野菜抜き
yasai nuki
In Japanese, "no vegetables" is expressed as 野菜抜き (yasai nuki).
The phrase 野菜抜き is commonly used when ordering food at restaurants to specify dietary restrictions or preferences.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 野菜 (yasai) meaning 'vegetables' and 抜き (nuki) meaning 'without' or 'excluding'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the request more natural, you can add the particle で to the end to get 野菜抜きで (yasai nuki de), which means 'Please [make it] without vegetables'. For a more polite and complete sentence, use 野菜抜きにしてください (yasai nuki ni shite kudasai), which translates to 'Please make it without vegetables'.
How do you pronounce it?
yasai nuki
Did you know?
- The word 抜き (nuki) shares its root with the action of pulling a sword from its scabbard. In the context of food, it describes the act of 'extracting' an ingredient from a recipe.
- Requesting 抜き (nuki) for a specific ingredient is common in 'customizable' fast food chains, but in traditional high-end kaiseki dining, altering the chef's composition is often considered an affront to the art.
- The term 抜き (nuki) is used in the phrase 抜き打ち (nukiuchi) to mean a surprise attack or a pop quiz, because it describes a strike delivered without warning.
Examples in context
- 野菜抜きでお願いします。yasai nuki de onegaishimasu.No vegetables, please.
- 野菜抜きにできますか？yasai nuki ni dekimasu ka?Can I have it without vegetables?
- これは野菜抜きで作れますか？kore wa yasai nuki de tsukuremasu ka?Can this be made without vegetables?
Example conversation
Ordering food at a restaurant.
- 大翔 Hirotoオムライスを野菜抜きでください。Omuraisu o yasai nuki de kudasai.I'll have the omelet rice with no vegetables, please.
- 美咲 Misakiかしこまりました。野菜抜きですね。Kashikomarimashita. Yasai nuki desu ne.Certainly. No vegetables, right?
- 大翔 Hirotoはい、そうです。Hai, sou desu.Yes, that's correct.
- 美咲 Misaki少々お待ちください。Shou-shou omachi kudasai.Please wait a moment.
