How to Say ‘I tend to worry a little.’ in Japanese
少し心配性なところです。
sukoshi shinpai sei na tokoro desu
[skoh-SHEE shin-PIGH shoh nah toh-KOH-roh dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Starting with 少し softens the admission, and picking a weakness that is really caution in disguise is a classic interview move. Japanese interviewers recognise it and accept it.
Phrase Breakdown
少し心配性な
sukoshi shinpai sei na
a little worrisome / prone to worry
少し (a little) plus 心配性な (a worrier by nature). This softens a weakness.
母は少し心配性な人です。
My mother is a bit of a worrier.
Words in this phrase
少し
sukoshi
[skoh-SHEE]
a little
Adverb meaning a small amount.
砂糖を少し入れます。
I add a little sugar.
心配
shinpai
[shin-PIGH]
worried; worry
Noun/adjective expressing anxiety or concern.
テストが心配です。
I'm worried about the test.
性
sei
[shoh]
nature; tendency (-prone)
Suffix meaning a disposition; 心配性 means a worrier.
私は心配性です。
I am a worrier.
な
na
[nah]
(adjectival modifier)
な connects a な-adjective to a noun: ちっぽけな存在.
盾つくには お前らが どれほどちっぽけな存在だか分かったか。
To oppose (us), did you understand how insignificant you are?
ところです。
tokoro desu
is the aspect / is that (I am)
Turns the trait into "my point is that..." and closes the sentence.
短所は、せっかちなところです。
My weakness is that I'm impatient.
Words in this phrase
ところ
tokoro
[toh-KOH-roh]
point; quality; aspect
After a description, ところ means a trait or quality of someone, not a physical place.
彼のまじめなところが好きです。
I like how serious he is.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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