Yakking Meaning in English

word · lemma: yak

US

ˈjæk

YAK-ing

UK

jˈækɪŋ

YAK-ing

التعريف

Talking a lot in an informal way, usually about unimportant things.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal, sometimes slightly negative (implies talking too much or without purpose). Often used about friends or children, and often with 'on the phone' or 'all night.' Not for formal writing.

• Spanish: parloteando - charlando (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): tagarelando - batendo papo (informal)
• Portuguese (PT): tagarelando - a conversar (informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 叽叽喳喳地说 - 喋喋不休地聊（非正式）
• Chinese (Traditional): 嘰嘰喳喳地說 - 喋喋不休地聊（非正式）
• Hindi: बकबक करना - गप्प मारना (अनौपचारिक)
• Arabic: ثرثرة - التحدث كثيرًا (غير رسمي)
• Bengali: আড্ডা মারা - বকবক করা
• Russian: болтать - трепаться
• Japanese: ぺちゃくちゃ話す - おしゃべりする
• Vietnamese: tám chuyện - buôn chuyện
• Korean: 수다 떨다 - 잡담하다
• Turkish: gevezelik etmek - laklak etmek
• Urdu: بک بک کرنا - فضول باتیں کرنا
• Indonesian: ngobrol - cerewet

جمل نموذجية

They were yakking in the park all afternoon.

basic

Stop yakking and finish your homework.

basic

We spent hours yakking on the phone.

basic

Those kids never stop yakking in class.

natural

We were so busy yakking that we missed our train.

natural

If you two are done yakking, can we please order?

natural