Not very A; doesn't do A very much (only a little)
Shows a very small degree/amount of a noun, adjective, or action.
この音楽はあまり好きじゃない。
I don't really like this music.
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このラーメンはあまりおいしくないね…。
This ramen isn't very delicious..
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私はあまり外食をしません。
I don't really eat out.
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この商品は、あまり評判がよくないですよ。
The reputation on this product is not very good.
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
あまり行きたくない (don't really want to go)
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あまり高くない (not very expensive)
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あまり上手じゃない (not very skillful)
Basic Examples:
あまり味がない (not much taste)
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
あんまり is also a perfectly usable substitute. However, it tends to be more common in spoken Japanese.
As an addendum to the above note, あんまり is only used in spoken Japanese, never written.
あまり and ぜんぜん are almost interchangeable, where ぜんぜん carries more of the nuance of "not at all."
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