Usage of やばい and 危ない


As I know, Both words mean Dangerous. Japanese people use sometimes やばい, other
times 危ない. When should I use one over other?




While both,「危ない」and「やばい」mean dangerous, 「危ない」is more used in physical
situation (It's 危ない to go on the street at red light) and「やばい」is more like
"Because I didn't learn for the test it's really やばい". Also やばい is a really
common slang word for amazing, cool or awesome situations.




While both,「危ない」and「やばい」mean dangerous, 「危ない」is more used in physical
situation (It's 危ない to go on the street at red light) and「やばい」is more like
"Because I didn't learn for the test it's really やばい". Also やばい is a really
common slang word for amazing, cool or awesome situations.

