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.
\ Learn Japanese with a personal native teacher!/
Sample
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka85.jpg)
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-.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa42.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa42.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa42.jpg)
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.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka26.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka26.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka26.jpg)
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-.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa43.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa43.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa43.jpg)
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.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka37.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka37.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka37.jpg)
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-.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa52.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa52.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa52.jpg)
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-.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka35.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka35.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-yuka35.jpg)
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-.)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_80,h_80/https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa7.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa7.jpg)
![](https://jpyokoso.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/learn-japanese-online-how-to-speak-japanese-language-for-beginners-basic-study-in-japan-okawa7.jpg)
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.)
\ Learn more! /
Comments