Meaning

Primary

Fluent

Alternatives

Paper Thin, Leafing Through A Book

Word Type

adverb, noun, な adjective, の adjective, オノマトペ

Explanation

Parrot, parrot (ペラペラ), your speaking is so fluent!

ペラペラ is an オノマトペ that describes someone speaking a language fluently, or simply being a real chatterbox.

Related to this, ペラペラ also means leafing through a book. And in an extension of that meaning, it can describe something paper thin or flimsy, like a piece of paper from that book you're leafing through.

Pronunciation

ペラペラ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
ぺらぺら
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • ペラペラうるさい

    chattering loudly

    ペラペラ話す

    to rattle on, to speak fluently

    ペラペラめくる

    to leaf through the pages

    ペラペラしゃべる

    to rattle on

Context Sentences

どうやって日本語ペラペラになったの?

How did you become fluent in Japanese?

あー、はやく英語がペラペラ話せるようになりたい。

Ah, I want to be able to speak English fluently soon.

ねえ、さっきから、ペラペラペラペラうるさいよ!ここ、図書館だよ?

Hey, you've been blabbing on and on! We're in the library, remember?