How to say “horse” in Japanese | 馬 (うま、ウマ、uma)

28.05.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「馬 (うま、ウマ、uma)」means “horse.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word馬、ウマ
Hiraganaうま
Romaji Readinguma
English Meaninghorse

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example

sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence馬がこっちを見ている。
Romaji ReadingUma ga kotchi o mite iru.
English MeaningThe horse is looking over here. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence馬がこっちを見ています。
Romaji ReadingUma ga kotchi o mite imasu.
English MeaningThe horse is looking over here. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence馬が走る姿はかっこいい。
Romaji ReadingUma ga hashiru sugata wa kakkoī.
English MeaningIt’s cool to see horses running. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence馬が走る姿はかっこいいです。
Romaji ReadingUma ga hashiru sugata wa kakkoī desu.
English MeaningIt’s cool to see horses running. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence馬が干し草を食べている。
Romaji ReadingUma ga hoshikusa o tabete iru.
English MeaningA horse is eating hay. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence馬が干し草を食べています。
Romaji ReadingUma ga hoshikusa o tabete imasu.
English MeaningA horse is eating hay. (Polite Form)

馬うまが合あう＝ hit it off

Japanese Sentence嫁と私の母は馬が合うようだ。
Romaji ReadingYome to watashi no haha wa uma ga au yōda.
English MeaningMy wife and my mother seem to hit it off. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence嫁と私の母は馬が合うようです。
Romaji ReadingYome to watashi no haha wa uma ga au yōdesu.
English MeaningMy wife and my mother seem to hit it off. (Polite Form)
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