全然 vs. ちっとも: Using These is Not That Difficult
Which words sound pretty childish: “全然” or “ちっとも”? And which do you usually use in daily conversation with your friends? Let me introduce the way to correctly use them such as native speakers today!
全然___ない (zenzen nai) / ちっとも___ない (chittomo nai)
Not at all / 完全/一点也 / 전혀/조금도/ Hoàn toàn/Một chút cũng
Both “全然” and “ちっとも” mean “Not at all” and which have been used for “emphasizing a negative statement” and they have subtle differences that “全然___ない” could be used in daily conversations and in public as well, whereas “ちっとも___ない” is used by basically children up to 15 years old or so. If you are over 15 years old, using “全然___ない” among your friends would be better.
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Sample
yukaちっとも知らなかったー。 (I didn’t know that at all!) (完全不知道。) (전혀 몰랐어-.) (Tôi không biết gì cả.) (chittomo shira nakatta-.)
tatsuya全然日本語ができないのですが。 (I cannot speak Japanese at all.) (我根本不会说日语。) (일본어를 전혀 못합니다만.) (Tôi hoàn toàn không biết nói tiếng Nhật.) (zenzen nihongo ga deki nai no desu ga.)
yuka全然似てないよー。 (They don’t look alike at all.) (看起来完全不像。) (전혀 안 닮았어.) (Hoàn toàn không giống chút nào!) (zenzen nite nai yo-.)
tatsuya昨日は全然寝れなかったよ。 (I wasn’t able to sleep at all yesterday.) (昨天根本睡不着。) (어제는 한숨도 못 잤어.) (Hôm qua tớ hoàn toàn không ngủ được.) (kinō wa zenzen nere nakatta yo.)
yukaちっとも知らなかったー。 (I didn’t know that at all!) (一点也不知道。) (하나도 몰랐어.) (Tớ không biết tí gì cả.) (chittomo shira nakatta-.)
tatsuyaちっとも日本語ができないんだけどー。 (I cannot speak Japanese at all.) (一点日语都不会说。) (일본어 조금도 못하는데.) (Tớ không nói được tí tiếng Nhật nào cả.) (chittomo nihongo ga deki nai n dakedo-.)
yukaちっとも似てないよー。 (They don’t look alike at all.) (看起来一点也不像。) (조금도 안 닮았어.) (Chả giống chút nào cả.) (chittomo nite nai yo-.)
tatsuya昨日はちっとも寝れなかったよ。 (I wasn’t able to sleep at all yesterday.) (昨天我一點兒也沒能睡著。) (어제는 조금도 못 잤어.) (Hôm qua tớ chẳng ngủ được chút nào cả.) (kinō wa chittomo nere nakatta yo.)
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