にほんご

たべもの

Food

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 Learn these food words in Japanese.

1. Japanese food and drink

Japanese English

chaahan チャーハン fried rice

misoshiru　みそしる soup made of a soybean paste
obentō　おべんとう home packed lunch put in a box usually
with rice, fish and vegetables
ocha　おちゃ green tea
soba　そば noodles made of buckwheat
sushi　すし cooked rice with a filling usually of raw
seafood

2. Other food and drink

Japanese English

ame　あめ sweets
furaidopoteto　フライドポテト french fries, hot chips
hanbaagaa　ハンバーガー hamburger
juusu　ジュース juice
keeki　ケーキ cake
kudamono　くだもの fruit
kukkii　クッキー cookie
mizu　みず water
tabemono　たべもの food
yasai　やさい vegetables
1. Food culture

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 Japanese English
Nihon no tabemono　 Japanese food
にほん　の　たべもの
asagohan　あさごはん breakfast
hirugohan　ひるごはん lunch
bangohan　ばんごはん dinner
miso　みそ soup made of a soybean paste
sushi　すし cooked rice with a filling usually of
raw seafood
tempura　てんぷら battered and deep fried vegetables
or seafood
natto　なっと sticky breakfast made of fermented
soybeans
obentō　おべんとう home packed lunch put in a box
usually with rice, fish and vegetables

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Task 1

What are these food and drinks called in Japanese?

Label each picture in Japanese.

Task 2

Read the Japanese word and draw a picture of the food

or drink item in the box above it.

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 ame あめ yasai　やさい ocha　おちゃ

kudamono　くだもの keeki　ケーキ kukkii　クッキー

Asagohan　あさごはん: _______________________________

Hirugohan　ひるごはん: ______________________________

Bangohan　ばんごはん: _______________________________

Task 3

What did you have for the following meals yesterday?

Name at least 2 items for each.

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 Food likes and dislikes

ga suki desu
 Food が　 すき　 です。= I like ___
ga k i r a i desu
 Food が　 きらい　 です。= I hate ___
ga suki desu ka
 Food が　 すき　 です　 か。= Do you like
___?

Look at how you use the grammar pattern above to write

sentences about your food likes and dislikes in Japanese.

Japanese English

Keeki ga suki desu. I like cake.

ケーキ　が　すき　です。
Yasai ga kirai desu. I hate vegetables.
やさい　が　きらい　です。
Sushi ga suki desu ka? Do you like sushi?
すし　が　すき　です　か。

Task 4

Read the food items listed below. If you like the food, write Page | 6

the name of it in Japanese under the column ‘suki’. If you

don’t, write it under the column ‘kirai’.
  ame　あめ
 furaidopoteto　フライドポテト
 hanbaagaa　ハンバーガー
 keeki　ケーキ
 kudamono　くだもの
 kukkii　クッキー
 yasai　やさい
 chaahan チャーハン
 sushi　すし
 tempura　てんぷら
 Nihon no tabemono　にほん　の　たべもの

SUKI KIRAI

Task 5

Using the grammar pattern on page 6 of this booklet,

write four sentences:

1. Write two sentences about food you like.

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2. Write two sentences about food you hate.

(Try and use hiragana.)

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Task 6

Using the grammar pattern on page 6 of this booklet, ask

your partner if he/she likes the foods pictured below.

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