What a pain!:めんどくさい!Today’s Phrase #17
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めんどくさい!(mendokusai)
What a pain! / 麻烦死了 / 귀찮아 / Thật phiền phức
When you think “What a pain!” about something, you would “めんどくさい!”. Furthermore, “___するのがめんどくさい” is “I can’t be bothered to ___.” such as “勉強するのがめんどくさい” is “I can’t be bothered to study.”
Example 1

うぃっす! (What’s up?) (烦耶!) (야, 안녕!) (Ê!)

あー、めんどくさい! (Ahhh! What a pain!) (啊ー,麻烦死了啦!) (아, 귀찮아 죽겠어!) (Haiz, thật phiền phức!)

どうしたの? (What’s wrong?) (怎么啦?) (왜 그러는데?) (Chuyện gì vậy?)
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Example 2

宿題終わったー? (Have you finished your homework?) (功课做完了吗?) (넌 숙제 끝났냐?) (Cậu làm hết bài tập chưa?)

宿題するのめんどくさい! (I can’t be bothered to do my homework.) (功课什么的麻烦死了!) (숙제하는거 개귀찮아!) (Làm bài tập thật phiền phức quá đi!)

手伝ってあげよっか? (Do you want me to give a hand?) (我来帮你吧?) (도와줄까?) (Hay để tớ giúp cho nhé?)
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