ちょっと

Also written ちょいと, チョット, 一寸, ちょと, チョッと, 鳥渡

Meanings

1. Adverb a little; a bit; slightly
2. just a minute; for a moment; briefly
3. somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
4. (not) easily; (not) readily (before a verb in negative form)
5. Interjection hey!; come on; excuse me
6. Expression thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
7. Suffix a little more than (a week, month, etc.); slightly more than (after an amount)

Example sentences

• きみにちょっとしたものをもってきたよ。
  I brought you a little something.
• ちょっと待ってね。
  Just a minute.
• 君は彼にちょっと手をかしてやりさえすればいい。
  You have only to give him a little help.
• 今日はちょっと熱があるんだろ？
  You have a little fever today, don't you?
• ちょっと話があります。
  I have something to tell you.

Common phrases

• ちょっと難しい (ちょっとむずかしい) a little difficult
• もうちょっとしたら in a little while
• ちょっとそこまで nowhere in particular

Words containing ちょっと

• ちょっと一杯 (ちょっといっぱい) let's have a quick drink
• ちょっとよろしい (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?
• ちょっとも (not) at all

And 3 more.

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