しょっぱい

しょっぱい
adjective (i-adjective)
salty
1. salty
Having a high salt content. Describes food that tastes of salt.
このスープはしょっぱい。
This soup is salty.
しょっぱすぎて()べられない。
It's too salty to eat.
(うみ)(みず)はしょっぱい。
Seawater is salty.

しょっぱい is an informal i-adjective meaning salty. More standard/formal: 塩辛(しおから)い.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: しょっぱく
  • Past: しょっぱかった

REGIONAL NOTE:
しょっぱい is more common in eastern Japan (Kanto). In western Japan (Kansai), 塩辛(しおから)い or からい may be used instead.

TASTE ADJECTIVES:

  • しょっぱい/塩辛(しおから)い: salty
  • (あま)い: sweet
  • (から)い: spicy/hot
  • ()っぱい: sour
  • (にが)い: bitter
  • (うま)い: delicious, savory

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • しょっぱすぎる: too salty
  • ちょっとしょっぱい: a bit salty