飲みます
Nomimasu
The English phrase "I drink" is translated into Japanese as 飲みます (Nomimasu).
This phrase is a statement used to say that you consume a liquid. The verb can be used for both the act of drinking a liquid and the act of swallowing food or medicine.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 飲みます is the polite form. To express the past tense "drank" in a polite way, change the ending to 飲みました. To say "do not drink" in a polite way, use 飲みません. In a sentence, the particle を is used to mark the liquid that is being drunk.
How do you pronounce it?
Nomimasu
Did you know?
- In Japanese social settings, the phrase 飲みに行きましょう ('let us go drink') almost always refers specifically to consuming alcohol rather than water or tea.
- Japanese has a specific word 飲み会 ('drinking gathering') to describe the culturally significant after-work drinking parties that are often seen as essential for office bonding.
- When drinking with others, it is customary to wait until everyone has their drink and say 乾杯 ('kanpai') before the first sip.
Examples in context
- コーヒーを飲みます。I drink coffee.This sentence is useful for saying you drink coffee.Tatoeba #5070656 by 999yudai, translation #1000136 by Nihonkage
- 週末にワインを飲みます。I drink wine on weekends.This sentence is useful for saying you drink wine on weekends.Tatoeba #10352595 by small_snow, translation #10352585 by DJ_Saidez
- 毎朝一杯牛乳を飲みます。I drink a glass of milk every morning.This sentence is useful for saying you drink a glass of milk every morning.Tatoeba #10961266 by bunbuku, translation #6660564 by CK
- Watashi wa biiru dake nonde imasu (わたしはびーるだけのんでいます)I only drink beer
- 16 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about their break habits.
- 大翔 Hiroto大翔さんは何を飲みますか？Hiroto-san wa nani o nomimasu ka?What do you drink, Hiroto?
- 陽葵 Himari私はいつもお茶を飲みます。Watashi wa itsumo ocha o nomimasu.I always drink tea.
- 大翔 Hirotoいいですね。私は水にします。Ii desu ne. Watashi wa mizu ni shimasu.That's nice. I'll have water.
- 陽葵 Himari陽葵さんは健康的なんですね。Himari-san wa kenkouteki na n desu ne.You are very health-conscious, Himari.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
