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Learn Hardcore Japanese: sakana - fish

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 2
/sakana

sakana

Word

魚さかなsakana

Meaning

fish

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of sakana

夜よる　に　魚さかな　を　食たべます。yoru ni sakana o tabemasu.

I eat fish at night.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたし　は　魚さかな　を　食たべます　が、　肉にく　は　食たべません。watashi wa sakana o tabemasu ga, niku wa tabemasen.

I eat fish, but I do not eat meat.

明日あした　の　朝あさ　に　魚さかな　を　買かいます。ashita no asa ni sakana o kaimasu.

I will buy fish tomorrow morning.

魚さかな　は　おいしい　です。sakana wa oishii desu.

Fish is delicious.

魚さかな　は　高たかくて　も　おいしい　です。sakana wa takakute mo oishii desu.

Even if fish is expensive, it’s delicious.

朝あさ　に　市場いちば　で　新鮮しんせんな　魚さかな　を　買かう。asa ni ichiba de shinsenna sakana o kau.

In the morning I buy fresh fish at the market.

今日きょう　は　寒さむい　です　から、　家いえ　で　魚さかな　を　焼やきます。kyou wa samui desu kara, ie de sakana o yakimasu.

It's cold today, so I grill fish at home.

魚さかな　は　新鮮しんせん　です。sakana wa shinsen desu.

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