VOCABULARY
ペコペコ（な）
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starving
very hungry, fawning, obsequious, servile
adverb
na_adjective
Example sentences
お腹がペコペコで何も考えられない。
I'm so starving I can't think about anything.
昼ご飯を食べずにペコペコだ。
I'm starving because I didn't eat lunch.
練習の後でお腹がペコペコになった。
I became starving after practice.
彼はいつも上司にペコペコしている。
He is always fawning over his boss.
Practice exercises
1
お腹がペコペコだ。
I'm starving.
Answer
ペコペコ
2
昼ごはんを食べられなかったので、夕方にはお腹がペコペコになった。
Since I couldn't eat lunch, by evening I was starving.
Answer
ペコペコ
3
「ちょっと待って。お腹がペコペコで何も考えられない。」
"Wait a moment. I'm so hungry I can't think about anything."
Answer
ペコペコ
4
試合が長引いて、補食の時間もなかったため、選手たちは試合終了時にはお腹がペコペコの状態だった。
The game dragged on and there was no time for a snack, so the players were starving by the time it ended.
Answer
ペコペコ
5
長時間の登山の後、体はくたくたでお腹はペコペコだった。
After hours of mountain climbing, my body was exhausted and my stomach was empty with hunger.
Answer
ペコペコ