ばんごはん
bangohaneveryday
Dinner is ばんごはん (bangohan) in everyday Japanese, literally "evening rice". A more formal word is ゆうしょく (yūshoku).
Meaning: evening meal (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ばんごはん | bangohan | everyday |
| ゆうしょく | yūshoku | formal |
ばんごはん (bangohan) is used at home. ゆうしょく (yūshoku) appears on hotel menus and in written descriptions of an evening meal.
How does it change in a sentence?
To invite someone, say ばんごはんを食べませんか (bangohan o tabemasen ka), which means "won't you have dinner with me?"
Did you know?
- Japanese families often say いただきます (itadakimasu) before eating dinner.
Examples in context
- ばんごはんは何ですか。bangohan wa nan desu ka.What is for dinner?
- いっしょにばんごはんを食べましょう。issho ni bangohan o tabemashō.Let us have dinner together.
Example conversation
Haru's Mother calls him from the kitchen.
- Motherばんごはんだよ。bangohan da yo.Dinner is ready.
- Haru今日は何？kyō wa nani?What is it today?
- Motherカレーだよ。karē da yo.Curry.
