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.
しょっぱすぎて食べられない。
It's too salty to eat.
海の水はしょっぱい。
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), 塩辛い or からい may be used instead.
TASTE ADJECTIVES:
- しょっぱい/塩辛い: salty
- 甘い: sweet
- 辛い: spicy/hot
- 酸っぱい: sour
- 苦い: bitter
- 旨い: 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
Related Words
Synonym:
塩辛い (salty (formal))