朝ごはんができたよ
asagohan ga dekita yo
In Japanese, 'breakfast is ready' is expressed as 朝ごはんができたよ (asagohan ga dekita yo).
A phrase used to tell others that the morning meal has been prepared and is available to eat.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Using 朝ごはんができましたよ makes the phrase polite and suitable for use with guests or in more formal household settings. 朝飯ができたぞ creates a much more rough, masculine or colloquial tone.
How do you pronounce it?
asagohan ga dekita yo
Did you know?
- The word 朝ごはん (asagohan) combines 'morning' and 'meal', but the word 'meal' comes from はん (han), which originally meant 'cooked rice'. Even if you are eating bread or cereal, the word for meal is still rooted in rice.
- While 朝ごはん is the standard term, the word 朝食 (choushoku) is a more formal, Sino-Japanese reading. You will see 朝食 on hotel menus or in news reports, but rarely hear a mother shout it to her children at home.
- If you are a very young child, you might hear a parent say ごはんですよ (gohan desu yo) instead of the full phrase. In a close family, the word for 'breakfast' is often dropped entirely because it is understood from the context of the time of day.
Examples in context
- 朝ごはんができたよ、早く食べよう！Breakfast is ready, let's eat quickly!
- 朝ごはんができたよ。Asagohan ga dekita yo.Breakfast is ready.
- ねえ、朝ごはんができたよ！Nee, asagohan ga dekita yo!Hey, breakfast is ready!
Example conversation
Yui calls out to Ren from the kitchen.
- 結衣 Yui蓮、朝ごはんができたよ！Ren, asagohan ga dekita yo!Ren, breakfast is ready!
- 蓮 Renわかった。今行くよ。Wakatta. Ima iku yo.Okay. I'm coming now.
- 結衣 Yui早く来てね。冷めちゃうよ。Hayaku kite ne. Samechau yo.Come quickly. It'll get cold.
- 蓮 Renありがとう、結衣。Arigatou, Yui.Thanks, Yui.
