マウンテンデュー
Maunten Dyū
マウンテンデュー (Maunten Dyū) is the Japanese way to say the brand of citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink, Mountain Dew.
It is a transliteration of the English brand name into Katakana, the Japanese writing system used for foreign loanwords.
How do you pronounce it?
Maunten Dyū
Did you know?
- If you were to translate the brand name literally into Japanese using native words, it would become 山の露, which sounds more like a poetic or medicinal term than a soda.
- In Japanese, the sound デュー (dyū) is a relatively modern phonetic addition and does not exist as a natural sound in ancient Japanese speech.
- While マウンテンデュー uses Katakana, the concept of 'dew' in Japanese culture, 露, is a common motif in traditional poetry and ink painting to represent the fleeting nature of life.
Examples in context
- 「マウンテンデューをお願いします。」Please give me Mountain Dew.
- 「マウンテンデューはございますか？」Do you have Mountain Dew?
- 「マウンテンデューください。」Can I have Mountain Dew please?
- 「マウンテンデューある？」You got any Mountain Dew?
- マウンテンデューを買ってきました。Maunten Dyū o katte kimashita.I bought some Mountain Dew.
- 喉が渇いたからマウンテンデューを飲みたいです。Nodo ga kawaita kara Maunten Dyū o nomitai desu.I'm thirsty, so I want to drink a Mountain Dew.
- 冷蔵庫にマウンテンデューはありますか？Reizōko ni Maunten Dyū wa arimasu ka?Is there any Mountain Dew in the fridge?
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are at a convenience store.
- 結衣 Yui健太君、マウンテンデュー飲む？Kenta-kun, Maunten Dyū nomu?Kenta, do you want a Mountain Dew?
- 健太 Kentaうん、マウンテンデューがいい。Un, Maunten Dyū ga ii.Yeah, a Mountain Dew sounds good.
- 結衣 Yuiわかった、買ってあげるね。Wakatta, katte ageru ne.Okay, I'll buy it for you.
- 健太 Kentaありがとう、結衣さん。Arigatō, Yui-san.Thanks, Yui.
