Phrase in 30 Seconds
Use どんどん to describe actions or changes that happen rapidly and continuously without stopping.
- Means: Doing something repeatedly or seeing something increase quickly.
- Used in: Talking about work progress, eating, or growing trends.
- Don't confuse: It is not for sudden, one-time events (use 'パッと' instead).
Explication à ton niveau :
Signification
To describe something progressing quickly or continuously.
Contexte culturel
Used in festivals to describe the beat of drums.
Use it to encourage!
Say 'どんどん食べて' to be a good host.
Use it to encourage!
Say 'どんどん食べて' to be a good host.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank.
仕事が＿＿＿終わる。
Dondon means fast/continuous.
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Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
2 exercices仕事が＿＿＿終わる。
Dondon means fast/continuous.
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Questions fréquentes
1 questionsYes, like 'money is disappearing fast'.
Expressions liées
ぐんぐん
similarRapid growth
Où l'utiliser
At a Buffet
Friend: どんどん食べてね！
You: ありがとう！
Work Meeting
Boss: どんどん意見を言ってください。
Staff: はい、わかりました。
Mémorise-le
Moyen mnémotechnique
Think of a drum going 'don-don' as you run fast!
Association visuelle
A person running on a treadmill that is speeding up, with a drum beating in the background.
Rhyme
Don-don, the work is gone!
Story
Ken was hungry. He went to a buffet. He started eating. 'Don-don!' went the drum in his head. He ate sushi, then ramen, then cake. He kept going, and the plates piled up.
In Other Languages
Similar to 'on and on' in English or 'immer weiter' in German.
Word Web
Défi
Describe 3 things you are doing today using 'どんどん'.
Review in 1, 3, 7, and 14 days.
Prononciation
Short, sharp sounds.
Spectre de formalité
どんどんお召し上がりください。 (Dining)
どんどん食べてください。 (Dining)
どんどん食べて！ (Dining)
どんどん食え！ (Dining)
From the sound of a drum. It represents the rhythmic, unstoppable nature of the beat.
Le savais-tu ?
It is one of the most common words for children to learn.
Notes culturelles
Used in festivals to describe the beat of drums.
“太鼓がどんどん鳴る。”
Amorces de conversation
What are you doing quickly today?
Erreurs courantes
どんどん止まる (dondon tomaru)
すぐ止まる (sugu tomaru)
L1 Interference
In Other Languages
sin parar
Dondon implies speed as well as continuity.
sans cesse
Dondon is more informal.
immer weiter
Dondon is an adverb, 'immer weiter' is a phrase.
どんどん
N/A
باستمرار
Dondon is more colloquial.
一直
Dondon emphasizes speed.
계속
Dondon has a more 'rhythmic' nuance.
sem parar
Dondon is more idiomatic.
Spotted in the Real World
“どんどん食べて”
Eating food
Facile à confondre
Both mean fast.
Dondon is for action, Gungun is for growth.
Questions fréquentes (1)
Yes, like 'money is disappearing fast'.
usage contexts
