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Learn Hardcore Japanese: butaniku - pork

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 39
/butaniku

butaniku

Word

豚肉ぶたにくbutaniku

Meaning

pork

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of butaniku

今夜こにゃ　は　牛肉ぎゅうにく　で　は　なく、　豚肉ぶたにく　を　使つかって　カレー　を　作つくる　つもり　です。konya wa gyuuniku de wa naku, butaniku o tsukatte karee o tsukuru tsumori desu.

Tonight I plan to make curry with pork rather than beef.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

妹いもうと　は　肉にく　の　売うり場ば　で　牛肉ぎゅうにく　を　見みた　あと、　特売とくばい　の　豚肉ぶたにく　を　選えらびましたimouto wa niku no uriba de gyuuniku o mita ato, tokubai no butaniku o erabimashita

After looking at the beef in the meat section, my younger sister chose the pork that was on sale.

彼女かのじょ　は　牛肉ぎゅうにく　より　豚肉ぶたにく　の　ほう　が　やわらかくて　食たべやすい　と　言いって　いました。kanojo wa gyuuniku yori butaniku no hou ga yawarakakute tabeyasui to itte imashita.

She said pork is softer and easier to eat than beef.

母はは　は　キャベツ　を　小ちいさく　切きって、　豚肉ぶたにく　と　一緒いっしょ　に　炒いためます。haha wa kyabetsu o chiisaku kitte, butaniku to issho ni itamemasu.

My mother cuts the cabbage into small pieces and stir-fries it together with pork.

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