Kotoba no Hibiki

---

A: He’s a great salesman, isn’t he?
B: You’re right. If I were his customer, I couldn’t help but buy.
A: Me too. It’s as if I’m under a spell when he comes, wearing his most earnest expression.
B: That’s true.

In this situation, what should you say “wearing his most earnest expression” in Japanese?

Casual

A：私わたしもです。すごく真剣しんけんな表情ひょうじょうを浮うかべて来こられると、まるで魔法まほうにかかったみたいになってしまいますよね。

Note: This is not a word-for-word translation.

---

Advanced Tips

A word-for-word translation

A：私わたしもです。彼かれが真剣しんけんな表情ひょうじょうでやって来くると、まるで魔法まほうにかかったみたいになってしまいます。

It’s a natural sentence.

‘Wearing’ of ‘wearing some expression’ can be translated as ‘浮うかべる‘, 纏まとう‘ and simply ‘で‘ in Japanese.

‘浮うかべる‘ and ‘纏まとう‘ can be effective when you want to say especially his facial expression.

‘纏まとう‘ can also be used for clothes, for example,

彼女かのじょは赤あかいドレスを纏まとっている。

She is wearing a red dress.

‘浮うかべる‘ and ‘纏まとう‘ both mean the feeling of being on something lightly.