How to Say "Jelly" in Japanese

ゼリー

zerī

The Japanese word for the dessert jelly is ゼリー (zerī).

ゼリー refers to a dessert made by boiling gelatin.

Meaning: dessert made by boiling gelatin (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

zerī

In many Japanese cafes, you will see 'coffee jelly' (kōhī zerī), a popular dessert combining bitter coffee with sweet gelatin.
While ゼリー is the general term, some traditional Japanese sweets use agar-agar, a seaweed-based gelatin, creating a firmer texture than animal-based gelatin.
While ゼリー refers to the gelatin dessert, the word for the fruit preserves used on toast is typically ジャム, which also comes from English.

彼が好きなのはゼリーです。
What he likes is jelly.
This sentence shows how to express what someone likes using ゼリー.
Tatoeba #1202991 by bunbuku, translation #387449 by CK
彼の好きなのはゼリーです。
It is jelly that he likes.
This sentence provides an alternative way to emphasize that jelly is what he likes using ゼリー.
Tatoeba #117468 by blay_paul, translation #286196 by blay_paul
ゼリーを食べたいです。
I want to eat jelly.
ゼリーコンポートがおいしいです。
The fruit jelly compote is delicious.
ゼリー食べる？
Wanna eat jelly?
フルーツゼリー、大好き！
I love fruit jelly!
あのヌレヌレなゼリーには興味津々！
I'm really curious about that slimy jelly!
フルーツゼリーを食べます。
furūtsu zerī o tabemasu.
I eat fruit jelly.
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two people are talking in a kitchen about dessert.

美咲 Misaki

デザートにゼリーはいかがですか？
dezāto ni zerī wa ikaga desu ka?
How about some jelly for dessert?
大翔 Hiroto

はい、ゼリーは大好きです。
hai, zerī wa daisuki desu.
Yes, I love jelly.
美咲 Misaki

大翔さんは、リンゴのゼリーが好きですか？
Hiroto-san wa, ringo no zerī ga suki desu ka?
Hiroto, do you like apple jelly?
大翔 Hiroto

ええ、とても美味しいですね。
ee, totemo oishii desu ne.
Yes, it is very delicious.

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