Vegetables in Japanese

 Let’s talk about Vegetables in Japanese

The next stop is Vegetables. Vegetables in Japanese やさい (野菜) read as Yasai. Growing up、 I am not a fan of vegetables. I am not a picky eater; I just don’t like vegetables. But growing old and my body started acting weird、 I realized that I needed to have vegetables in my diet. I am a fruit eater, so if I’m going to choose between fruits and vegetables、 I’ll choose fruits. Even though I am old, I still have a sweet tooth and bitter foods are not my thing. Bitter in Japanese is にがい (苦い) read as Nigai.

苦い食べ物はきらいです。 (にがいたべものはきらいです。I hate bitter foods.)

Let’s all eat vegetables or you will regret it just like how I regret it as I get older.

Let’s check the vegetables that I am familiar with:

Vegetables	Japanese	Romaji
Carrot	にんじん (人参)	Ni n ji n
Corn	トウモロコシ (玉蜀黍)	To u mo ro ko shi
Lettuce	レタス	Re ta su
Cauliflower	カリフラワー	Ka ri fu ra wa-
Broccoli	ブロッコリー	Bu ro kko ri-
Cabbage	キャベツ	Kya be tsu
Garlic	にんにく (大蒜)	Ni n ni ku
Ginger	しょうが (生姜)	Sho u ga
Onion	たまねぎ (玉葱)	Ta ma ne gi
Eggplant	ナス (茄子)	Na su
* Tomato	トマト	To ma to
Mushroom	キノコ (茸)	Ki no ko
Pumpkin	かぼちゃ (南瓜)	Ka bo cha
Green Pepper	ピーマン	Pi- man
Bitter Melon	ゴーヤ	Go- ya
Green Soybeans	えだまめ (枝豆)	E da ma me
Cucumber	きゅうり (胡瓜)	Kyu u ri
Beans / Peas	まめ (豆)	Ma me
Spinach	ほうれんそう (菠薐草)	Ho u re n so u
Okra	オクラ	O ku ra

If ever you want to know where the vegetable store is, you can either say:

 スーパーはどこですか？
(Su-pa- ha doko desu ka?)
Where is the supermarket?

** 野菜屋はどこにありますか？
(やさいやはどこにありますか？)
(Yasaiya ha doko ni arimasu ka?)
Where can I find the vegetable store?

 
*** 八百屋はどこにありますか？
(やおやはどこにありますか？)
(Yaoya ha doko ni arimasu ka?)
Where can I find the greengrocer?
 

 If you want to ask someone their favorite vegetable, you can either say:

 
好きな野菜は何ですか？
(すきなやさいはなんですか？)
(Sukina yasai ha nan desu ka?)
What are your favorite vegetables?

 
一番嫌いな野菜は何ですか？
(いちばんきらいなやさいはなんですか？)
(Ichiban kiraina yasai ha nan desu ka?)
What is your least favorite vegetable?

 

Note: * Tomato – I included it in the list of vegetables even though I already included it in the category of fruits. I grew up knowing that Tomato is a vegetable, but it is also a fruit.
** 野菜屋 is not often used in Japan. But it is translated as a Vegetable store.
*** 八百屋 means Greengrocer.

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