うまい
umai
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo
What does “うまい” mean?
so good (food)
Example
“このラーメン、うますぎる！”
kono rāmen, uma sugiru!
This ramen is way too good!
Good to know
A casual おいしい. Shouted as うまっ! with the first bite.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: おいしい
Heard in a conversation
First day at the part-time job
Ren あるある。じゃあ今日は俺がおごるよ。腹ペコでしょ？
So relatable. Then it's on me today. You're starving, right?
Mio 神！ラーメン行こ。普通にうまい店知ってる。
You're a god! Let's get ramen. I know a genuinely great place.
Ren よき。秒で行く。てか、辞めるのはワンチャンありだよ。
Nice. I'll be there in seconds. Anyway, quitting is maybe still an option.
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- 微妙meh, iffy
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- 割り勘splitting the bill
- 打ち上げthe celebration after a show, festival or game
- 腹ペコstarving
- 飯テロposting tasty food pics late at night
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