The onomatopoeia thread! ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ—ฏ

ใธใ‚‰ใธใ‚‰

ๅ›ฐใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€ใธใ‚‰ใธใ‚‰็ฌ‘ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹้ก”ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

He made an awkward face that looked as if if he was laughing foolishly.

Not happy with my translation, but here is a video about the various laughs and respective onomatopoeia (ใธใ‚‰ใธใ‚‰ is at the 3:52 mark):

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ใ‚ฎใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ

ใ€Œใพใใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚ ใƒœใ‚ฏใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ‚ฎใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏใ—ใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ‚‰ ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใฃใฆๆ€ใฃใฆใŸใ—ใ€

"But well, Iโ€™m glad. I was thinking I wouldnโ€™t know what to do If I had made things awkward / strained .

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ใฎใ‚ใฎใ‚

ใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ๅซŒใใ†ใชใฎใ‚ใฎใ‚ใจใ—ใŸๆ‰‹ใคใใงTใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚’่„ฑใ„ใ ใ€‚

With very reluctant, slow movements, he took off his t-shirt.

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ใฉใฃใ‹ใ‚Š

ใ€Žใ‚ใ„ใฆใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ€ใจใ‹็ขบ่ชใ‚‚ใ›ใšใ€ ๆญฃ้ขใฎๅธญใซใฉใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจ่…ฐใ‚’ไธ‹ใ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚

Without even checking โ€œIs this seat open?โ€, I flumped into the chair straight in front of her

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There is a very extensive list (3,000+) here.

A funny one I discovered yesterday is an onomatopeia for a specific type of silence :slight_smile:

ใ˜ใƒผ ใ‚ธใƒผ โ€œthe sound of silence, paired with staring, stunnedness, waiting for the other shoe to drop, etc.โ€ manga sound effects

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ใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š

ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€็ฟŒๆ—ฅใซใชใฃใฆๆ—…่กŒใฎ่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ™ใงใซใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

However, when they talked about the trip the next day, he had totally forgotten about it already.

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Thereโ€™s also ใใ—ใ‚‡ใใ—ใ‚‡ and ใณใ—ใ‚‡ใณใ—ใ‚‡. :eyes:

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ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ‚

ๅ…ฌๅœ’ใฎๅ‰ใงใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ‚ใ—ใŸใฎใกใ€้šฃ้ง…ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆๆญฉใใฏใ˜ใ‚ใŸใ€‚

After loitering in front of the park for a while, he started walking towards the nearest station.

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ใใฃใจ

ใŸใ—ใ‹ใซไบบใ€…ใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŸใกใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใซๆฐ—ใŒใคใ‹ใชใ„ใพใพใ€ใใฃใจๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

Certainly, without noticing their own transformation, people were quietly/gently/secretly about to change.

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TIL a word can both be an adverb and an Onomatopoeic word.

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ใ‚ณใ‚ฝใ‚ณใ‚ฝ

ๆŒ‡ๅๆ‰‹้…่€…ใจใ—ใฆใ‚ณใ‚ฝใ‚ณใ‚ฝ็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใฎใชใ‚“ใฆๅซŒใ‚ˆใ€‚

I donโ€™t want to live in hiding/in secret as a person wanted by the police.

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ใใกใ‚ƒใใกใ‚ƒ

่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไฝ•ใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ€ๅ…จ็„ถใ‚ใ‹ใ‚“ใชใฃใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ€ไฝ•ใ‚’ไฟกใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€ๅ…จ้ƒจใใกใ‚ƒใใกใ‚ƒใชใฎใ€‚

You have no idea what youโ€™re trying to do. What youโ€™re trying to protect, what you tried to believe, itโ€™s all muddled up.

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Where are you getting these?

In the books Iโ€™m reading. Thatโ€™s the whole point, to find these words in context. :slight_smile:
The translation is my own, so very much sub-par, but I hope it serves to illustrate what the onomatopoeia word stands for, at least.

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ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‚ใ‚„

ไฝŽใ„้›ฒใซใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ—ใŸ็ญ‹ใŒๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

There are hazy streaks in the low clouds.

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ใกใ‚‰ใ‚Š

ใกใ‚‰ใ‚Šใจๆœ€ไฝŽ้™ใ ใ‘ใง็Šถๆณใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใ€ใ™ใใซ่ฆ–็ทšใ‚’้€ธใ‚‰ใ™ใ€‚

As a bare minimum I check her condition with a quick glance, then quickly avert my gaze.

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ใŒใ‚„ใŒใ‚„

้›ป่ฉฑใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใฏใŒใ‚„ใŒใ‚„ใจ้จ’ใŒใ—ใใ€็พๅ ด็›ฃ็ฃ่€…ใฎๅ‘จใ‚Šใซใƒˆใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏ้‹่ปขๆ‰‹ใŒ้›†ใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚

There was noisy hubbub on the other end of the phone, truck drivers seemed to be gathered around the site supervisor.

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ใคใ‚“ใจ

ใ‚ฟใƒใ‚ณใจ่„‚ใฎใซใŠใ„ใฎใ™ใ‚‹ๆฏใซใ€็”ทๆ€ง็”จๆ•ด้ซชๆ–™ใฎใƒ„ใƒณใจใ—ใŸใซใŠใ„ใŒไบคใ˜ใ‚‹ใ€‚

An acrid/sharp smell of menโ€™s hair gel blends with the tobacco and grease smell of his breath.

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ใ–ใฃใจ

ใ–ใฃใจ็™พไธ‡ใƒชใƒƒใƒˆใƒซใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

Turns out that there are roughly one million litres.

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ใฑใฃใกใ‚Š

ๅฅณใฏใฑใฃใกใ‚Šใจ็œผใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใŸใ€‚

The woman opened her eyes wide.

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