Tuesday 25 May 2010

Onomatopoeia #1 - Peko Peko

ぺこぺこ - Peko peko - To be very, very hungry.

お腹ぺこぺこよ! - Onaka peko peko yo! - I'm starving.

お腹はぺこぺこです。- Onaka wa peko peko desu. - I am hungry.

お腹がぺこぺこです。 - Ohara ga peko peko desu. - I'm Starved.

腹 = Abdomen, Belly, Stomach
ON Reading: Fuku
KUN Reading: Hara.

I suppose onaka could be お中、but お腹 is used because rather than middle it has to do with one's stomach. In effect naka is a special reading for 腹 in this one instance.

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