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安い |
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| yasui | やすい | |
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| cheap | |
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今日は魚が安い。
kyō wa sakana ga yasui. Fish is cheap today. |
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最高品が一番安い。
saikō hin ga ichiban yasui. The best is best cheap. |
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今は松茸が旬でお安いですよ。
ima wa matsutake ga jun de o yasui desu yo. Matsutake mushrooms are in season now so they are cheap. |
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石油はもはや安い燃料ではない。
sekiyu wa mohaya yasui nenryō de wa nai. Petrol is no longer a cheap fuel. |
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安いいい店を知っているんだよ。
yasui ī mise o shitte irun da yo. I know a hole in the wall that's really cheap. | I know a good store that's cheap. | I know a good restaurant that's inexpensive. |
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それは品質がよく、しかも安い。
sore wa hinshitsu ga yoku, shikamo yasui. It is both good and cheap. |
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市場は安い輸入品であふれている。
shijō wa yasui yunyū hin de afure te iru. The market is glutted with cheap imports. |
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国内便の安い航空券はありますか。
kokunai bin no yasui kōkū ken wa ari masu ka. Do you have a cheap flight ticket on a domestic line? |
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それは作りやすいし、しかも安い。
sore wa tsukuri yasui shi, shikamo yasui. It's easy to make and it's cheap. |
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安いホテルに泊まって旅費を浮かした。
yasui hoteru ni tomatte ryohi o ukashi ta. I saved on travelling expenses by staying at a cheap hotel. |
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安い輸入品で綿製品が供給過剰になった。
yasui yunyū hin de men seihin ga kyōkyū kajō ni natta. There was a glut of cotton goods due to cheap imports. |
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高価なものもあれば、大変安いものもある。
kōka na mono mo are ba, taihen yasui mono mo aru. Some are expensive, and others are very cheap. |
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安い輸入品で市場が供給過剰になるだろう。
yasui yunyū hin de shijō ga kyōkyū kajō ni naru daro u. Cheap imports will glut the market. |
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それは値段は安いが、その反面品質がよくない。
sore wa nedan wa yasui ga, sono hanmen hinshitsu ga yoku nai. It is cheap, but on the other hand it is not good. | The price is low, but then again, the quality isn't very good. | The price is low, but the quality isn't very good. |
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物価がそんなに安いと聞いて私たちはびっくりした。
bukka ga sonnani yasui to kī te watashi tachi wa bikkuri shi ta. It amazed us to hear that things were so cheap. |
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安いからではなく、役に立つから私はこの本を買いたい。
yasui kara de wa naku, yakunitatsu kara watashi wa kono hon o kai tai. I want to buy this book not because it is cheap, but because it is useful. |
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ひょっとしてこの近くに安いホテルを知っていませんか。
hyotto shi te kono chikaku ni yasui hoteru o shitte i masen ka. Do you happen to know of a cheap hotel near here? |
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安いと思って買ったのに、腐っていたのでかえって損をした。
yasui to omotte katta noni, kusatte i ta node kaette son o shi ta. I bought it thinking it was cheap, but it was rotten, so I ended up losing out. |
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仕事が忙しくて。でも、すごく家賃の安いアパートを見つけました。
shigoto ga isogashiku te. demo, sugoku yachin no yasui apāto o mitsuke mashi ta. My job keeps me busy. But my new apartment is cheap. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

