How to Say ‘About’ in Japanese
だいたい
daitai
[dye-tie]
💬 Usage Tip: [だいたい] means "about" or "approximately." It softens numbers in a natural way, like "roughly."
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese staff often use [だいたい] when traffic or transfer conditions can change, especially for road travel.
Phrase Breakdown
だいたい
daitai
[dye-tie]
approximately / about
Used to give an estimate rather than an exact number or time.
だいたい四十分です。
It is about forty minutes.
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