The Japanese vocabulary「蟻 (アリ、あり、ari)」means “ant.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
Key Word | 蟻、アリ |
Hiragana | あり |
Romaji Reading | ari |
English Meaning | ant |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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Example Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
Look at that line of ants.
Non-Honorific, Spoken Language:
Japanese Sentence | あの蟻の行列を見て。 |
Romaji Reading | Ano ari no gyōretsu o mite. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | あの蟻の行列を見てください。 |
Romaji Reading | Ano ari no gyōretsu o mite kudasai. |
Look at that line of ants.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | 蟻の巣を見つけた。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari no su o mitsuketa. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | 蟻の巣を見つけました。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari no su o mitsukemashita. |
I’ll observe the ants with Misaki-chan.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | 美咲ちゃんと蟻を観察する。 |
Romaji Reading | Misaki-chan to ari o kansatsu suru. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | 美咲ちゃんと蟻を観察します。 |
Romaji Reading | Misaki-chan to ari o kansatsu shimasu. |
Ants are carrying pieces of snacks.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | 蟻がお菓子の欠片を運んでいる。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari ga okashi no kakera o hakonde iru. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | 蟻がお菓子の欠片を運んでいます。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari ga okashi no kakera o hakonde imasu. |
I’ll follow the ants to find the nest.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | アリを辿って巣を探す。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari o tadotte su o sagasu. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | アリを辿って巣を探します。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari o tadotte su o sagahimasu. |
Ants are hard workers.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | アリは働き者だ。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari wa hatarakimono da. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | アリは働き者です。 |
Romaji Reading | Ari wa hatarakimono desu. |