Japanese Food Vocabulary
The 75 beginner words (A1–A2) for food, with their English translations and part of speech, across 15 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 75 beginner words (A1–A2) for food, with their English translations and part of speech, across 15 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| breakfast | 朝食choushoku | noun | A1 |
| coffee | コーヒーkoohii | noun | A1 |
| delicious | 美味しいoishii | adj | A1 |
| restaurant | レストランresutoran | noun | A1 |
| waiter | ウェイターueitaa | noun | A1 |
| water | 水mizu | noun | A1 |
| bill | お会計o kaikei | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | パンpan | noun | A1 |
| cheese | チーズchiizu | noun | A1 |
| dinner | 夕食yuushoku | noun | A1 |
| fruit | 果物kudamono | noun | A1 |
| lunch | 昼食chuushoku | noun | A1 |
| meal | 食事shokuji | noun | A1 |
| vegetable | 野菜yasai | noun | A1 |
| cooking | 料理ryouri | noun | A2 |
| dessert | デザートdezaato | noun | A2 |
| mushroom | キノコkinoko | noun | A2 |
| sweet | 甘いamai | adj | A2 |
| wine | ワインwain | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | 食生活shokuseikatsu | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| butter | バターbataa | noun | A1 |
| egg | 卵tamago | noun | A1 |
| potato | じゃがいもjagaimo | noun | A1 |
| rice | 米kome | noun | A1 |
| sugar | 砂糖satou | noun | A1 |
| tomato | トマトtomato | noun | A1 |
| flour | 小麦粉komugiko | noun | A2 |
| garlic | ニンニクninniku | noun | A2 |
| oil | 油abura | noun | A2 |
| onion | タマネギtamanegi | noun | A2 |
| pasta | パスタpasuta | noun | A2 |
| pepper | 胡椒koshou | noun | A2 |
| salt | 塩shio | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chili | 唐辛子tougarashi | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| curry | カレーkaree | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | さやいんげんsayaingen | noun | A2 |
| carrot | ニンジンninjin | noun | A2 |
| peas | エンドウ豆endoumame | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | りんごringo | noun | A1 |
| banana | バナナbanana | noun | A1 |
| grape | ぶどうbudou | noun | A1 |
| lemon | レモンremon | noun | A2 |
| lime | ライムraimu | noun | A2 |
| melon | メロンmeron | noun | A2 |
| pear | 梨nashi | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | トウモロコシtoumorokoshi | noun | A1 |
| yogurt | ヨーグルトyooguruto | noun | A1 |
| cream | クリームkuriimu | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beef | 牛肉gyuuniku | noun | A1 |
| ground beef | 牛ひき肉gyuuhikiniku | noun | A2 |
| ham | ハムhamu | noun | A2 |
| meatball | ミートボールmiitobooru | noun | A2 |
| sausage | ソーセージsooseeji | noun | A2 |
| steak | ステーキsuteeki | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| juice | ジュースjuusu | noun | A1 |
| milk | 牛乳gyuunyuu | noun | A1 |
| tea | お茶ocha | noun | A1 |
| champagne | シャンパンshanpan | noun | A2 |
| lemonade | レモネードremoneedo | noun | A2 |
| soda | ソーダsooda | noun | A2 |
| sparkling water | 炭酸水tansansui | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| mayonnaise | マヨネーズmayoneezu | noun | A2 |
| sour cream | サワークリームsawaakuriimu | noun | A2 |
| yolk | 黄身kimi | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit | ビスケットbisuketto | noun | A1 |
| bagel | ベーグルbeeguru | noun | A2 |
| baguette | バゲットbagetto | noun | A2 |
| donut | ドーナツdoonatsu | noun | A2 |
| muffin | マフィンmafin | noun | A2 |
| pastry | 生地kiji | noun | A2 |
| waffle | ワッフルwaffuru | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot sauce | ホットソースhottosoosu | noun | A2 |
| olive oil | オリーブ油oriibuabura | noun | A2 |
| soy sauce | しょうゆshouyu | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| creamy | クリーミーなkuriimii na | adj | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The food packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
