How to Say ‘It's bad for my heart.’ in Japanese
心臓に悪いです。
shinzou ni warui desu
[sheen-ZOH nee warui desu]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a common, light-hearted way to say a match is too tense to watch. Nobody means it literally, and fans say it all the time during nail-biting moments.
Phrase Breakdown
心臓に
shinzou ni
for the heart
心臓 (shinzō) means heart, the organ. に (ni) means 'for' or 'to'. Hold the long 'ō'.
心臓にいいです。
It's good for the heart.
Words in this phrase
心臓
shinzou
[sheen-ZOH]
heart
The physical heart organ; 心臓に悪い jokingly means 'too stressful'.
心臓がドキドキしています。
My heart is pounding.
に
ni
[nee]
for; to
Marks what is affected, as in 'bad for'.
タバコは体に悪い。
Smoking is bad for the body.
悪いです。
warui desu
is bad
悪い (warui) means bad, and です makes it polite. The whole phrase is an idiom meaning 'This is nerve-wracking!'
天気が悪いです。
The weather is bad.
Words in this phrase
悪い
warui
[warui]
bad
Something that is undesirable or unpleasant.
彼は悪いことをした。
He did something bad.
です
desu
[desu]
is; polite ending
A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.
キャンセルしたいです。
I want to cancel.
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