つまむ
Also written 摘まむ, 摘む, 撮む, 抓む
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
- to pick up and eat; to snack on
- to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
- to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate (usu. in the passive)
Example sentences
- 何かつまむものある？
Do we have anything I can snack on? - ビールの摘まみがほしい。
I would like to have something to munch on with my beer. - 息を止めて鼻をつまみなさい。
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils. - トムが言うには、私がつまんなさそうにしてると思ったんだって。
Tom said he thought that I looked bored. - この映画、つまんねー。
This movie is boring.