サーティワンアイスクリーム
Sātiwan Aisukurīmu
Baskin Robbins is referred to in Japanese as サーティワンアイスクリーム (Sātiwan Aisukurīmu).
In Japan, the phrase refers to the American chain of ice cream and dessert shops using a phonetic transcription of 'Thirty-One Ice Cream'.
Which one should you use?
The default form サーティワンアイスクリーム is a phonetic transcription of 'Thirty-One Ice Cream'. For more formal contexts, you may use バスキン・ロビンス to say Baskin Robbins or バスキン・ロビンスジャパン specifically to refer to the Japanese branch of the company.
How do you pronounce it?
Sātiwan Aisukurīmu
When do people say it?
In Japan, the chain is almost exclusively referred to by the shortened name サーティワン (Thirty-One) rather than the full brand name 'Baskin Robbins'.
Did you know?
- While the store is called サーティワン ('Thirty-One'), the logo still features the number 31 with 'BR' hidden in the pink sections of the digits.
- In Japan, サーティワン is often used as a social destination word, where saying 'let's go to サーティワン' can be a generic invitation for a casual date or a friendship hangout.
- Because サーティワン is a loanword, it is written in カタカナ (katakana), a script that allows the brain to process the word as a 'foreign object' separate from native Japanese vocabulary.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、ボブです。昨日、バスキン・ロビンスでアイスクリームを食べました。Hello, I'm Bob. I had ice cream at Baskin Robbins yesterday.
- サーティワンアイスクリームに行きましょう。Sātī wan aisukurīmu ni ikimashō.Let's go to Baskin Robbins.
- サーティワンアイスクリームの新作が食べたいです。Sātī wan aisukurīmu no shinsaku ga tabetai desu.I want to eat the new flavor from Baskin Robbins.
- 近くにサーティワンアイスクリームはありますか？Chikaku ni Sātī wan aisukurīmu wa arimasu ka?Is there a Baskin Robbins nearby?
Example conversation
Yota and Himari are deciding what dessert to eat.
- 陽太 Yota今日はサーティワンアイスクリームにしない？Kyō wa Sātīwan Aisukurīmu ni shinai?Why don't we have Baskin Robbins today?
- 陽葵 Himariいいよ！陽太、何味が食べたい？Ii yo! Yōta, nani aji ga tabetai?Sure! Yota, what flavor do you want to eat?
- 陽太 Yota僕はチョコチップがいいな。Boku wa chokochippu ga ii na.I want chocolate chip.
- 陽葵 Himariじゃあ、お店まで歩こう。Jā, omise made arukō.Well, let's walk to the shop.
