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. 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.
Vocabulary
私 (I)
私 means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.
今朝 (This morning)
今朝 means this morning.
See Also
- Vocabulary: イヤリング vs ピアス
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Grammar: Ongoing actions and resulting states with 〜ている
- Kanji: Now and the present with 今
- Kanji: Privacy and self with 私
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