December 10, 2009
Japanomatopoeia
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Tekipaki てきぱき Meaning: performing a job quickly and proficiently Example: てきぱきやったので、仕事が早く終わった; Tekipaki yatta no de, shigoto ga hayaku owatta; I worked efficiently, so I finished early Source: Giongo/Gitaigo: A Practical Guide to Mimetic Expressions Through Pictures, by Akutsu Satoru (ALC Press Inc., 1994)
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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009
Tekipaki てきぱき
Meaning: performing a job quickly and proficiently
Example: てきぱきやったので、仕事が早く終わった; Tekipaki yatta no de, shigoto ga hayaku owatta; I worked efficiently, so I finished early
Source: Giongo/Gitaigo: A Practical Guide to Mimetic Expressions Through Pictures, by Akutsu Satoru (ALC Press Inc., 1994)