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).
Explicação no seu nível:
Significado
To describe something progressing quickly or continuously.
Contexto cultural
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-se
Fill in the blank.
仕事が＿＿＿終わる。
Dondon means fast/continuous.
🎉 Pontuação: /1
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
2 exercicios仕事が＿＿＿終わる。
Dondon means fast/continuous.
🎉 Pontuação: /2
Perguntas frequentes
1 perguntasYes, like 'money is disappearing fast'.
Frases relacionadas
ぐんぐん
similarRapid growth
Onde usar
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。
Memorize
Mnemônico
Think of a drum going 'don-don' as you run fast!
Associação visual
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
Desafio
Describe 3 things you are doing today using 'どんどん'.
Review in 1, 3, 7, and 14 days.
Pronúncia
Short, sharp sounds.
Espectro de formalidade
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.
Curiosidade
It is one of the most common words for children to learn.
Notas culturais
Used in festivals to describe the beat of drums.
“太鼓がどんどん鳴る。”
Iniciadores de conversa
What are you doing quickly today?
Erros comuns
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
Fácil de confundir
Both mean fast.
Dondon is for action, Gungun is for growth.
Perguntas frequentes (1)
Yes, like 'money is disappearing fast'.
usage contexts
