Lesson 22Explaining Problems - Trouble -
Learn onomatopoeia with manga
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Explanation
What sound is this?
- ・You shut a door or the door of an apparatus. It is a loud sound.
- ・When something large and flat falls down, it makes this sound.
for example
- ・The teacher slammed shut the door of the copy machine.
- ・The door is opening and shutting in the wind with thudding sounds.
- ・The fusuma sliding door of the closet came out of its groove and fell down with a bang.
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Explanation
What sound is this?
- ・When something light and flat hits other things or falls down, it makes this sound. It is a small sound.
for example
- ・A book on the bookshelf fell over with a light thud.
- ・I snapped shut the book I was reading.
- ・The window snapped shut.