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Learn Hardcore Japanese: yasai - vegetable

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 5
/yasai

yasai

Word

野菜やさいyasai

Meaning

vegetable

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of yasai

私わたし　は　野菜やさい　を　たくさん　食たべます。watashi wa yasai o takusan tabemasu.

I eat a lot of vegetables.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

母はは　は　毎日まいにち　野菜やさい　の　スープ　を　作つくります。haha wa mainichi yasai no suupu o tsukurimasu.

My mother makes vegetable soup every day.

料理りょうり　を　作つくる　前まえ　に　野菜やさい　を　洗あらいます。ryouri o tsukuru mae ni yasai o araimasu.

I wash vegetables before cooking.

料理人りょうりにん　は　緑みどり　の　野菜やさい　を　使つかって　スープ　を　作つくる。ryourinin wa midori no yasai o tsukatte suupu o tsukuru.

The chef makes soup using green vegetables.

料理人りょうりにん　が　建物たてもの　の　南側みなみがわ　で　野菜やさい　を　焼やいて　いるの　が　見みえる。ryourinin ga tatemono no minamigawa de yasai o yaite iruno ga mieru.

I can see the chef grilling vegetables on the south side of the building.

店みせ　で　新鮮しんせんな　野菜やさい　を　買かいます。mise de shinsenna yasai o kaimasu.

I buy fresh vegetables at the store.

私わたし　は　近所きんじょ　の　店みせ　で　新鮮しんせんな　野菜やさい　を　買かいます。watashi wa kinjo no mise de shinsenna yasai o kaimasu.

I buy fresh vegetables at a shop in my neighborhood.

私わたし　は　よく　市場いちば　で　新鮮しんせんな　野菜やさい　を　買かいます。watashi wa yoku ichiba de shinsenna yasai o kaimasu.

I often buy fresh vegetables at the market.

彼女かのじょ　は　たま　に　市場いちば　で　地元じもと　の　野菜やさい　を　買かう。kanojo wa tama ni ichiba de jimoto no yasai o kau.

She sometimes buys local vegetables at the market.

野菜やさい　に　は　体からだ　の　ため　に　大切たいせつな　栄養えいよう　が　多おおい　です。yasai ni wa karada no tame ni taisetsuna eiyou ga ooi desu.

Vegetables contain a lot of important nutrition for the body.

母はは　は　野菜やさい　を　炒いためる　前まえ　に　こしょう　を　入いれすぎないで　ほしい　と　私わたし　に　言いった。haha wa yasai o itameru mae ni koshou o iresuginaide hoshii to watashi ni itta.

My mother told me that she wants me not to add too much pepper before stir-frying the vegetables.

明日あした　の　弁当べんとう　に、　おにぎり　や　野菜やさい　を　詰つめて　おく。ashita no bentou ni, onigiri ya yasai o tsumete oku.

For tomorrow’s boxed lunch, I’ll pack rice balls and vegetables in advance.

母はは　は　鍋なべ　で　野菜やさい　や　肉にく　を　よく　煮にて　から、　最後さいご　に　みそ　を　混まぜる。haha wa nabe de yasai ya niku o yoku nite kara, saigo ni miso o mazeru.

My mother simmers vegetables and meat well in a pot, and then mixes in miso at the end.

野菜やさい　を　よく　煮にる　と、　スープ　の　味あじ　が　よく　なります。yasai o yoku niru to, suupu no aji ga yoku narimasu.

If you simmer the vegetables well, the soup tastes better.

この　スーパー　は　野菜やさい　の　売うり場ば　が　広ひろくて、　夕方ゆうがた　に　は　トマト　が　特売とくばい　に　なること　が　多おおい。kono suupaa wa yasai no uriba ga hirokute, yuugata ni wa tomato ga tokubai ni narukoto ga ooi.

This supermarket has a large vegetable section, and tomatoes often go on sale in the evening.

弟おとうと　は　野菜やさい　を　食たべるの　を　嫌いやがる　ので、　母はは　は　スープ　に　入いれて　出だします。otouto wa yasai o taberuno o iyagaru node, haha wa suupu ni irete dashimasu.

My younger brother dislikes eating vegetables, so my mother serves them in soup.

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