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Learn Hardcore Japanese: oisii - delicious

Hardcore Japanese
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/oishii

oishii

Word

おいしいoishii

Meaning

delicious

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of oishii

母はは　は　晩ばんご飯はん　に　おいしい　料理りょうり　を　作つくります。haha wa bangohan ni oishii ryouri o tsukurimasu.

My mother makes delicious dishes for dinner.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

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.

ラーメン　は　安やすくて　おいしい　です。raamen wa yasukute oishii desu.

Ramen is cheap and delicious.

昨日きのう　の　晩ばんご飯はん　は、　妻つま　が　料理教室りょうりきょうしつ　で　習ならった　パスタ　だけ　でした　が、　とても　おいしかった　です。kinou no bangohan wa, tsuma ga ryourikyoushitsu de naratta pasuta dake deshita ga, totemo oishikatta desu.

Yesterday’s dinner was only the pasta my wife learned at the cooking class, but it was very delicious.

この　パン　は　そのまま　食たべて　も　おいしい　です。kono pan wa sonomama tabete mo oishii desu.

This bread is delicious even if you eat it as is.

この　店みせ　は　定食ていしょく　が　安やすくて　おいしい　ので、　昼ひる　は　いつも　混雑こんざつして　います。kono mise wa teishoku ga yasukute oishii node, hiru wa itsumo konzatsushite imasu.

This place has cheap and tasty set meals, so it is always crowded at lunchtime.

コーヒー　は　冷さめない　うち　に　飲のんだ　ほう　が　おいしい　です。koohii wa samenai uchi ni nonda hou ga oishii desu.

Coffee is better if you drink it before it cools down.

きゅうり　は　そのまま　食たべて　も　おいしい　です　が、　レタス　と　一緒いっしょ　に　サラダ　に　して　も　おいしい　です。kyuuri wa sonomama tabete mo oishii desu ga, retasu to issho ni sarada ni shite mo oishii desu.

Cucumbers are delicious even as they are, but they are also delicious when made into a salad together with lettuce.

この　ジャム　は　思おもった　ほど　甘あまく　ない　ので、　バター　と　一緒いっしょ　に　食たべて　も　おいしい　です。kono jamu wa omotta hodo amaku nai node, bataa to issho ni tabete mo oishii desu.

This jam is not as sweet as I expected, so it’s delicious even together with butter.

いちご　と　みかん　は　冷ひやす　と　もっと　おいしい　です。ichigo to mikan wa hiyasu to motto oishii desu.

Strawberries and mandarins are even more delicious when chilled.

その　商店街しょうてんがい　に　は、　おいしい　パン　を　売うる　店みせ　や　静しずかな　カフェ　が　あります。sono shoutengai ni wa, oishii pan o uru mise ya shizukana kafe ga arimasu.

In that shopping street, there are shops that sell delicious bread and also a quiet café.

この　料理りょうり　は　簡単かんたん　です　が、　おいしい　です。kono ryouri wa kantan desu ga, oishii desu.

This dish is easy, but delicious.

カレー　は　少すこし　辛からい　けれど、　おいしい。karee wa sukoshi karai keredo, oishii.

The curry is a little spicy, but delicious.

ほうれん草そう　と　大根だいこん　の　サラダ　は、　思おもった　より　おいしかった。hourensou to daikon no sarada wa, omotta yori oishikatta.

The spinach and daikon salad was more delicious than I expected.

盛もり付つけ　が　きれい　だ　と、　簡単かんたんな　料理りょうり　で　も　もっと　おいしそう　に　見みえます。moritsuke ga kirei da to, kantanna ryouri de mo motto oishisou ni miemasu.

If the plating is nice, even simple food looks more delicious.

私わたし　は　たこ焼やき　より　焼やきそば　の　ほう　が　好すき　です　が、　昨日きのう　の　たこ焼やき　は　おいしかった　です。watashi wa takoyaki yori yakisoba no hou ga suki desu ga, kinou no takoyaki wa oishikatta desu.

I like yakisoba more than takoyaki, but yesterday’s takoyaki was delicious.

私わたし　は、　たこ焼やき　より　焼やきそば　の　ほう　が　好すき　です　が、　昨日きのう　の　屋台やたい　の　たこ焼やき　も　おいしかった　です。watashi wa, takoyaki yori yakisoba no hou ga suki desu ga, kinou no yatai no takoyaki mo oishikatta desu.

I like yakisoba more than takoyaki, but the takoyaki from yesterday’s food stall was also delicious.

海苔のり　と　梅干うめぼし　だけ　で　も、　おにぎり　は　十分じゅうぶん　おいしい　です。nori to umeboshi dake de mo, onigiri wa juubun oishii desu.

Even just with seaweed and pickled plum, rice balls are delicious enough.

その　店みせ　の　ソーセージ　は　少すこし　高たかい　です　が、　とても　おいしい　です。sono mise no sooseeji wa sukoshi takai desu ga, totemo oishii desu.

The sausages at that shop are a little expensive, but very delicious.

この　スープ　は　おいしい　です　から、　おかわりして　も　いい　です　か。kono suupu wa oishii desu kara, okawarishite mo ii desu ka.

This soup is delicious, so may I have some more?

この　コロッケ　に　は　ソース　を　少すこし　かける　だけ　で　十分じゅうぶん　おいしい。kono korokke ni wa soosu o sukoshi kakeru dake de juubun oishii.

These croquettes are delicious enough with just a little sauce.

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