What did you eat today?- Kyo nani o tabemashita ka? (\u4eca\u65e5\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u306a\u306b\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\uff09 \u00a0Did you eat something good?, Did you eat anything spicy or sweet? Here are some conversational Japanese you can learn.<\/p>\n
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What did you eat today?- Kyo nani o tabemashita ka?<\/p>\n
(\u4eca\u65e5\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u306a\u306b\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\uff09<\/p>\n
==> I ate lots of fruits. – Takusan no kudamono o tabemashita.<\/p>\n
(\u6ca2\u5c71\u306e\u3000\u679c\u7269\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u306e\u3000\u304f\u3060\u3082\u306e\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n
==> I ate spicy Thai food. – Karai Thai no tabemono o tabemashita.<\/p>\n
(\u8f9b\u3044\u3000\u30bf\u30a4\u306e\u3000\u98df\u3079\u7269\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u304b\u3089\u3044\u3000\u30bf\u30a4\u306e\u3000\u305f\u3079\u3082\u306e\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n
==> I ate chocolate desert. – Chokore-to no deza-to o tabemashita.<\/p>\n
(\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u3000\u30c7\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u3000\u30c7\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n
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As you can see above, ”\u00a0tabemashita ” means , “I ate” in Japanese.<\/p>\n
“I ate ~ ” is simply said, ” ~ o tabemashita” in Japanese. Let’s try making some sentences using the words below.<\/p>\n
1) Tamago (\u5375\u3001\u305f\u307e\u3054\u3001egg)<\/p>\n
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2) Sakana (\u9b5a\u3001\u3055\u304b\u306a\u3001fish)<\/p>\n
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3) Niku (\u8089\u3001\u306b\u304f\u3001meat)<\/p>\n
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4) Pan (\u30d1\u30f3\u3001bread)<\/p>\n
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5) Yasai (\u91ce\u83dc\u3001\u3084\u3055\u3044\u3001vegetables)<\/p>\n
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Were you able to make sentences like:<\/p>\n
1) Tamago o tabemashita.- \u5375\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305f\u307e\u3054\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n
2) Sakana o tabemashita.\u3000\u9b5a\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3055\u304b\u306a\u3000\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n
3) Niku o tabemashita.\u3000\u8089\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u306b\u304f\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n
4) Pan o tabemashita.\u3000\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n
5) Yasai o tabemashita.\u3000\u91ce\u83dc\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3084\u3055\u3044\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n
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So, what if you have more than one thing you want to list:<\/p>\n
In that case, we would use “to(\u3068)<\/strong>” in between the words.<\/p>\n For example:<\/p>\n I ate fish and vegetables.<\/p>\n ==> Sakana to<\/strong> yasai o tabemashita.<\/p>\n (\u9b5a\u3000\u3068<\/strong>\u3000\u91ce\u83dc\u3092\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3055\u304b\u306a\u3000\u3068<\/strong>\u3000\u3084\u3055\u3044\u3092\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n Let’s try the following words in the same sentence below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1)Mango to Ichigo (mango \u30de\u30f3\u30b4 & strawberries\u3000\u30a4\u30c1\u30b4)<\/p>\n 2)Ice cream to piza (ice cream\u3000\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30e0\u3000 & pizza\u3000\u30d4\u30b6)<\/p>\n 3)Spageti- to gyoza (spaghetti\u3000\u30b9\u30d1\u30b2\u30c3\u30c6\u30a3\u3000& Gyoza\u3000\u304e\u3087\u3046\u3056 )<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The sentences will be like:<\/p>\n 1)I ate mango and strawberries.<\/p>\n ==> Mango to Ichigo o\u00a0tabemashita.<\/p>\n (\u30de\u30f3\u30b4\u3068\u30a4\u30c1\u30b4\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30de\u30f3\u30b4\u3068\u30a4\u30c1\u30b4\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2)I ate ice cream and pizza.<\/p>\n ==> Ice cream to piza\u00a0o\u00a0tabemashita.<\/p>\n (\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30e0\u3068\u30d4\u30b6\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30e0\u3068\u30d4\u30b6\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3)I ate\u00a0spaghetti and gyoza.<\/p>\n ==> Spageti- to gyoza\u00a0\u00a0o\u00a0tabemashita.<\/p>\n (\u30b9\u30d1\u30b2\u30c3\u30c6\u30a3\u3068\u304e\u3087\u3046\u3056\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30b9\u30d1\u30b2\u30c3\u30c6\u30a3\u3068\u304e\u3087\u3046\u3056\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How was it? Not too hard, right? Let me know if you have any other conversational Japanese that you would like me to cover for future posts!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What did you eat today?- Kyo nani o tabemashita ka? (\u4eca\u65e5\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u306a\u306b\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\uff09 \u00a0Did you eat something good?, Did you eat anything spicy or sweet? Here are some conversational Japanese you can learn. What did you eat today?- Kyo nani o tabemashita ka? (\u4eca\u65e5\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u306a\u306b\u3092\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f\uff09 ==> I ate lots of fruits. – Takusan no kudamono o tabemashita…<\/p>\n