English–Japanese

“dinner” in Japanese

Japanese

Also夕飯 (yūhan) · 晩御飯 (bangohan) · ディナー (dinā)

Romajiyūshoku

毎日夕食を六時に食べます。mai nichi yū shoku o roku ji ni ta be ma su

I eat dinner at six every day.

“Dinner” in Japanese is 夕食 (yūshoku).

Refers to the evening meal that closes the usual sequence of meals in a day.

今日は夕食を家族と食べます。kyō wa yū shoku o ka zoku to ta be ma su

I have dinner with my family today.

母が夕食を作っています。haha ga yū shoku o tsuku tte i ma su

My mother is making dinner.

In everyday Japanese, 夕食 (yūshoku) sounds more formal than 晩ご飯 (bangohan), which is common in casual conversation.

yūhan

noundinner

家で夕飯を食べます。ie de yū han o ta be ma su

I eat dinner at home.

bangohan

noundinner

七時に晩御飯を食べます。nana ji ni ban go han o ta be ma su

I eat dinner at seven.

dinā

noundinner

家族とディナーを楽しみます。ka zoku to di nā o tano shi mi ma su

I will enjoy dinner with my family.