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ちなみに、彼女は (by the way, she is/was...)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

「ちなみに (chinamini)」 is an adverbial conjunction or interjection used to introduce supplementary, often somewhat tangential, information or an additional detail. It can be translated as "by the way," "incidentally," or "speaking of which." 「彼女は (kanojo wa)」 means "she" followed by the topic marker 「は (wa)", indicating that "she" is the topic of the following statement, which is left open in this phrase.

Sample sentences

昨日、新しいレストランに行ったんだ。ちなみに、彼女はフレンチが好きだよ。

Yesterday, I went to a new restaurant. By the way, she likes French food.

田中さんが部長になったって聞いた？ちなみに、彼女はまだ独身だよ。

Did you hear that Ms. Tanaka became department manager? By the way, she's still single.

このプロジェクトは来週が締め切りです。ちなみに、彼女は担当者ではありません。

The deadline for this project is next week. By the way, she is not the person in charge.

Quick facts

usageContext:Used to add an aside or extra piece of information that is related but not central to the main discussion. Often implies a slight shift in focus.

pronunciationNote:The 'h' in ちなみに (chinamini) is pronounced as a 'ch' sound similar to 'chin'.

Often used with

ちなみに、彼は (by the way, he is...)

ちなみに、あれは (by the way, that is...)

ちなみに、それは (by the way, that [thing mentioned] is...)

ちなみに、私の意見では (by the way, in my opinion...)

ちなみに、どう思いますか (by the way, what do you think?)

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Example

昨日、新しいレストランに行ったんだ。ちなみに、彼女はフレンチが好きだよ。

Yesterday, I went to a new restaurant. By the way, she likes French food.

田中さんが部長になったって聞いた？ちなみに、彼女はまだ独身だよ。

Did you hear that Ms. Tanaka became department manager? By the way, she's still single.