Bead as an earring with ピアス
Vocabulary Explanation: イヤリング vs ピアス
Komura sees Mie pick up an item she dropped and he wonders if it’s an earring. He fails to get a look at whether Mie’s ears are pierced. During class later, Mie shows Komura the item held up to her ear calling it a 「ピアス」. She then reveals it’s just a bead.
- 三重:
- 「私ピアス開けてないし」
- “Since I don't have my ears pierced.”
- 小村:
- 「あっ… …今朝落としてたのもビーズ？」
- “Ah, the item you dropped this morning was a bead?”
- 三重:
- 「うん」
- “Mmhm.”
Key Points
1ピアス開けてない means no pierced ears
- In this line, ピアスを開ける means to make piercing holes, not to open an earring.
- The object marker を is omitted before ピアス, which is normal in casual speech.
2ピアス and earrings
- ピアス usually points to pierced earrings or the piercing itself.
3〜てないし gives a casual reason
- 開けてない is the casual negative of 開けている, describing her current state.
- The ending し adds this as a reason or supporting fact for the bead explanation.
See Also
- Kanji: Now and the present with 今
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