ぺらぺら

fluently (speaking a foreign language)

Also:incessantly (speaking), one after the other (flipping through pages), thin (paper, cloth, etc.)

AdverbJLPT N3

What does ぺらぺら mean?

ぺらぺら is a Japanese adverb meaning fluently (speaking a foreign language) in English. It can also be translated as incessantly (speaking), one after the other (flipping through pages), thin (paper, cloth, etc.) depending on context. It is written as ぺらぺら in hiragana, and perapera in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムは日本語がぺらぺらだ。

Tom is a fluent speaker of Japanese.