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At the end of the Opening for _Tonari no Seki-Kun_ , Seki holds up a
microphone to Rumi, at which point she says to the rhythm of the music
something like "Yama tay!". No translation is presented. What did she say?

It is a cute OP. During it, Seki is developing an animation that includes both
Rumi and himself. (IMO this is essentially a very funny yet fitting meta
commentary on the series.) You see him with what is probably a character
summary of Rumi, and soon after he hands her a notebook. It has a title in
Japanese, but, again, it is not translated. [![Rumi receiving
notebook](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8vp3.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8vp3.jpg)

As she puts down the notebook, you see Seki-kun holding the microphone.
[![Seki-kun holding microphone for
Rumi](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GiSl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1GiSl.jpg)

...

[![Rumi saying something like Yama
Tay!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwCto.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwCto.jpg)

Yama Tay!


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What does Rumi say/sing at the end of the OP for Tonari no Seki-Kun?


Even I freaking low that OP, She does say "Yamete" which roughly translates to
"Stop", It can also be interpreted as please stop or anything along those
lines depending on the tone it is said in.


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This is more meta than anything.

What Seki-kun is doing is providing Rumi a script for the _Tonari no Seki-kun_
anime, handing her a mic, and expecting her to read a line. This is further
evidenced by the fact that he has what looks like key animations on his laptop
**of Rumi** , specifically where she's meant to say something.

What she says is やめて (yamete), which is Japanese for "stop it", or "knock it
off". This is _also_ a line in the song itself, and is coincidentally sung
when Seki is looking for her line.

(As an exercise to the astute watcher, keep a close eye on this reaction after
this line is said/sung. You won't be disappointed.)


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