How to Say ‘Please separate burnable trash and plastic.’ in Japanese
燃えるゴミとプラスチックを分けてくださいね。
moeru gomi to purasuchikku o wake te kudasai ne
[moh-EH-roo GOH-mee toh poo-rah-soo-CHEEK-koo oh wah-KEH te kudasai neh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Sorting trash into burnable, plastic, cans, and so on is taken seriously in Japan. Getting it wrong is a classic newcomer slip that coworkers will notice.
Phrase Breakdown
燃えるゴミと
moeru gomi to
burnable trash and
'Moeru gomi' means burnable trash. 'To' means 'and' and links two nouns.
燃えるゴミと缶を出します。
I'll take out the burnable trash and cans.
Words in this phrase
燃える
moeru
[moh-EH-roo]
burnable; to burn
Verb meaning 'to burn'; before ゴミ it means burnable trash.
紙は燃えるゴミです。
Paper is burnable trash.
ゴミ
gomi
[GOH-mee]
trash; garbage
General word for waste; often written in katakana.
ゴミ箱はここです。
The trash can is here.
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。
I am interested in both marketing and sales.
プラスチックを
purasuchikku o
plastic (as the object)
'Purasuchikku' has a small pause before the final 'ku'. 'O' marks the object of the verb.
プラスチックを集めます。
I collect plastic.
Words in this phrase
プラスチック
purasuchikku
[poo-rah-soo-CHEEK-koo]
plastic
Loanword from English; a common category in Japanese trash sorting.
プラスチックの袋です。
It is a plastic bag.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
分けてくださいね。
wake te kudasai ne
please separate them, okay?
A polite request with a friendly 'ne' at the end.
色で分けてくださいね。
Please sort them by color, okay?
Words in this phrase
分け
wake
[wah-KEH]
to separate; to sort
Stem of 分ける; here means sorting items into groups.
本と雑誌を分けます。
I separate the books and magazines.
て
te
[te]
and; please do
The て-form ending that connects a verb to the next part, often for requests.
イベントの後で少し話してください。
Please talk with me a little after the event.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please
A polite request word used after the て-form of a verb.
チケットを見せてください。
Please show me the ticket.
ね
ne
[neh]
okay?
Softens a request, seeking agreement.
忘れないでね。
Don't forget, okay?
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