How to say "bubbly" in Japanese

• あわあわ
  no-adjective, adverb (with と)The onomatopoeic word for the literal foamy sense: covered in small frothy bubbles, like soapy water or a fizzing drink; colloquial, and usually written in kana alone.
• バブリー
  na-adjectiveA less common loanword for the bubblelike sense: something rounded and puffy like bubbles, or with the showy feel of Japan's bubble-economy years; not the word for actual foam.
• つぶつぶ
  no-adjective, adverb (with と), suru verbReally a texture word — grainy or bumpy, full of small grains or beads; its 'bubbly' use is for tiny, distinct beadlike bubbles, so it is seldom the word for foamy bubbly.

Use 「あわあわ」 for foamy, fizzing bubbles, 「バブリー」 for a bubblelike look or bubble-era flashiness, and 「つぶつぶ」 only for small, grainlike bubbles, since it otherwise describes grainy textures.

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• あわあわbubbly
• バブリーbubbly
• つぶつぶgrainy