AdultLingoCurso de japonés › Sección 4 › Unidad 24
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🌐 Por ahora, el contenido del curso (significados, notas y explicaciones) está en inglés, tanto en estas páginas como en la app; la interfaz está en español.
“A quiet bar in Ebisu. Some men don't hear 'no' the first time. Tonight you learn to say it once, calmly, and mean it.” — Malèna, tu anfitrión en esta unidad
Practica esta unidad gratis ➔Palabras y frases clave en japonés
| Japonés | Significado |
|---|---|
| 結構ですkekkō desu | no, thank you (polite refusal) |
| 興味ないkyōmi nai | I'm not interested |
| 人を待ってますhito o mattemasu | I'm waiting for someone |
| 一人にしてhitori ni shite | leave me alone |
| ナンパnanpa | hitting on strangers |
| しつこいshitsukoi | pushy, persistent |
| 触らないでsawaranaide | don't touch me |
| 離れてhanarete | back off |
| やめてくださいyamete kudasai | please stop |
| 店員さんten'in-san | the staff (in a shop or bar) |
| 下心shitagokoro | ulterior (usually sexual) motive |
| 見え見えmiemie | painfully obvious, see-through |
| チャラいcharai | sleazy player type |
| 既婚者kikonsha | married person |
| 怪しいayashii | shady, suspicious |
| 独身dokushin | single (unmarried) |
| 指輪yubiwa | ring |
| 絡むkaramu | to pick on; 絡まれる = be hassled |
| はいはいhai hai | yeah, yeah (dismissive) |
| よく言うよyoku iu yo | look who's talking |
| 残念でしたzannen deshita | too bad for you |
| 自意識過剰jiishiki kajō | flattering yourself, self-conscious |
| 勘違いkanchigai | getting the wrong idea |
| タイプじゃないtaipu ja nai | you're not my type |
| お先に失礼しますosaki ni shitsurei shimasu | excuse me for leaving first |
| はっきりhakkiri | clearly, plainly |
| 交番kōban | police box |
| 警察keisatsu | the police |
| ついて来ないでtsuite konaide | don't follow me |
| 痴漢chikan | groper; groping (on trains) |
| ストーカーsutōkā | stalker, stalking |
| 相談sōdan | talking something over, asking for advice |
Frases de ejemplo
I'd like to drink alone tonight.
I'm waiting for someone
I already said no, didn't I?
If you don't stop, I'll call the staff.
That guy is definitely a sleazy player.
Is that guy hassling you?
Sorry, you're not my type.
Well then, I'll be leaving.
Una conversación de esta unidad
Thursday night, the quiet bar in Ebisu. Anya arrives twenty minutes late, a little out of breath.
Anya: ごめん、遅れて。駅前で、知らない人にナンパされて……。Sorry I'm late. Outside the station, some stranger tried to pick me up…
Malèna: 大丈夫？ついて来なかった？Are you OK? He didn't follow you?
Anya: 角まで来た。「ちょっと……」って言ったのに、全然わかってくれなくて。He came as far as the corner. I said "chotto…", but he just didn't get it.
Malèna: 「ちょっと」じゃ、通じない人もいる。"Chotto" doesn't get through to some people.
Anya: じゃあ、何て言えばよかったの？Then what should I have said?
Anya: 結構です。……うん、次はそう言う。"Kekkō desu." …OK, next time I'll say that.
Notas culturales
Rush hour at Ebisu station. Anya points at a pink sign on the platform: 女性専用車両. What is the pink sign for?
A women-only car at set times, mostly the morning rush, as a measure against groping (痴漢).
Japan: many lines in Tokyo, Osaka and other cities run women-only cars (女性専用車両) at set times, mostly the morning rush, because of 痴漢, groping on crowded trains. Men are asked to ride elsewhere; it is a request, not a law. 痴漢 is a crime: if it happens, say it out loud and tell station staff or the police.
Dilo como un local: この人、痴漢です！ — This man is a groper!
Joe has just moved to Tokyo. Walking past Ebisu station with Malèna, he points at a small building with a red lamp over the door and two officers inside. What is it, and which number reaches the police?
A 交番, a neighbourhood police box; in an emergency, dial 110.
Japan: a 交番 (police box) stands near most big stations and busy crossings. The officers there give directions, take in lost property and help if someone is bothering or following you; you can simply walk in. In an emergency, dial 110 for the police, or 119 for fire and ambulance. The calls are free.
Dilo como un local: すみません、近くに交番はありますか？ — Excuse me, is there a police box nearby?
Saturday afternoon in Shibuya. In ten minutes, three different men step into Catherine's path: "お姉さん、今ひま？" (Hey, miss, free right now?) How do most women in Tokyo deal with ナンパ, a street pickup?
They keep walking without stopping; if he persists, a short, flat "結構です" is enough. No explanation is owed.
Tokyo, especially Shibuya and Shinjuku: ナンパ (picking up strangers on the street or in bars) is common, and so is ignoring it. Most women keep walking without eye contact. If he follows, a flat 結構です is enough, and a shop, a konbini or a 交番 is never far away. Stopping to explain only gives him a conversation.
Dilo como un local: ナンパなら、結構です。 — If this is a pickup, no thank you.
The bar in Ebisu. A man asks Anya for her LINE. She smiles and tilts her head: "あ、ちょっと……". He takes out his phone anyway. Why didn't her "chotto…" work?
ちょっと… is a soft, indirect no that relies on the listener reading the air; a man who won't take a hint needs a plain one.
Japan: ちょっと… with a trailing pause, often with a tilt of the head or a sharp intake of breath, is the everyday polite no: "that's a bit…". Between people who read the air (空気を読む), it is enough. A man who doesn't want to hear it can pretend he didn't. Then say it plainly, once: 結構です or 興味ないです. A clear no isn't rude when a soft one has been ignored.
Dilo como un local: 「ちょっと」が通じないなら、はっきり断る。 — If "chotto" doesn't get through, say no plainly.
A friend of Malèna's turned down a man she met once at a party. Since then he has waited outside her office twice, and keeps messaging her from new accounts after she blocked him. What does Japanese law say about this?
It can be stalking under the Anti-Stalking Law, even though they never dated; the police can warn him and order him to stop.
Japan: the Anti-Stalking Law (ストーカー規制法, passed in 2000 and since updated to cover social-media messages and GPS tracking) covers repeatedly following someone, waiting outside their home or work, and unwanted calls or messages driven by romantic feelings, whether or not you ever dated. The police can issue warnings and orders to stop, and stalking is a crime. Any police station or 交番 will give advice; keep screenshots.
Dilo como un local: それはストーカーです。警察に相談しましょう。 — That's stalking. Let's talk to the police.
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