English–Japanese

“eat” in Japanese

Japanese

Also食う (kū) · いただく (itadaku) · 召し上がる (meshiagaru)

Romajitaberu

朝ご飯を食べます。asa go han o ta be ma su

I eat breakfast.

“Eat” in Japanese is 食べる (taberu).

Centers on consuming food as a meal or as a source of nourishment.

りんごを食べます。ri n go o ta be ma su

I eat an apple.

家族と夕食を食べます。ka zoku to yū shoku o ta be ma su

I eat dinner with my family.

Japanese uses 食べる (taberu) for eating food, while 飲む (nomu) is normally used for drinking beverages.

kū

verbeat

私は朝ご飯を食うことがあります。watashi wa asa go han o kū ko to ga a ri ma su

I sometimes eat breakfast.

itadaku

verbeat

朝ご飯をいただきます。asa go han o i ta da ki ma su

I will eat breakfast.

meshiagaru

verbeat

どうぞ召し上がってください。dō zo me shi a ga tte ku da sa i

Please eat.