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Food, Shopping, Yen
Vocab and expressions related to food, shopping and money!
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| なま (生) | raw |
| さかな (魚) | fish |
| にく (肉) | meat |
| ぶた にく (豚肉) | pork |
| さしみ | raw fish (without rice) |
| おちゃ (お茶) | green tea |
| こうちゃ (こう茶) | black tea |
| いくつ | how many (general items)? |
| (お)はし | chopsticks |
| なんにん (何人)・なんめいさま(More polite) | how many people |
| 何ばい | how many glasses/cups of drink |
| いくら | how much (cost)? |
| たくさん | many/much |
| ほかに | another/what else |
| 日本りょうり | Japanese cuisine |
| りょうりする | to cook |
| かしこまりました | I got it (your order/request) |
| ~に します | I'll have~ |
| コーラにします。 | I'll have cola. |
| 何にしますか。 | What will you have? |
| それはいくらですか。 | How much is that? |
| まん | 10,000 |
| せん | 1,000 |
| ひゃく | 100 |
| 一万 | 10,000 (ichi man) |
| 千 | 1,000 (sen) |
| 百 | 100 (hyaku) |
| くだもの | fruits |
| レストラン | restaurant |
| ちゃーはん | fried rice |
| コロッケ | fried potato patty |
| たまご | egg |
| ごはん | cooked rice |
| てんぷら | lightly fried shrimp & veggies |
| やきそば | stir-fried noodles w/veggies & meat |
| えび フライ | fried shrimps |
| みそしる | miso soup |
| サラダ | salad |
| まき (のりまき) | sushi rolls (in seaweed) |
| うどん | thick noodles |
| ぎょうざ | dumplings |
| おにぎり | rice balls |
| からあげ | fried chicken! |
| オムレツ | omelette |
| どれ | which? |
| どれがいい。 | Which one is good (do you want)? |
| はらう | to pay |
| のり | seaweed |
| なま たまご (生たまご) | raw egg |
| ~なし で。。。 | without ~ |
| なま たまご なし で。。。 | without raw egg |
| うまい | Good (Men say this instead of oishii. Can mean delicious, or good at something.) |
| ~そう だ。 | Looks ~ |
| おいしそう だ。 | Looks delicious. |
| おもしろそう だ。 | Looks interesting. |
| はしおき | chopstick rest dealio |
| キャラべん (Kyara ben) | character bento (bentos made to look like animals or manga characters) |
| いらっしゃいませ | Welcome ! |
| ~は いかが です か。 | How about ~? |
| どうぞ | Here you are |
| メニュー を ください (Menyu-) | Menu please! |
| けっこう です。 | No thank you. |
| あまり たべない。 | I don't eat it much. |
| ぜんぜん のまない。 | I never drink it. |
| いつも 食べる | I always eat |
| すし を よく たべる。 | I often eat sushi. |
| ミルク を よく のむ。 | I often drink milk. |
| いただきます | what you say before eating |
| ごちそうさま でした | what you say after eating |
| デザート | dessert |
| デザートはいかがですか。 | How about dessert? |
| たかい (高い) | expensive (lit: high) |
| やすい (安い) | cheap, easy |
| すみません。。。 | Excuse me... |
| うる | to sell |
| ちゅうもん する | to order |
| つかう | to use |
| まずい | bad taste |
| まずそう | looks like it tastes bad |
| じゅんび する | to prepare |
| つくる | to make |
| あさごはん | breakfast |
| ひるごはん | lunch |
| ばんごはん | supper |
| のみもの (飲み物) | a drink |
| たべもの (食べ物) | food |
| おなか すいた | hungy |
| ペコペコ | hungry/starving! |
| おなか いっぱい! | stomach is full |
| 生(なま)ビール | draft beer |
| (noun) ~が ほしい | I want ~ (noun) |
| どの~ (followed by a noun) | which ~ (noun) |
| おつり | change (as in money you get back) |
| どう | how? |
| これ | This one next to me |
| それ | That one next to you |
| あれ | That one next to neither of us |
| どの本? | Which book? |
| この本 | This book next to me |
| その本 | That book next to you |
| あの本 | That book next to neither of us |
| どこ? | Where? |
| ここ | Here next to me |
| そこ | There next to you |
| あそこ | Over there next to neither of us |
| ぜんぶ | All |
| やさい | Veggies |
| きっさてん | A cafe |
| おきる | To wake up |
| しゅうまつ | Weekend |
| おかんじょう | The check |
| おかんじょう ください | Check, please |