How to say hungry in Japanese

ハングリーHANGURII Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • hungry (e.g. for success)

Example Sentences

おなか空いたonakaaita
I'm hungry.
いつitsuご飯gohan食べるtaberunoお腹onaka空いaitayo
When are we eating? I'm hungry!
要するにyousuruni彼女kanojoたちtachiha腹が減っているharagahetteiruのだnoda
The point is that they are hungry.
要するにyousuruni彼らkareraha腹が減っているharagahetteiruのだnoda
The point is that they are hungry.
本当hontouno空腹kuufukuとはtohaどのdonoようなyounakotoka知っていますshitteimasuka
Do you know what it is like to be really hungry?

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