In the world, things have different size.
Let me introduce Japanese word for size: Ookii-Chiisai (大きい・小さい) today.
In Japanese, big and small are called Ookii-Chiisai (大きい・小さい)
From its kanji, Ookii (大きい), which means big, is an adjective used to describe size of appearance of things, such as volume, height. Besides, you can also use it in different cases such as describing older age and many. Chiisai (小さい) is the antonym of Ookii (大きい). It means small, younger, narrower, weaker voice and many more.
Ookii-Chiisai ((大きい・小さい) is an essential word in daily life. It is effective to learn them at the same time.
Now let’s learn the words in the sentence!
● Watashi wa ookiina hoteru ni tomatte imasu .
(私は大きなホテルに泊まっています。 )
l I am staying at big hotel
l Ie ga ookiī .
l The house is big
l Nihon no menseki wa chīisai desu.
l Japan size is small
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Thesaurus: These is other words related to ookii & chiisai:
★Dekai Ichigo dane (でかいイチゴだね )（Ookii≒Dekai）
l What a big strawberry
★Kono fuku wa chicchai desu (この服はちっちゃいです )（Chiisai≒Chicchai）
l These clothes are small
★Shou saizu (小サイズ )（Chisai≒Shou）
l Small size
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Do you remember the words? Use them when you come to Japan!
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