せめて

at least

What does せめて mean?

せめて is a Japanese noun meaning at least in English. It is written as せめて in hiragana, and semete in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

せめて日常会話ができるくらいになりたい。

At the very least, I'd like to be able to have everyday conversations.