Japanese Conversation · Level 9
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Japanese word
ファーム
Pronunciation
Romajifāmu
Meaning
- nounfarm
Example
私は週末にファームで働きます。watashi wa shū matsu ni fā mu de hatara ki ma su
I work on a farm on weekends.
More examples
子どもたちは春休みに家族とファームを見学しました。ko do mo ta chi wa haru yasu mi ni ka zoku to fā mu o ken gaku shi ma shi ta
The children visited a farm with their family during spring break.
Core concept
Refers to land and buildings organized for producing crops or raising animals.
Common phrases
ファームで働くfā mu de hatara ku
work on a farm
ファームを経営するfā mu o kei ei su ru
run a farm
Similar words
農場nōjō: A place where crops are grown or animals are raised as a business.
農園nōen: Land used mainly to grow crops, often with buildings for farm work.
牧場bokujō: Land and buildings used mainly to raise livestock.
Definition in Japanese
農作物の栽培や家畜の飼育を行う農業用の土地や施設。nō saku butsu no sai bai ya ka chiku no shi iku o okona u nō gyō yō no to chi ya shi setsu
Word origin
ファーム (fāmu) is borrowed from English farm, which developed through Middle English ferme and Anglo-French ferme, meaning a lease or rented estate.
Usage tips
- English speakers also use farm in farm team for a sports development team, giving the word a meaning beyond agriculture in a familiar compound.