ダメ (Dame) – Meaning & Japanese Pronunciation
ダメ
dame
- Japanese
- ダメ
- Reading (kana)
- だめ
- Romaji
- dame
- English meaning
- No / Don't / Not allowed
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- Casual
- Usage
- A direct, informal word for something that is not allowed or not good. It can mean “No!” or “Don't!” and can sound blunt, so it fits friends, family and children better than people you do not know well.
- Audio note
- In this recording, the speaker lengthens the final vowel.
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