How to say “bad” in Japanese?

I feel bad

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PRONUNCIATION IN JAPANESE

悪い / わるい (warui)
有害な / ゆうがいな (yuugaina)

EXAMPLE

1)    気分が悪い / きぶんがわるい (kibunga warui)

I feel bad.

kibun = feel
warui = bad
kibungawarui = feel bad

2)    煙草を吸うのは健康に悪い / たばこをすうのはけんこうにわるい (tabakoo suunowa kenkouniwaui)

It’s bad for your health to smoke cigarettes.

tabako = cigarettes
suu = smoke
kenkou = health
warui = bad

3)    それは残念です / それはざんねんです (sorewa zannendesu)

That’s too bad.

sorewa = that’s
zannen = bad

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