Opposites...

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't updated my blog so often this month but I had a fever recently and so have been resting for the last week. I am feeling better now so I decided to post this months list of opposites before the month ended~! Today, we will look at a list of words you can use to describe people...

fat 太い (ふとい) < ------- > thin 細い (ほそい)

Now both of these adjectives are NEGATIVE and not very nice. If you want to be more gentle and less direct you should use:

chubby < -------- > slim

Chubby sounds very cute and we usually say something like "He's a little chubby", whereas slim sounds healthy with no excess fat like a swimmer, thin sounds like you weigh TOO little.
Or you could use:

heavy < ------ > slender

These words sound even more formal and polite, I rarely hear people use them in casual conversations between friends. You are more likely to hear them used between people who don't know each other well. Now onto some words to describe someones personality~!

shy 恥ずかしい (はずかしい) < ------ > outgoing 外向的 (がいこうてき)

Now these are pretty casual adjectives, if you want to use something of a higher level try these:

introverted < ------- > extroverted

Introverted means that your mind focuses inward and so you are a bit shy, extroverted means your mind focuses outward and so you are outgoing. These are psychological terms that entered the general language in the 1970s or 1980s. Remember, these are adjectives so:

He's introverted so he has a hard time making friends.

She's really extroverted so she always joins activities at school.

You don't need to use an! If you want to use a noun try:

introvert < ------- > extrovert

He's an introvert.

She's an extrovert.

Ok that is all for this month, time to rest and I hope to post something again soon~!

Phil