How to Say ‘As it is / just like this’ in Japanese
このまま
kono mama
[koh-noh mah-mah]
💬 Usage Tip: [このまま] means "like this" or "just as things are now." In sports, it often means "keep this momentum/state."
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a handy phrase in Japanese sports talk when your team is leading and you do not want the flow to change.
Phrase Breakdown
この
kono
[koh-noh]
this; this way
Points to the current situation or state.
この流れでこのまま行きたい。
We want to keep going like this with this momentum.
まま
mama
[mah-mah]
as it is; like this
Means keeping the current state unchanged.
このまま逃げ切りたい。
I want us to hold on and finish like this.
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