How to Say "Sausage" in Japanese

ソーセージ

sōsēji[so̞ːse̞ːʑi]

The English phrase "sausage" is translated into Japanese as ソーセージ (sōsēji). Wiktionary also lists カルパス (karupasu).

Meaning: a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing (noun)

Ways to say it

“sausage” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
ソーセージ	sōsēji	[so̞ːse̞ːʑi] (narrow)
カルパス	karupasu	[ka̠ɾɯ̟pa̠sɨ] (narrow)

The term is used to describe a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing.

While ソーセージ is a general term for any sausage, カルパス specifically refers to a type of dried, snack-style sausage similar to pepperoni or salami.

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A common way to serve ソーセージ in Japanese home cooking is to cut them into small octopus shapes, known as タコさんウインナー.
The word カルパス is borrowed from the Russian word колбаса́, which means 'sausage'.
While ソーセージ is the general term, Japanese people often use ウインナー specifically for the thinner, smoked variety.

ソーセージが好きです。
I like sausage.
This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for ソーセージ.
Tatoeba #10792785 by small_snow, translation #6925137 by CK
僕、カルパスが大好きなんだ。
I really like calpas sausage.
This sentence is useful for expressing a strong liking for カルパス.
Tatoeba #10792779 by small_snow, translation #10794495 by JimBreen
彼はソーセージを地面に落とした。
He dropped the sausage on the ground.
This sentence is useful for describing an action involving ソーセージ.
Tatoeba #1125094 by bunbuku, translation #915902 by papabear
ソーセージをください
May I have some sausage, please?
ベジタリアン用のソーセージはありますか？
Do you have any vegetarian sausages?
人気のソーセージのブランドをおすすめしていただけますか？
Could you recommend a popular sausage brand?
和風ソーセージが本当にお気に入りです
I really enjoy Japanese-style sausages.
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Kenta and Himari are preparing a breakfast platter.

陽葵 Himari

ソーセージは、どれくらい焼けばいい？
sōseiji wa, dore kurai yakeba ii?
How long should I cook the sausage?
健太 Kenta

中までしっかり焼いてね。
naka made shikkari yaite ne.
Make sure to cook it thoroughly through to the center.
陽葵 Himari

わかった。他にも何か必要かな？
wakatta. hoka ni mo nani ka hitsuyō kana?
Got it. Do we need anything else?
健太 Kenta

卵があれば完璧だよ。
tamago ga areba kanpeki da yo.
If we have eggs, it will be perfect.

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