Japanese English Dictionary

日本語, にほんご - English

面白い in English:

1. funny funny


It's so funny!
John is funny. - Funny strange or funny ha-ha?
It’s funny how you remember the words of songs, even ones you don’t really like.
It's funny how German can take a verb, cut it in half, and spread it over a five-clause sentence.
Sentences bring context to the words. Sentences have personalities. They can be funny, smart, silly, insightful, touching, hurtful.
It was a pleasure to spend the evening with a smart, funny and beautiful girl like you.
Dying is nothing. So start with living, it's less funny and it lasts longer.
She said, "It's not funny! How would you like it if someone did that to you - what would you do?"
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
Funny, said the old woman as she granted his wish and disappeared forever. "That was your first wish."
Germans have no sense of humor? I don't find that funny.
The joke about the chicken crossing the road to get to the other side is an example of "anti-humor": meant to be funny because, on the surface, it is not.
People cling on to life more than anything - a funny idea, given all the beautiful things that exist in the world.
On the way out I said to my waitress, "Be careful, Sue. There's something funny about the glasses you gave me - they're filled in on the top, and there's a hole on the bottom!"
The brave sentry thinks it's funny that most Spanish 3rd-person-sentences have six possible ways of being translated to German.

2. interesting interesting


It's interesting.
It's more interesting to travel alone than to go on a group tour.
Thanks to this book, I learned some interesting facts about this insect.
I dropped by the bookstore and bought an interesting book.
Never choose a vocation just because it is popular or sounds interesting.
Both teams are well matched. The game will be an interesting one.
Interesting. Could you explain what you mean?
It seems like an interesting job. What do you exactly do?
India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.
American politics are interesting to watch, especially during a presidential election.
All you have to do in writing is to keep it clear and interesting.
No matter how interesting magic shows may be, I don't like them so much.
Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
Machida is an interesting city that's a mix of the old and the new.
Notice the hands of the people you meet and you will be surprised to see how different and how interesting they are.

English word "面白い"(interesting) occurs in sets:

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