How to Say ‘Bad feelings; unpleasant experience’ in Japanese
嫌な思いを
iya na omoi o
[ee-yah nah oh-moy oh]
💬 Usage Tip: [嫌な思い] is a set phrase for an unpleasant feeling or experience, often used in apologies. You'll also hear [怖い思いをした] for "had a scary experience."
Phrase Breakdown
嫌
iya
[ee-yah]
unpleasant; disagreeable
Describes something bad or unpleasant.
嫌な思いをしたくありません。
I do not want to have an unpleasant experience.
な
na
[nah]
-like; linking adjective part
Links the な-adjective 嫌 to the noun 思い.
嫌な思いをさせないでください。
Please do not make me have an unpleasant experience.
思い
omoi
[oh-moy]
feeling; experience
Means feeling or emotional experience.
昨日は嫌な思いをしました。
I had an unpleasant experience yesterday.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Particle marking 嫌な思い as the object of the verb.
嫌な思いを二度としたくないです。
I do not want to have an unpleasant experience again.
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