How to Say ‘Get off the sofa’ in Japanese
ソファから降りて
sofa kara ori te
[SOH-fah kara oh-ree te]
💬 Usage Tip: から means "from" and comes after the place: ソファから is "from the sofa". You can swap in other places, as in ベッドから降りて "get off the bed".
Phrase Breakdown
ソファから
sofa kara
from the sofa
ソファ (sofa) + から (from). Say it 'so-fa ka-ra'.
ソファから見ている。
He's watching from the sofa.
Words in this phrase
ソファ
sofa
[SOH-fah]
sofa
A loanword from English for a couch.
ソファに座ります。
I sit on the sofa.
から
kara
[kara]
from
Shows the starting point in a range, such as from row 1.
一列目から五列目まで売り切れです。
From the first row to the fifth row is sold out.
降りて
ori te
get down
降りる (to get down/off) in the request form. Say it 'o-ri-te'. The 'r' is a light tap.
ベッドから降りて。
Get off the bed.
Words in this phrase
降り
ori
[oh-ree]
get off
Verb stem of 降りる, used for getting off a train, bus, or taxi.
次の駅で降ります。
I get off at the next station.
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.
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