Japanese Conversation · Level 77
76 words
Japanese word
車内
Pronunciation
Romajishanai
Meaning
- nounin the car
Example
車内はとても暑いです。sha nai wa to te mo atsu i de su
It is very hot inside the car.
More examples
車内では、静かに話してください。sha nai de wa shizu ka ni hana shi te ku da sa i
Please speak quietly inside the vehicle.
Core concept
The term 車内 (shanai) describes the space inside a vehicle, including the area where passengers ride.
Common phrases
車内でsha nai de
inside the vehicle
車内にsha nai ni
inside the vehicle
車内の空気sha nai no kū ki
air inside the car
Similar words
車中shachū: The inside of a vehicle, often viewed as the setting for something that happens during travel.
Definition in Japanese
自動車や列車などの乗り物の内部。ji dō sha ya res sha na do no no ri mono no nai bu
Word origin
The compound 車 (sha, "vehicle") + 内 (nai, "inside") forms a Sino-Japanese word for the inside of a vehicle.
Usage tips
- In Japanese, 車内 (shanai) is used for both cars and trains, so it does not refer only to a private automobile.
Other meanings
- on boardnoun