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台詞

せりふ

lines (in a play), spoken words

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Examples

  1. 台詞を全部覚えた。

    せりふをぜんぶおぼえた。

    I memorized all my lines.

  2. 彼は緊張して台詞を忘れてしまった。

    かれはきんちょうしてせりふをわすれてしまった。

    He got nervous and forgot his lines.

  3. このドラマには有名な台詞がある。

    このドラマにはゆうめいなせりふがある。

    This drama has a famous line in it.

  4. よくそんな台詞が言えるね。

    よくそんなせりふがいえるね。

    I can't believe you'd say something like that.

Common patterns

台詞を覚える
to learn one's lines
台詞を言う
to deliver a line
決め台詞
a character's signature line

Memory tip

せりふ is a 熟字訓 — the reading belongs to 台詞 as a whole, not to either kanji, and it is often written セリフ. Outside the theatre it means a remark someone makes, usually with a hint of sarcasm.

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