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ほら

Frequency rank: 951.

interjection (kandoushi)

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

Forms

ほらFrequency rank: 951.
ほれFrequency rank: 6,414. – 6,420.

Generated definitions (experimental)

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

This expression is used to draw someone's attention to something, whether it be an object, event, or a person. It's often used in a casual or informal context.

ほら、そこにねこ猫がいるよきごう！

Look! There's a cat over there!

ほら、これをみて見てきごう！

Hey, look at this!

look out!

It serves as a warning to alert someone to pay attention to potential danger or something coming towards them.

ほら、うしろ後ろにくるま車がくる来るよきごう！

Look out! A car is coming from behind you!

ほら、あしもと足元にちゅうい注意してきごう！

Watch out! Be careful of your feet!

there you are!

This is used to express recognition or finding someone or something after searching or waiting for a bit.

ほら、やっとみつけた見つけたきごう！

There you are! I finally found you!

ほら、ずっとさがしてた探してたんだ。

Hey! I’ve been looking for you!

Generated collocations (experimental)

ほら、みて見てきごう！Look, look at this!ほら、こっちをみて見てきごう！Hey, look over here!ほら、きをつけて気をつけてきごう！Look out, be careful!ほら、そこにいるよきごう！There you are, you’re over there!ほら、みつけた見つけたきごう！Hey, I found it!ほら、しんじられない信じられないきごう！Look, it’s unbelievable!ほら、てつだって手伝ってきごう！Hey, help me out!ほら、たのしんで楽しんできごう！Look, have fun!

Example sentences

76 results

1. も〜～う、もたもたモタモタしないの。ちこく遅刻になっちゃうでしょ。ほら、ひも紐、むすんであげる結んであげる。

Oooh, get a move on. We'll end up late! Come on, I'll tie your shoelaces for you.

2. ほらっきごう！じゃがいもジャガイモがぜんぶ全部ころがり転がりでてる出てるわよ。ほんっと、あんたってとろいトロいわねぇ・・・。

Just look! The potatoes are all rolling out! You're a real dullard aren't you?

3. ほらっ、きりきりキリキリふ歩くっきごう！

Come on, get walking!

4. きごう「あぶないです危ないですから、おれ俺がひろいます拾いますよきごう」きごう「だいじょうぶ大丈夫だから・・・いたっきごう！きごう」きごう「ほら、いわんこっちゃないきごう」

"That's dangerous, I'll clear it up." "It's OK ... Ouch!" "Look, didn't I tell you so?"

5. ほらまんごうマンゴーがたくさんなっているよ。

Look at all the mangoes growing on that tree.

6. ほら、つきあった付き合ったばっかりのころ頃ってべたべたベタベタしたいじゃないきごう？

You see, when you have just started a relationship, you want to be close to each other, don't you?

7. ほら、きょう今日はうみのさいわい海の幸だったからあす明日はやまのさち山の幸とかさ、とり取りにいこう行こうよっ。

Look, today was 'sea harvest' so let's go forage for edible plants tomorrow!

8. ほら、けんいち健一、そこのあまどい雨樋つたって伝っておいでよ。ひっぱってあげる引っ張ってあげるから。

Hey, Ken'ichi, come along that drain pipe. I'll pull you up.

9. あたし、さいしょ最初はおんなのこ女の子がいいなきごう！ほら、いちこ一姫にたろう二太郎っていうじゃない。

I'd like to have a girl the first time. Look, they say 'First a girl, then a boy' don't they?

10. きごう「おこってない怒ってない。ほらみて見て、このにこやかなえがお笑顔きごう」きごう「それはつくりわらい作り笑いっていうんですよきごう」

"I'm not angry. Look, see this smiling face?" "That's what they call a forced smile!"

11. きごう「ん〜～〜～・・・むかえざけ迎え酒でもしようかしらきごう」きごう「ちょっとやめてよ。ほら、けさ今朝はやきざかな焼き魚をつくった作ったから。これだったらたべられる食べられるでしょきごう」

"Mmmmn ... maybe I'll have a hair of the dog." "Whoa, hold up a mo! Here, I cooked roast fish for this morning. You ought to be able to eat this OK."

12. ほらかのじょ彼女がいますよ。

Here she is!

13. ほらかれ彼がこちらにくる来るよ。

Here he comes.

14. ほらさいふ財布だ。

Here's my wallet.

15. ほらみて見て。とかのじょ彼女はいいました言いました。

"Look," she said.

16. ほらばすバスがきましたよ。

Here comes the bus!

17. ほらごらんなさい。ながくなかった長くなかったでしょ。

There! That wasn't long, was it?

18. ほら、れっしゃ列車がくる来る。

Here comes the train.

19. ほら、かのじょ彼女どうぶつ動物がすき好きでしょきごう？

She likes animals, you know?

20. ほら、かのじょ彼女がやってくるよ。

There she comes.