違う — Japanese to English

Japanese

違うちがう · chigau

JLPT N5 Common word

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)

to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

to become abnormal; to go wrong

Kansai-ben

isn't it?; wasn't it?

at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか

君は違う方にいきますよ。

You're going the wrong way.

その点では私は君と意見が違う。

I differ from you on that point.

そんなばかなことを言うなんて彼は気でも違ったのか。

Is he mad that he should say such a foolish thing?

違うたがう · tagau

to differ; to be different

to run counter to

運んできてくれたランチは噂に違わず旨かった。

The lunch she brought me was as delicious as everyone had been saying.

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