Make it just in time：”girigiri maniau” Japanese Phrase #357

Make it just in time：”girigiri maniau” Japanese Phrase #357

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ギリギリ間まに合あう。(girigiri maniau)

Make it just in time / 好像能赶上。 / 아슬아슬하게 시간에 맞추다. / Vừa kịp sát giờ.

When you want to describe “barely arrive somewhere”, you would be able to use “ギリギリ間まに合あう。(girigiri maniau)” which means “Make it just in time”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual and “ギリギリ間まに合あいます。(girigiri maniai masu)” is used polite and formal.

Sample 1

tatsuya

ギリギリ間まに合あうよ。 (I’ll make it just in time.) (我好像能赶上。) (아슬아슬하게 시간에 맞아.) (Vừa đến kịp sát giờ luôn đấy.)

yuka

はーい。遅おくれないでねー。 (Gotcha. Don’t be late.) (好的，不要迟到喔。) (네~. 늦지 않도록 해) (Ừ. Đừng có đến trễ nhé.)

Sample 2

yuka

ギリギリ間まに合あいそうです。 (I’ll make it just in time.) (我们好像能赶上。) (아슬아슬하게 시간에 맞출 것 같습니다.) (Có vẻ là đến kịp sát giờ luôn.)

tatsuya

何分後なんぷんごですか？ (In how many minutes?) (大概还要几分钟？) (몆 분 후입니까?) (Còn bao nhiêu phút nữa?)

yuka

えー、５分後ごふんごには着つくと思おもいます。 (Well, I think I’ll be there in 5 minutes.) (嗯，我想我们五分钟以后就能到。) (음~ 5분 후에는 도착할 것 같습니다.) (Ừ..m, tôi nghĩ là còn 5 phút nữa sẽ đến nơi.)

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