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Learn Hardcore Japanese: zyagaimo - potato

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 36
/jagaimo

jagaimo

Word

じゃがいもjagaimo

Meaning

potato

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of jagaimo

じゃがいも　を　ゆでて　から　鍋なべ　に　入いれる　と、　すぐ　食たべられる。jagaimo o yudete kara nabe ni ireru to, sugu taberareru.

If you boil the potatoes before putting them in the pot, you can eat them soon.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

買かい物もの　に　行いった　母はは　が、　カレー　の　材料ざいりょう　の　にんじん　と　玉たまねぎ　と　じゃがいも　を　たくさん　買かって　きた。kaimono ni itta haha ga, karee no zairyou no ninjin to tamanegi to jagaimo o takusan katte kita.

My mother, who went shopping, bought a lot of carrots, onions, and potatoes for curry.

私わたし　は　じゃがいも　を　ゆでた　あと、　塩しお　と　こしょう　を　少すこし　かけて　食たべるの　が　好すき　だ。watashi wa jagaimo o yudeta ato, shio to koshou o sukoshi kakete taberuno ga suki da.

After boiling potatoes, I like eating them with a little salt and pepper.

じゃがいも　の　料理りょうり　を　作つくる　とき　は、　材料ざいりょう　を　先さき　に　切きって　おく　と　楽らく　だ。jagaimo no ryouri o tsukuru toki wa, zairyou o saki ni kitte oku to raku da.

When making potato dishes, it is easier if you cut the ingredients first.

じゃがいも　を　やわらかく　煮にた　あと、　それ　を　パン　で　包つつんで　食たべて　みた。jagaimo o yawarakaku nita ato, sore o pan de tsutsunde tabete mita.

After boiling the potatoes until soft, I tried wrapping them in bread and eating them.

母はは　は　じゃがいも　と　にんじん　を　鍋なべ　で　やわらかく　煮にます。haha wa jagaimo to ninjin o nabe de yawarakaku nimasu.

My mother simmers potatoes and carrots in a pot until they are soft.

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