質問: how do you say this in japanese? even if there were many japanese people where i live i would be too shy to speak to them in japanese how do you say this in japanese? even if there were many japanese people where i live i would be too shy to speak to them in japanese
回答: たとえ私(わたし)が住(す)んでいるところに、たくさん日本人(にほんじん)がいても、私(わたし)はシャイなので、日本語(にほんご)で話(はな)しかけることはできないでしょう。 you can use "恥(は)ずかしがりや" or "内気(うちき)" meaning shy in japanese, but i think we use a word "シャイ(shai)" more as the same meaning as english! i hope it helps!