Useful Phrases and Vocab • Pronunciation • Reading and Writing
I am a vegetarian.
Watashi wa bejitarian desu, or simply Bejitarian desu.
(Wah-tah-shee wah) beh-jee-ta-ree-ahn dess.
I do not eat any meat or fish at all.
Niku mo sakana mo zenzen tabemasen.
Nee-koo moe sah-kah-nah moe zen-zen tah-beh-mah-sen.
I cannot eat meat or fish.
Niku mo sakana mo taberaremasen.
Nee-koo moe sah-kah-nah moe tah-beh-rah-reh-mah-sen.
I eat fish, but not meat.
Sakana ga tabemasu ga, niku ga tabemasen.
Sah-kah-nah gah tah-beh-mahss gah, nee-koo gah tah-beh-mah-sen.
I do not eat eggs.
Tamago ga tabemasen.
Tah-mah-go gah tah-beh-mah-sen.
Does this have _____ in it?
_____ ga haitteimasu ka? (_____ gah high-tay-ee-mahss kah?)
butter: bataa (bah-tah)
cheese: chiizu (chee-zoo)
egg(s): tamago (tah-mah-go)
fish: sakana (sah-kah-nah)
milk: gyuunyuu (gyoo-nyoo)
meat: niku (nee-koo)
- bacon: beikon (bay-cone)
- beef: gyuuniku (gyoo-nee-koo)
- chicken: toriniku (toe-ree-nee-koo) or chikin (chee-keen)
- ham: hamu (hah-moo)
- lamb: hitsuju-niku (heat-sue-joo nee-koo) or ramu (rah-moo)
- mutton: maton (mah-tone) or muton (moo-tone)
- pork: buta-niku (boo-tah-nee-koo) or pōku (poh-koo)
fruit: furuutsu (foo-root-soo)
vegetable(s): yasai (yah-sigh) or bejitaburu (beh-jee-tah-boo-roo)
- apple: ringo (reen-goh)
- banana: banana (bah-nah-nah)
- blueberry: buruuberii (boo-roo-beh-ree)
- carrots: ninjin (neen-jeen)
- corn: kōn (kohn)
- eggplant: nasu (nah-soo)
- grape: budō (boo-doh)
- lemon: remon (reh-mown)
- mandarin orange: mikan (mee-kahn)
- melon: meron (meh-rown)
- mushroom: kinoko (kee-noh-koh) or masshuruumu (mah-shoo-roo-moo)
- onion (green/scallions): negi (neh-ghee)
- onion (white): onion (oh-nee-own)
- orange: orenji (oh-ren-jee)
- potato: jagai (jah-guy) or poteto (poh-teh-toe)
- strawberry: ichigo (ee-chee-goh)
- tomato: tomato (toh-mah-toh
