しばらく

しばらく · shibaraku · JLPT N4 · adverb

little while

⏳ Sounds like she-bar-a-coo: she is at the bar a little while

Break it into shi-ba-ra-ku and say she-bar-a-coo. She steps into the bar for just a little while. Also heard in the set greeting shibaraku desu ne, meaning it has been a while.

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