体の調子 · Body & health
ぺこぺこ
peko-pekogitaigo · state / conditionCommon
Hungry / starving
Famished, with an empty stomach. The same word also describes bowing and scraping obsequiously (ぺこぺこ頭を下げる).
Related words
Common forms
お腹がぺこぺこだ
When to use
- お腹がぺこぺこだ — to be starving.
- Almost always with お腹 and だ.
- Other sense: ぺこぺこする — to grovel / bow repeatedly.
Cautions
お腹がぺこぺこ = hungry, but 〜にぺこぺこする = to grovel. Same word, very different meaning.
Examples
朝から何も食べていなくて、お腹がぺこぺこだ。
あさからなにもたべていなくて、おなかがぺこぺこだ。
I haven't eaten since morning and I'm starving.