8. Foods & Drinks

asa-gohan	breakfast
hiru-gohan	lunch
ban-gohan	dinner
shokuji	meal
ryoori	cuisine, a dish, cooking
zairyoo	ingredients
tabemono	foods
nomimono	drinks
o-bentoo	box lunch
niku	meat
sakana	fish
yasai	vegetables
gyuu-niku	beef
tori-niku	chicken
buta-niku	pork
hiki-niku	minced meat
gohan	(cooked) rice, meal
o-kome	rice
soosu	sauce
(o-)shooyu	soy sauce
o-mizu	water
o-yu	hot water
o-cha	green tea
koocha	black tea
koohii	coffee
gyuunyuu	milk
juusu	juice
o-sake	sake, liquor
biiru	beer
nama-biiru	draft beer
wain	wine
uisukii	whisky
(o-)shio	salt
(o-)satoo	sugar
koshoo	pepper
abura	oil
(o-)udon	noodles
(o-)soba	buckwheat noodles
raamen	Chinese noodles
koori	ice
aisu	ice cream

pan	bread
toosuto	toast
suupu	soup
reitoo shokuhin	frozen food
kaitoo suru	to thaw (frozen food)
reitoo suru	to freeze
atatameru	to warm (up), heat (up)
hiyasu	to cool, ice
atsui	hot
tsumetai	cold (for things)
atatakai	warm
oishii	tasty, delicious
mazui	nasty
amai	sweet
karai	hot, spicy
nigai	bitter
suppai	sour
shinsen	fresh
furui	old
taberu	to eat
nomu	to drink
tsukuru	to make, cook
ryoori o suru	to cook
arau	to wash
katazukeru	to put back
yaku	to grill, roast, toast, bake
niru	to boil, simmer
yuderu	to boil
muku	to peel, skin, pare
mazeru	to mix, blend
kiru	to cut, slice
ireru	to out in
musu	to steam
nuru	to spread (butter on)
nurasu	to wet, moisten, dip
toru	to take, hold, take off
o-sara	plate, dish
koppu	cup
(o-)hashi	chopsticks
naifu	knife
fooku	fork

"Dish" and "cuisine" are ryoori. Tabemono includes all foodstuffs and foods etc. "Foodstuffs" are shokuhin and the floor of foodstuffs in a department store is shokuhin-uriba.

"To cook" is ryoori o suru or ryoori o tsukuru. We say "asa-gohan o tsukuru," and "ban-gohan o tsukuru" as well.

Shokuji sounds formal. Eating at a restaurant without eating dinner etc. at home is "gaishoku suru" or "soto de taberu." The noodle and sushi shops etc. deliver their dishes, which we call demae.

1.

Watashi wa jibun de asa-gohan o tsukurimasu.

I make breakfast myself everyday.

2.

Watashi wa itsumo gaishoku shimasu.

I always eat out.

3.

Watashi wa kyoo hiru-gohan ni sandoicchi o tabemashita.

I had some sandwiches for my lunch today.

4.

Suimasen. Kono yasai o aratte kuremasen ka?

Excuse me. Could you wash this vegetable?

	5.	Q	:	Dooyatte sono sakana o tabemasu ka?
		A	:	Yaite, tabemasu.

Q	:	How will you cook that fish?
A	:	I'll grill it.

6.

Denshi-renji de 3-pun atatamete kudasai.

Please heat it up for 3 minutes in a microwave oven.

7.

Sore wa nan-teiu sakana desu ka?

What is the name of the fish?

	8.	Q	:	Koohii ni o-satoo o iremasu ka?
		A	:	Iie, kekkoo desu.

Q	:	Would you like sugar for your coffee?
A	:	No, thank you.

9.

Tsukareta kara, demae o tanomimashoo ka?

I'm tired, so shall we order home delivery (of meals)?

10.

Nanimo nai kara, soto ni tabe-ni ikoo.

Shall we go out to eat, since we don't have anything to eat?

	11.	Q	:	Nani o tabe-tai desu ka?
		A	:	Nandemo ii desu.

Q	:	What would you like to eat?
A	:	Anything is ok.