8/18/2023 0 Comments Kore mou japanese![]() The other meaning in the dictionary for そろそろ is “slow/quietly”, but I’ve never heard this one used before. It does refer to the Japanese word “ぼつぼつ”, which has only one related meaning, “まもなく”, which means “soon”. The dictionary translates this word as “by now”, or “soon” in some of the example sentences, but doesn’t have an overall one-fit word for this usage, probably because there is no perfect match to English. For example, let’s say that I am out with my family at a restaurant, and we have finished eating. ![]() そろそろ is commonly used to express that its about time to do something, often because its getting late or you have other plans. In fact, in my daily-life Japanese this has become a very useful word, such that I wouldn’t be surprised if I said it once a day on average, if not more. I heard it used by a Japanese couple when leaving a small party and could never get it out of my head after that. I completely agree with this sentiment, and そろそろ was definitely in the latter category for me. I was reading the other day in someone’s blog about how some words take several hearings to ‘stick’ in the mind, and others get remembered easily with little effort. In this blog I typically like to focus on a series of expressions or words for each post, but for once I’d like to dedicate an entire article to a single expression: そろそろ。
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