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You can live in Japan without knowing about food /ingredient names.

You can do shopping at a supermarket without knowing about vagetable names.
If you don’t know the name, it won’t affect your dairy life.

So, when do you use it???

It is…
to explain about your country’s dishes.

I will be glad that you remember your favorite vegetable names in Japanese.

There are many names！　Let’s study vegetable names.

Question: What is this?

Answer: 人参（にんじん）Carrot

Practice: What does carrot taste like? Lets’ explain.

 

Question: What is this?

Answer: 玉ねぎ（たまねぎ）Onion

Practice: What happens to you eyes when you cut onions?

Question: What is this?

答え：キャベツ（きゃべつ）Cabbage

Practice: What dressing do you want to eat it?

Question: What is this?

答え：レタス（れたす）Lettuce

Practice: What is the differece between lettuce and cabbage?

Question: What is this?

答え：じゃが芋（じゃがいも）／さつま芋（さつまいも）Potato / Sweet potato

Practice: What kind of dishes do you use for?

Question: What is this?

答え：ピーマン（ぴーまん）／パプリカ（ぱぷりか）Green pepper / Paprika

Practice: Do you like green peppers?

Question: What is this?

答え：南瓜（かぼちゃ）ampkin

Practice: Why pupmkins are used at Halloween?

Question: What is this?

答え：茄子（なすび／なす）Egg plant

Practice: What kind of dishes do you use for?

Question: What is this?

答え：大根（だいこん） Radish

Practice: What does radish taste like?

Question: What is this?

答え：ブロッコリー（ぶろっこりー）Broccoli

Practice: How do you want to cook?

Question: What is this?

答え：牛蒡（ごぼう）Burdock

Practice: Have you ever eaten burdock?

Question: What is this?

答え：Bean sprouts

Practice: Do you know how much is that in a supermarket?

Question: What is this?

答え：ほうれん草（そうれんそう） Spinatch

Practice:What does spinatch taste like?

Question: What is this?

答え：パクチー（ぱくちー）Coriander

Practice:Have you ever eaten coriander?

Question: What is this?

答え：胡瓜（きゅうり）Cucumber

Practice: How do you want to cook?

Let’s be able to say about your favorite food！

・わたしは○○が好きです。(My favorite food is ○○.)

Watashi ha ○○ ga suki desu

What if you have a lot of favorite foods?

・わたしの好きな食べ物（料理）は○○と○○と…です。(・I like ○○,○○ and ○○.)

Watashi no suki na tabemono (ryouri)ha ○○ to ○○ desu.

 

Let’s practice conversation！

Ａ：「Ｂさん、好きな食べ物（料理）は何ですか。」

（～は何ですか。は聞くときの言い方です。）

A: ”Mr (Mrs, Ms) B, what is your favorite food?”←(~は何ですか？=What is this?)

 

Ｂ：「（わたしの）好きな食べ物（料理）はカレーです。Ａさんは？」

（Aさんは？）←相手に聞くときに使います。

B:”(My) favorite food is curry. How about you?”←（Aさんは？=How about you?)

 

Ａ：「わたしはラーメンが好きです。」

A:” I like ramen.”

Let’s study with us！

Very Simple！26 phrases for greetings in Japanese

 

 

 

【Vegetables】What is your favorite food?~Let’s study food names in Japanese.~

Let’s say greeting in Japanese！　Various greeting

Today, we are going to introduce about Japanese greetings.
We show the various situations so please remember and use it!

Greeting is very important things in Japan. When meeting someone for the first time with nicely greeting and smile, first impression will be favorable.

Let’s master the Japanese greetings with us!

①Meet someone for the first time

「初めまして。」Hajimemashite
When you met someone for the first time, you can use this.
This means same as “Nice to meet you. ” in English.

「私の名前は○○です。」Watashi no namae ha ○○ desu
You can tell your name by using this sentence.

「○○から来ました。」○○ kara kimashita
Put in your country before ~kara, you can tell your country.

「どうぞよろしくお願いします。」Douzo yoroshiku onegai simasu
(End of greeting, say this sentence.
You can also use this, when you want to request something.

②Everyday greetings

「おはようございます。」Ohayou gozaimasu
When you meet someone in the morning, you can use this.
It is able to use everyone.

「おはよう。」Ohayou

When you meet your friends, family or junior, use this one.
This one cannot be able to use strengers or senior. It’s impolite expression！

「こんにちは。」konnichiwa

When you meet someone at daytime, use this.

「こんばんは。」konbanwa
When you meet someone at night time, use this.

「さようなら。」sayounara
When you leave from someone, use this.

「おやすみなさい。」oyasuminasai
Before you take a sleep, use this.

③Appreciation

「ありがとうございます。」arigatou gozaimasu
This is a polite expression to say “Thank you”.

「ありがとう。」arigatou

This expression is friendly way of speaking better than before.
When we thank a person, we nomaly bow.

「どういたしまして。」dou itashimashite
「いえ。」ie
「いえいえ。」ie ie
After the appreciation by someone, use these expressions. These means same as a “Your welcome.”

④Apology

「ごめん。」gomen
「ごめんなさい。」gomen nasai
These expressions use in everyday life. Do not use in business situation.

「すみません。」suimasen
This is polite expression.
This one also have different means.
First, when apologize to someone. Second, go talk to someone.
Then also, when you appreciate to someone, you can use this.
“Sumimasen.” is really useful words.

「申し訳ございません。」moushiwake gozaimasen
「申し訳ありません。」moushiwake arimasen

These expressions are more polite than other.

Japanese people bow deeply when they apologize.

 

⑤Before and After meals

「いただきます。」itadakimasu

Before having meals, Japanese people always join the palms in front of chest.
Then say “Itadakimasu”.

「ごちそうさまでした。」gochisou sama deshita

After having meals, say this expressions and join the palms same as before eating meals.

These phrases show your appreciation to lives of any kind foods and the person who have prepared the meals.

⑥Leave the home/Return the home

「いってきます。」ittekimasu
When you leave your home, you be able to use this.

「いってらっしゃい。」itterassyai
It uses to response to ”Ittekimasu”.

「ただいま。」tadaima
It uses to response to ”Ittekimasu”.

「おかえりなさい。」okaeri nasai

Let’s response to ”Tadaima”.

How was it? Some phrases are a little bit long, but keep trying！