やばい

Readings

Kana: やばい、ヤバい

Romaji: yabai, yabai

Definitions

adj-i

1

dangerous; risky

Note: colloquialism

2

awful; terrible; crap

Note: slang

3

terrific; amazing; cool

Note: slang

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)の計画(けいかく)はヤバイぞ。

➥I see a great danger in his plan.

そういえば。やばい、秀樹(ひでき)に毒(どく)されてるわ。

➥Now that you mention it. Yeek, Hideki's habits are rubbing off on me!

「なあ、寮(りょう)の門限(もんげん)って何(なん)時(じ)だっけ？」「２１時(じ)よ」「やばい、走(はし)らないと間(ま)に合(あ)わないぞ」

➥"Hey, when do the dorms lock up?" "9 o'clock" "Whoops, if we don't run we won't make it!"

ぼくはやばい橋(はし)は渡(わた)りたくない。

➥I don't want to do anything risky.

警察(けいさつ)はそれがやばい品物(しなもの)なのを知(し)ってたんだよ。

➥The police knew it was a hot item.

入学(にゅうがく)して１か月(げつ)・・・まだ一(いち)人(にん)も友達(ともだち)がいないってのはやばすぎる。このままじゃ中学(ちゅうがく)の二(に)の舞(まい)だ！！

➥One month since entering high school ... not a single friend yet. That's really terrible, at this rate it will be middle-school all over again!!