Go back and forth：”ittari kitari” Japanese Phrase #416

Go back and forth：”ittari kitari” Japanese Phrase #416

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行いったり来きたり。(ittari kitari)

Go back and forth / 来来往往。 / 왔다갔다 / đi đi lại lại.

When you want to describe “moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one:”, you would be able to use “行いったり来きたり。(ittari kitari)” which means “go back and forth”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual, polite and formal.

Sample 1

tatsuya

毎日まいにち、家いえと駅えきを行いったり来きたりしています。 (I went back and form between the station and my house every day.) (我每天都在房子和车站之间往返。) (매일 집과 역을 왔다갔다하고 있습니다.) (Mỗi ngày tôi đều đi đi lại lại giữa nhà và nhà ga.)

yuka

それは大変たいへんそうですね。 (That sounds tough.) (听起来好辛苦啊。) (그거 참 힘들겠네요) (Việc đó có vẻ vất vả nhỉ.)

Sample 2

yuka

ニューヨークと東京とうきょうを行いったり来きたりしたいなー。 (I wanna go back and forth between Japan and America.) (我想往返于纽约和东京之间。) (뉴욕과 도쿄을 왔다갔다하고 싶다~) (Tôi muốn đi đi lại lại giữa New York và Tokyo quá.)

tatsuya

飛行機代ひこうきだいが高たかいよ。 (It is expensive for the flight ticket.) (机票很贵哦。) (비행기 값이 비싸) (Tiền vé máy bay đắt đấy.)

yuka

そういうことじゃなくて・・・草くさ (It’s not like that… haha) (不是那个意思啦……笑) (그런 뜻이 아니라…ㅎㅎ) (Không phải là ý đó… Haha)

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