Japanese Idiom 朝飯前 child’s play; cinch; no sweat; piece of cake
Japanese Idiom with Video:
朝飯前 – child’s play; cinch; no sweat; piece of cake
朝飯前
- child’s play; cinch; no sweat; piece of cake
- This is a fancy way to say, 簡単–easy.
- Literally, “before breakfast.” Because breakfast is usually one of the first activities of the day, the time before break-fast is short. Only easy things can be accomplished during that time.
- 小学生の宿題を手伝うなんて、高校生の僕には朝飯前だ。
- Helping an elementary school kid with his homework is no sweat for a high schooler like me.
Vocabulary
- 小学生 — elementary school student [小学校 elementary school]
- の — (possessive marker)
- 宿題 — homework
- を — (direct object marker)
- 手伝う — to help
- なんて — such a thing as [used to emphasize how easy the speaker thinks it is; like an exclamation]
- 高校生 — high school student [高校 high school]
- の — (possessive marker)
- 僕 — I; me
- 高校生の僕 — a high school student such as I
- には — as for (a high school student such as I)
- 朝飯前 — piece of cake
- だ — plain form of です
