Explore food and drink vocabulary in the setting of Edo-period Japan.
The idea
そば means buckwheat noodles, すし is sushi, and お茶 is tea. The examples use modern polite Japanese to imagine meals and visits to shops; they do not reproduce historical speech.
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| そば | soba noodles |
| すし | sushi |
| お茶 | tea |
Examples
- 江戸の店でそばを食べました。I ate soba at a shop in Edo.
- 市場ですしを買いました。I bought sushi at the market.
- 食事にご飯と魚を食べました。I ate rice and fish for the meal.
- 茶屋でお茶を飲みました。I drank tea at a tea house.
- お茶と一緒にお菓子を食べました。I ate a sweet with the tea.
- この味噌汁は温かいです。This miso soup is warm.
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Watch out
ご飯 can mean cooked rice or a meal, depending on context. Do not assume that every person in Edo ate the same food.
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蕎麦を選んでください。（そば／すし）
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そば
そば means soba noodles; すし means sushi.
寿司を選んでください。（すし／お茶）
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すし
すし means sushi; お茶 means tea.
飲み物を選んでください。（お茶／ご飯）
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お茶
お茶 means tea; ご飯 can mean cooked rice or a meal.
Practice round
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蕎麦を選んでください。（そば／すし）
寿司を選んでください。（すし／お茶）
飲み物を選んでください。（お茶／ご飯）
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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