Formal meal words

Lets you follow dinner and breakfast talk at hotels and on menus.

Mix-ups Yuushoku (dinner) vs choushoku (breakfast).

yuuhan

dinner; evening meal

Same as bangohan; common at home.

casual

yuuhan no shitaku shinakya.

I need to get dinner ready.

夕飯の支度しなきゃ。

polite

yuuhan no shitaku o shimasu.

I'll get dinner ready.

夕飯の支度をします。

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formal

dinner (formal)

Heard at hotels, restaurants and in announcements; at home say bangohan or yuuhan.

casual

yuushoku wa hoteru de taberu yo.

We'll have dinner at the hotel.

夕食はホテルで食べるよ。

polite

yuushoku wa hoteru de tabemasu.

We'll have dinner at the hotel.

夕食はホテルで食べます。

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formal

breakfast (formal)

Heard at hotels and on menus; at home say asagohan.

Lunch in the same style is chuushoku.

casual

choushoku tte nanji kara?

What time does breakfast start?

朝食って何時から？

polite

choushoku wa nanji kara desu ka?

What time is breakfast served from?

朝食は何時からですか？

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