Humanities Languages What does "pera pera" mean? Question of the Week Vol. 16 Share Flipboard Email Print Languages Japanese Vocabulary Basics History & Culture Grammar English as a Second Language Spanish French German Italian Mandarin English Grammar by Namiko Abe Updated March 17, 2017 Click here to check out more "Question of the Week"."Pera pera (ぺらぺら)" is a (words mimicking states). They directly express states or actions of people and things. There are a few meanings for "pera pera" depending on the context. (1) Talk fluentlyKare wa nihongo ga pera pera desu.彼は日本語がぺらぺらです。 He speaks Japanese fluently.(2) Talkativeness in a negative sense or to chatter.Hiroshi wa himitsu o pera pera hanashite shimaimashita. 博は秘密をぺらぺら話しました。Hiroshi was so talkative that he told the secret. (3) Thin, flimsyKono shatsu wa pera pera da. このシャツはぺらぺらだ。This shirt is flimsy. citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "What does "pera pera" mean?" ThoughtCo, Apr. 27, 2016, thoughtco.com/what-does-pera-pera-mean-4037939. Abe, Namiko. (2016, April 27). What does "pera pera" mean? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/what-does-pera-pera-mean-4037939 Abe, Namiko. "What does "pera pera" mean?" ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-does-pera-pera-mean-4037939 (accessed April 22, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading