Lesson Three ^^

Nani o tabemasu ka.

Hi there! I’m on diet now, another regime of diet. I started my diet on Feb 28, 2011 and suppose to end it end of this month. It is a two-month diet program, a low-carb diet. Up to now, I’ve lost 9.5 kg! Amazing isn’t it? Well, I’ll tell you more about my diet in my next entry. Now, because I’m on diet, I always feel hungry and all I can think about is  food, and eating. That’s why I came up with this topic today, Nani o tabemasu ka literally means “what do you eat?” or “what do you want to eat?”

Vocabulary

Asa gohan	Breakfast
Ban gohan	Dinner
Hiru gohan	Lunch
Ikaga desu ka	How about…
Jūsu	Juice drink
Kōhī	Coffee
Mada	Not yet
Maiasa	Every morning
Mainichi	Every day
Maiban	Every night
Mazui	Awful/tasteless
Miruku	Milk
Mō	Already
Nomimashita (past tense)	Drink
Nomimasu (present tense)	Drink (verb)
Nomimono	Drink (noun)
Ocha	Tea
Oishii/umai	Delicious
Pan	Bread
Ryōri	Food/cooking
Sushi	Sushi
Sandoitchi	Sandwich
Tabemashita (past tense)	Eat
Tabemasu (present tense)	Eat
Tabemono	Food (in general)
Tabemasen ka.	Won’t you like to eat?

Dialogue 1

A: Mō asa gohan o tabemashita ka. Have you eaten your breakfast?

B: Iie, mada desu. No, not yet.

A: Ja, issho ni tabemasen ka. Well, let’s eat together.

B: Ii desu ne. That’s a good idea.

     Nani o tabemashō ka. What are we going to eat?

A: Sandoitchi wa ikaga desu ka. How about sandwiches?

A: Ii desu ne. Ikimashō. That’s good. Let’s go.

Dialogue 2

A: Maiasa nani o tabemasu ka. What do you eat every morning?

B: Pan o tabemasu. (I) eat bread.

A: Nani o nomimasu ka. What do you drink?

B: Miruku to kōhī o nomimasu. (I) drink milk and coffee.

Questions and answers

1. Nani o tabemasu ka. What would you like to eat?

àSushi o tabemasu. I’d like to eat sushi.

2. Nani o nomimasu ka. What would you like to drink?

àOcha o nomimasu. I’d like to drink tea.

3. Ryōri wa dō desu ka. How’s the food?

àOishii desu. Delicious.

4. Ryōri wa oishii desu ka. Is the food delicious?

àHai, oishii desu. Yes, it’s delicious /  Iie, mazui desu. No, it’s awful.

Ok see you soon!

Sensei in The House.