということだ。

プロとほとんど同じ程度

kurasumeeto wa tenisu ga shumi de, udemae wa puro nami da to iu koto da.

My classmate plays tennis as a hobby, but they are able to play at a professional level.

Example #3

英語の先生としては世間並みだ。

平均的・普通

eigo no sensei toshite wa seken nami da.

As an English teacher, he/she is average.

Example #4

僕も人間並みに風邪を引いた。

人間らしく

boku mo ningen nami ni kaze wo hiita.

I guess I am human after all since I caught a cold..

Vocabulary List 語彙

Kanji 漢字	Kana カナ	English 英語
料理	りょうり	cooking
趣味	しゅみ	hobby
腕前	うでまえ	skill
世間	せけん	world; society
風邪	かぜ	cold

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