► 接続助詞
ちゃ [ちゃ] [ては] [coll] meaning: if rank: 2
☆ あんまり遠くに行っちゃ駄目よ ⇨ It is not OK if you go too far. Don’t go too far
☆ そんな風に考えちゃ駄目だ ⇨ It is not OK if you think like that. Don’t think like that
► 名詞
茶 [ちゃ] meaning: tea rank: 2
☆ 緑茶 ⇨ Green tea (☛ In conversations お茶 is used more often)
茶 [ちゃ] [茶を点てる] meaning: tea rank: 2
☆ 彼女はお茶を点てた ⇨ She made Japanese green tea (☛ Make traditional Japanese green tea)
More examples:
- 嫌なら止めちゃえばいい ⇨ You can quit if you don’t like it
- おもちゃを片付けなさい ⇨ Put away your toys
- それはばっちいから触っちゃ駄目よ ⇨ That’s dirty so don’t touch it
- 君に謝らなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to apologize to you
- 物事が旨く行かなくてもやけになっちゃいけない ⇨ Don’t be self-destructive even when things won’t go well
- こりゃどういうこっちゃ? ⇨ What in the world is this? What is going on here?
- めちゃめちゃ可愛い子犬 ⇨ A super cute puppy
- 赤ちゃんが母親に抱かれている ⇨ A baby is held by her mother
- 仕事をうっちゃって遊びに行きたい ⇨ I want to throw away my work and go play
- そんなに乱暴に扱ったら壊れちゃうよ ⇨ You handle rough like that it will break
- 絶対に諦めちゃいけない ⇨ You should never give up. Don’t ever give up
- そろそろ夕食を準備しなくちゃ ⇨ It is about time to prepare dinner
- 日本が一回戦で負けちゃってつまんねえの ⇨ It is a bummer that Japan lost in the first round
- ちゃんと仕事をしない同僚にイライラがつのる ⇨ My frustrations are mounting against a coworker who doesn’t do his job thoroughly
- ジャイアンツ結局負けちゃったんだ ⇨ Hmm, the Giants lost in the end