Japanese home food
Core words, Stage 4chunk 46 of 79Food and drink
Lets you talk about everyday Japanese meals and packed lunches.
Mix-ups Nabe is both the cooking pot and the hot-pot meal.
bentou
packed lunch; boxed meal
Home-made or bought at a convenience store; usually said obentou.
Convenience store staff ask 'atatamemasu ka?': do you want it heated?
kyou obentou motte kita?
Did you bring a lunch today?
今日お弁当持ってきた?
kyou wa obentou o motte kimashita ka?
Did you bring a packed lunch today?
今日はお弁当を持ってきましたか?
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nabe
hot pot; pot
Most often the shared hot-pot meal cooked at the table in winter.
Also the cooking pot or saucepan itself.
samui shi kon'ya wa nabe ni shiyou yo
It's cold, let's have hot pot tonight.
寒いし今夜は鍋にしようよ
samui node kon'ya wa nabe ni shimashou
It's cold, so let's have hot pot tonight.
寒いので今夜は鍋にしましょう
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onigiri
rice ball
Also called omusubi in some places.
konbini de onigiri katte kuru ne
I'll go grab some rice balls from the convenience store.
コンビニでおにぎり買ってくるね
konbini de onigiri o katte kimasu ne
I'll go and buy some rice balls at the convenience store.
コンビニでおにぎりを買ってきますね
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misoshiru
miso soup
Often said omisoshiru. You drink it from the bowl, so the verb is nomu.
misoshiru nomu to hotto suru
Miso soup always makes me feel at home.
味噌汁飲むとほっとする
misoshiru o nomu to hotto shimasu
Drinking miso soup makes me relax.
味噌汁を飲むとほっとします
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