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JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

しゃべる

chat; talk

Stroke order of しゃべる

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

し · 1 strokesゃ · 3 strokesべ · 3 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

SHABERU — 'shovel': chatting like shoveling words nonstop.

Parts: godan verb; casual 'talk, chatter'

The characters in しゃべる

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • べ べ — be (3 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

友達と一時間しゃべった。

ともだちといちじかんしゃべった。

I chatted with a friend for an hour.

More words: Hiragana verbs

さぼるskip (work); slack offためらうhesitateごまかすcheat; gloss overうなずくnodささやくwhisperばれるbe found outずれるslip; be out of lineくたびれるget tired; wear outいじめるbullyからかうteaseふざけるjoke aroundあきれるbe amazed; be fed upぶつけるbump; hitぶつかるcollideこぼすspill; complain

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