How to say swallow in Japanese

つばめtsubameつばくらめtsubakurameobs.つばくらtsubakuraobs.つばくろtsubakuroobs.ツバメTSUBAME

noun:

  • swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
  • barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  • younger man involved with an older woman 若い燕

Example Sentences

危険物kikenbutsuwo飲み込んだnomikonda場合baai飲み込んだnomikondaものmonoによってniyotte対処法taishohouga違いますchigaimasu
When you swallow a dangerous substance, what you need to do depends on what you swallowed.
野菜yasaidemo肉類nikuruidemoよくyoku噛んでkande食べるtaberuことkotoga何よりもnaniyorimo大切taisetsuであるdearu
It is most important to chew your food, whether vegetable or meat, before you swallow it.
karehaそのsonofunewoツバメTSUBAMEgouto名づけたnazuketa
He named the ship the Swallow.
彼のkarenohanashiwoうのみunominiするsuruことkotohaできなかったdekinakatta
We could not swallow his story.
彼のkareno侮辱bujokuwo黙ってdamatte受けねばならなかったukenebanaranakatta
I had to swallow his insult.

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