“damasu” and “gomakasu”：Which Do You Feel Much Worse?

2019年8月20日2022年5月22日

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“damasu” and “gomakasu“：Which Do You Feel Much Worse?

Apparently “騙だます(damasu)” and “ごまかす(gomakasu)” are the same meaning, however, the nuance of both is so different. Although the meaning of both is bad, one of them is much worse. Let me introduce which is much worse and how to correctly use them today!

騙だます (damasu)

Trick/Cheat / 骗人 / 속이다 / Lừa dối

“騙だます(damasu)” means “Trick” which has been used as the super bad meaning that is the lie for tricking people to get their benefits, unlike ごまかす(gomakasu). So, if people trick someone to get money, they would be caught by the police. However, when using this among your friends, that might be just teasing. Basically, “騙だます” has been used as the heavy meaning, but it has been also used as the light meaning as well in using your family, friends, partner, etc.

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Sample

yuka

騙だまされたー。 (I was tricked.) (我被骗了。) (속았어-.) (Tớ bị lừa rồi.) (damasa reta-.)

tatsuya

騙だまされたことある？ (Have you been tricked?) (你有没有被骗过？) (속은 적 있어?) (Cậu đã bị lừa bao giờ chưa?) (damasa reta koto aru?)

yuka

騙だますより騙だまされた方ほうがいいよ。 (It’s better to be tricked than to do the tricking.) (比起去骗人还是被骗比较好。) (속이는 것보다 속는 편이 나아.) (Thay vì đi lừa thì bị lừa vẫn hơn đấy.) (damasu yori damasa reta hō ga ī yo.)

tatsuya

騙だまそうとしてるよな？ (You’re trying to trick me, right?) (你打算骗我吗？) (속이려고 하는 구나?) (Cậu định lừa tớ đúng không?) (damasou to shiteru yo na?)

ごまかす (gomakasu)

someone/Laugh it off / 唬弄 / 얼버무리다 / Lấp liếm

“ごまかす(gomakasu)” means “Play someone” and which is not a lie to get their benefits that have been used for the meaning of people who don’t want to say something clearly especially personal things such as their age, family, job, experience, etc. And “笑わらってごまかす(waratte gomakasu)” means “Laugh it off”. Although “騙だます(damasu)” is equal to the lie to get their benefits, unlike “ごまかす” isn’t equal to the lie, both of them have been used as the bad meaning though.

Sample

yuka

ごまかそうとしてるでしょ？草くさ (You’re trying to play me, aren’t you? hehe) (你想蒙混过去是吧？哈哈) (속이려고 했지? 하하.) (Cậu định lấp liếm chứ gì? (cười)) (gomaka sou to shiteru desho? kusa)