How to Say "Peanuts" in Japanese

ピーナッツ

pīnattsu

The English phrase "peanuts" is translated into Japanese as ピーナッツ (pīnattsu).

ピーナッツ refers to the edible seeds of a legume plant that grows underground.

How does it change in a sentence?

Japanese does not distinguish between singular and plural forms for the word ピーナッツ.

pīnattsu

The Japanese word 落花生 (rakkasei) literally translates to 'fallen flower', referring to how the plant's flowers fertilize and then the pods drop into the soil to grow.
In Japan, peanuts are sometimes served as a free snack called おつまみ otsumami specifically designed to be eaten with alcohol.
The term ピーナッツ is used in Japanese to describe the 'Peanuts' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, which has an immense cultural following in Japan.

ピーナッツを食べた。
I ate some peanuts.
This sentence is useful for describing the action of eating ピーナッツ.
Tatoeba #7462009 by Ninja, translation #7410475 by CK
ピーナッツアレルギーはありますか？
Are you allergic to peanuts?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone has a ピーナッツ allergy.
Tatoeba #8752778 by bunbuku, translation #3821559 by CK
トムはピーナッツアレルギーなんです。
Tom is allergic to peanuts.
This sentence is useful for stating that someone has a ピーナッツ allergy.
Tatoeba #11584643 by bunbuku, translation #1025107 by CK
「ピーナッツを食べています。」
I am eating peanuts.
「私はピーナッツアレルギーがあります。」
I have a peanut allergy.
「ピーナツをいかがですか？」
How about some peanuts?
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Two friends are shopping for snacks at a supermarket.

結衣 Yui

このピーナッツ、おいしそうだよ。
Kono piinattsu, oishisou da yo.
These peanuts look delicious.
大翔 Hiroto

本当だね。買ってみようか。
Hontou da ne. Katte miyou ka.
You're right. Shall we buy them?
結衣 Yui

大翔くんは、ピーナッツは好き？
Hiroto-kun wa, piinattsu wa suki?
Hiroto, do you like peanuts?
大翔 Hiroto

うん、大好きだよ。
Un, daisuki da yo.
Yeah, I love them.

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