Usages of niku
私 は 肉 を 食べません。watasi ha niku wo tabemasen.
I do not eat meat.
私 は 魚 を 食べます が、 肉 は 食べません。watasi ha sakana wo tabemasu ga, niku ha tabemasen.
I eat fish, but I do not eat meat.
肉 は 高い です から、 買いません。niku ha takai desu kara, kaimasen.
Meat is expensive, so I do not buy it.
肉 は 高すぎる。niku ha takasugiru.
Meat is too expensive.
母 は 鍋 で 野菜 や 肉 を よく 煮て から、 最後 に みそ を 混ぜる。haha ha nabe de yasai ya niku wo yoku nite kara, saigo ni miso wo mazeru.
My mother simmers vegetables and meat well in a pot, and then mixes in miso at the end.
妹 は 肉 の 売り場 で 牛肉 を 見た あと、 特売 の 豚肉 を 選びましたimouto ha niku no uriba de gyuuniku wo mita ato, tokubai no butaniku wo erabimasita
After looking at the beef in the meat section, my younger sister chose the pork that was on sale.
肉 を 切る とき は、 よく 切れる ナイフ を 使います。niku wo kiru toki ha, yoku kireru naihu wo tukaimasu.
When I cut meat, I use a sharp knife.
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