Your actions don’t match your words!:“itteru koto to yatteru koto ga chigau!” Japanese Phrase #110
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言ってることとやってることが違う! (itteru koto to yatteru koto ga chigau)
Your actions don’t match your words! / 说一套做一套! / 말과 행동이 다르다! / Nói một đằng làm một nẻo!
When what someone said and what someone did are very different from each other, you would be able to use “言ってることとやってることが違う!(itteru koto to yatteru koto ga chigau)” which means “Your actions don’t match your words!”. The polite way to use it is “言ってることとやってることが違います!(itteru koto to yatteru koto ga chigai masu)”. The other word is “矛盾しています!(mujun shite imasu)”.
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Sample 1
さー、来週から日本語の勉強するぞ! (Well, I’ll study Japanese next week!) (那麽、下礼拜开始来学日语喔!) (자, 다음주부터 일본어 공부 할거다!) (Nào, từ tuần sau học tiếng nhật thôi!) (sa-, raishū kara nihongo no benkyō suru zo!)
言ってることとやってることが違うじゃん! (Your actions don’t match your words!) (你根本是说一套做一套呀!) (말이랑 행동이 다르잖아!) (Nói một đằng làm một nẻo kìa!) (itteru koto to yatteru koto ga chigau jan!)
今日からだったね・・・笑 (That should be today…haha) (原本是打算今天开始的・・・(笑)) (오늘부터였었지…ㅎ) (Đã nói từ hôm nay nhỉ…haha) (kyō kara datta ne…wara)
Sample 2
やっぱり、明日からダイエットしよっと! (Actually, I’ll go on a diet tomorrow!) (果然,还是明天开始减肥好了!) (그래, 내일부터 다이어트 해야지!) (Quả thật từ ngày mai tôi nên ăn kiêng mới được!) (yappari, ashita kara daietto shiyo tto!)
言ってることとやってることが違うよ! (Your actions don’t match your words!) (你是说一套做一套吧!) (말이랑 행동이랑 다르다?) (Nói một đằng làm một nẻo nhỉ!) (itteru koto to yatteru koto ga chigau yo!)
今日だけ!草 (It’s only today! hehe) (只有今天啦!(笑)) (오늘만이야!ㅎㅎ) (Chỉ hôm nay thôi !haha) (kyōdake! kusa)
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