サンデー
sandē[sã̠nde̞ː]
The English phrase "ice cream sundae" is translated into Japanese as サンデー (sandē).
In Japanese, サンデー specifically refers to the ice cream dessert. It is important to note that while it sounds like the English word for the day of the week, the Japanese word for Sunday is nichiyōbi.
Which one should you use?
You can use サンデー for the dessert, but if you want to be more explicit and unmistakable, you can say アイスクリームサンデー or アイスクリーム・サンデー.
How do you pronounce it?
sandē
Examples in context
- こんにちは、アイスクリームサンデーがお勧めです。Hello, the ice cream sundae is recommended.
- これはアイスクリームサンデーだよ。トッピングがたくさん乗っているんだ。This is an ice cream sundae. It has lots of toppings on it.
- このサンデーはとても大きいです。Kono sandē wa totemo ookii desu.This sundae is very big.
- イチゴのサンデーを注文しました。Ichigo no sandē o chuumon shimashita.I ordered a strawberry sundae.
- サンデーにチェリーを乗せてください。Sandē ni cherī o nosete kudasai.Please put a cherry on the sundae.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a cafe menu together.
- 結衣 Yui何にする？Nani ni suru?What are you going to get?
- 大翔 Hirotoチョコのサンデーがいいな。Choko no sandē ga ii na.I want a chocolate sundae.
- 結衣 Yui美味しそう！私もサンデーにするね。Oishisou! Watashi mo sandē ni suru ne.That looks delicious! I'll have a sundae too.
- 大翔 Hirotoやった、一緒に食べよう。Yatta, issho ni tabeyou.Yay, let's eat together.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry サンデー, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
