| Japanese |
English |
| (おいし) そうです。 | looks (delicious) |
| ~に します | decide on~ [often used in restaurants, while shopping, or other situations that require the selection of one thing over others] |
| ~に ~ | ~ and ~ (as a set) [the particle に can be used to combine two or more nouns that are usually regarded together as a set. に implies that one or more than one object has been added to the first object.] |
| メニュー | menu |
| うどん | thick white noodles in broth |
| にくうどん | うどん topped w/ beef |
| ざるそば | buckwheat noodles served cold |
| ラーメン | Chinese noodle soup [also called ちゅうかそば] |
| おや子どんぶり | chicken and egg over a bowl of steamed rice [おや means parent and 子 means child] |
| とんかつ | pork cutlet |
| (お)みそしる | soup flavored w/ miso [soy bean paste] |
| やきにく | meat grilled over a fire [やきます means to cook or grill] |
| やきとり | grilled skewered chicken |
| にぎりずし | sushi rice shaped in bite-sized rectangles topped w/ fish, roe, shellfish, vegetables, or egg [にぎります means "to grasp"] |
| ぎょうざ | Japanese pot stickers |
| やきそば | fried noodles |
| そうめん | thin white noodles served cold |
| 川 | [かわ, がわ] river |
| 山 | [やま, サン] mountain |
| 出 | [で(る), だ(す)] go out |
| う~ん | yummm... |
| い adj.[stem form]/ なadj./ verb [stem form] そうです。 | looks, appears [Used to describe the appearance of the subject under discussion. Suggests the speaker is unsure of his/her statement, which is based on observation or inference. Only certain verbs can be used w/ そうです. Nouns are not used.] |
| カレーライス/ ライスカレー/ カレー | curry rice |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
