ケンタッキーフライドチキン
Kentakkī Furaido Chikin
ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Kentakkī Furaido Chikin) is the Japanese way to say Kentucky Fried Chicken.
This phrase refers to the name of the global fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. While the full name is used in official branding and signage, the shortened form is the standard way to refer to the restaurant in casual speech.
Which one should you use?
For casual conversation, people use the shortened forms ケンタッキー or ケンタ.
How do you pronounce it?
Kentakkī Furaido Chikin
Did you know?
- In Japan, eating ケンタッキー on Christmas Eve is a widespread tradition. This custom began from a 1960s marketing campaign that successfully associated the restaurant with the holiday.
- The phrase フライドチキン is used for the restaurant's food, but traditional Japanese fried chicken is called 唐揚げ (karaage). Using the English loanword specifically signals that the chicken is coated in a thick flour batter.
- While ケンタッキー is the brand name, Japanese people sometimes use the term ケンタ as a shorthand nickname. This reflects a broader linguistic tendency in Japan to aggressively compress long foreign loanwords into three or four syllables.
Examples in context
- ケンタッキーでいいんじゃない？How about Kentucky Fried Chicken?
- ケンタでバイトすることにしたんだ！I've decided to work at KFC!
- ケンタで働くの？楽しそうだね！At KFC? Sounds fun!
- ケンタッキーフライドチキンを食べたいです。Kentakkī Furaido Chikin o tabetai desu.I want to eat Kentucky Fried Chicken.
- 近くにケンタッキーフライドチキンはありますか？Chikaku ni Kentakkī Furaido Chikin wa arimasu ka?Is there a Kentucky Fried Chicken nearby?
- 今日の夕食はケンタッキーフライドチキンにしましょう。Kyō no yūshoku wa Kentakkī Furaido Chikin ni shimashō.Let's have Kentucky Fried Chicken for dinner today.
Example conversation
Misaki and Ren are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- 美咲 Misakiお昼はケンタッキーフライドチキンにしませんか？Ohiru wa Kentakkī Furaido Chikin ni shimasen ka?Shall we have Kentucky Fried Chicken for lunch?
- 蓮 Renいいですね。賛成です。Ii desu ne. Sansei desu.That sounds good. I agree.
- 美咲 Misakiじゃあ、駅前の店に行きましょう。Jā, ekimae no mise ni ikimashō.Well, let's go to the shop in front of the station.
- 蓮 Renはい、行きましょう。Hai, ikimashō.Yes, let's go.
