How to say almost in Japanese

ほぼhobo

adverb:

  • almost; roughly; approximately

Example Sentences

marunichiオンラインONRAINdekimiwomiないnaiなんてnanteびっくりbikkuridayo
It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.
でもdemoほんとにhontoniエピソードEPISOODO21nihanamidaga出るderuほどhodo笑っwaratayo
Seriously though, episode 21 made me laugh so hard I almost cried.
ほぼhobo終わっowata
I'm almost done.
あやうくayaukubou業者gyoushano甘言kangenni騙されdamasare大損oosonするsuruところtokoroでしたdeshita
I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
machihaクリスマスKURISUMASUムードMUUDO一色isshoku・・・もうじきmoujikiイブIBUda
The streets are in full Christmas mode - it's almost Christmas Eve.

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