English–Japanese
“twice” in Japanese
How to say “twice” in Japanese
“Twice” in Japanese is 倍 (bai). 倍 can also mean “double”.
It compares one amount with another by showing that the first contains two equal units of the second.
Example sentences with 倍
このりんごはあのりんごの倍の重さです。ko no ri n go wa a no ri n go no bai no omo sa de su
This apple is double the weight of that apple.
毎日の練習時間を倍にすると、上達が早くなります。mai nichi no ren shū ji kan o bai ni su ru to jō tatsu ga haya ku na ri ma su
If you double your daily practice time, you will improve faster.
Tips for using 倍
- In Japanese, 倍 (bai) can follow a quantity, as in 二倍 (nibai), while English usually puts twice before the measured expression.
Other Japanese words for “twice”
一日に二回歯をみがきます。ichi nichi ni ni kai ha o mi ga ki ma su
I brush my teeth twice a day.
私は週に二度泳ぎます。watashi wa shū ni ni do oyo gi ma su
I swim twice a week.