Definition: 意味
to say; to call
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 言う 【いう】(iu). Meaning: to say; to call.
Type: Verb, Godan verb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
言う - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
この動物は日本語で何と言いますか？
このどうぶつはにほんごでなんといいますか?
kono doubutsu wa nihongo de nan to iimasu ka?
What do you call this animal in Japanese?
Example #2
目上の人にそんな言い方をしないほうがいい。
めうえのひとにそんないいかたをしないほうがいい。
meue no hito ni sonna iikata o shinai houga ii.
You had better not say that to your superiors.
Example #3
領収書が要る時に係りに言ってください。
りょうしゅうしょがいるときにかかりにいってください。
ryoushuusho ga iru toki ni kakari ni itte kudasai.
Please tell the staff when you need a receipt.
Example #4
寝るまえに、『お休みなさい』と言います。
ねるまえに、『おやすみなさい』といいます。
neru mae ni,『oyasumi nasai』to ii masu.
Say "Good night" before you go to bed.
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