What a waste of time!:時間がもったいないよ!Japanese Phrase #2
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時間がもったいないよ!(jikan ga mottainai yo)
What a waste of time! / 这样很浪费时间喔 / 시간이 아깝단 말야 / Phí thời gian lắm
When you feel the time is waisting, you would be able to use “時間がもったいないよ!(jikan ga mottainai yo)” which means “What a waste of time!”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual and “時間がもったいないです!(jikan-ga-mottainai-desu)” is used as polite and formal.
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Sample 1
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バスで映画館に行こうよ! (Let’s go to the movie theatre by bus!) (我们坐公交车去看电影吧!) (버스 타고 영화관에 가자!) (Chúng ta đi xe buýt đến rạp chiếu phim đi!) (basu de eigakan ni ikou yo!)
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歩いて行かない? (What about on foot?) (要不要走路去呢?) (걸어 가지 않아 ?) (Hay là mình đi bộ?) (aruite ikanai?)
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時間がもったいないよ。 (What a waste of time!) (这样很浪费时间喔。) (시간이 아까워요.) (Như vậy mất thời gian lắm.) (jikan ga mottainai yo.)
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