ストロベリーアイスクリーム
sutoroberī aisu kurīmu
The English phrase 'strawberry ice cream' is translated into Japanese as ストロベリーアイスクリーム (sutoroberī aisu kurīmu).
This phrase refers to a frozen dessert made from cream and sugar that is flavored with strawberries.
Which one should you use?
The standard form is ストロベリーアイスクリーム, but in casual conversation, the phrase is often shortened to イチゴアイス.
How do you pronounce it?
sutoroberī aisu kurīmu
Did you know?
- While ストロベリーアイスクリーム is the direct translation, the term アイス (aisu) by itself is used to describe almost any frozen dessert, including popsicles and sorbets, not just cream-based ice cream.
- The casual term イチゴアイス (ichigo aisu) is a linguistic hybrid that combines a native Japanese word with a shortened English loanword.
- When writing イチゴアイス (ichigo aisu), the word for strawberry is frequently written in katakana rather than kanji to make the dessert seem more modern and 'pop'.
Examples in context
- イチゴのアイスクリーム食べたい！I want to have strawberry ice cream!
- ストロベリーアイスクリームが好きです。Sutoroberii aisukuriimu ga suki desu.I like strawberry ice cream.
- ストロベリーアイスクリームを一つください。Sutoroberii aisukuriimu o hitotsu kudasai.One strawberry ice cream, please.
- これはストロベリーアイスクリームですか？Kore wa sutoroberii aisukuriimu desu ka?Is this strawberry ice cream?
Example conversation
Youta and Yui are at a cafe choosing desserts.
- 陽太 Yota結衣は何を食べたい？Yui wa nani o tabetai?What do you want to eat, Yui?
- 結衣 Yuiストロベリーアイスクリームが食べたいです。Sutoroberii aisukuriimu ga tabetai desu.I want to eat strawberry ice cream.
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあ、僕もそれにしようかな。Jaa, boku mo sore ni shiyou kana.Then, maybe I'll have that too.
- 結衣 Yuiわあ、嬉しい！Waa, ureshii!Oh, I'm happy!
