How to Say “I’m hungry / full.” in Japanese

by Tomoyuki Higuchi

How do you say “I’m hungry.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I’m hungry.

お腹空いた。

　onaka suita

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

お腹空きました。

　onaka sukimashita

So how do you say “I’m full.” ?

You can say like this :

お腹いっぱい。

　onaka ippai

Or politely :

お腹いっぱいです。

　onaka ippai desu

“お腹 (onaka)” means “stomach”.

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