Before we talk about meanings and usage, let's go over the history of ちょっと a little bit. Unfortunately, it's not very exciting because only ちょっと (a little) is known about it. Th… See more

The word ちょっと as we know it today actually has seven different, distinct meanings—the only reason we didn't include it on our list of The 100+ Most Important J… See more

This is still the same concept as #1 and #2, but paradoxically. That means it's used to express the opposite meaning. Now instead of meaning "little," it means "not little." Usually thi… See more

When you use ちょっと with a negative verb, the meaning changes to mean that doing that verb either will not be easy or it will be downright impossible. This is another wa… See more

The next meaning is used when you're asking someone to do something. We often add ちょっと to these kinds of requests because it implies that what you're asking will cause t… See more