English to Japanese: Learn Food Vocabulary and Drink Words in Japanese

If you are looking for a place to build on your basic Japanese vocabulary - especially when it comes to learning Japanese food vocabulary and drink words, this page should help you get a decent start. Look through the list below to see what new food and drink words you can learn in Japanese today with our English to Japanese food dictionary!

This page contains many food and drink words, translated from English to Japanese. First is the list of food words, followed by the list of drink words, then the list of general food and drink related words and phrases.

Food and Drink Words Translated from English to Japanese:

Whether you are learning about Japanese food and drink words in Japan, taking an online Japanese class, or plan to enrol yourself in Japanese language immersion school, our English to Japanese dictionary is always being updated with new food and drink words in Japanese which makes it an excellent supplement for those trying to learn how to speak Japanese.

View this list of Japanese food and drink words with translations from: Japanese to English or English to Japanese

(Words in bold added during the last update. Latest additions can also been seen on our Twitter page: LearnJapaneseCL.)

English to Japanese Food Words:

Banana ➔ Banana

Bread ➔ Pan

Butter ➔ Bataa

Cake ➔ Keeki

Cheese ➔ Chiizu

Egg ➔ Tamago

Fish ➔ Sakana

Green onion ➔ Negi

Horse radish ➔ Wasabi

Ice cream ➔ Aisu kuriimu

Japanese radish ➔ Daikon

Meat ➔ Niku

Melon ➔ Meron

Octopus ➔ Tako

Orange ➔ Orenji

Peach ➔ Momo

Pear ➔ Nashi

Riceball ➔ Onigiri

Spinach ➔ Hourensou

Strawberry ➔ Ichigo

Sugar ➔ Satou

Tomato ➔ Tomato

Tuna ➔ Maguro

Vinegar ➔ Su

English to Japanese Drink Words:

Beer ➔ Biru

Cocoa ➔ Kokoa

Coffee ➔ Koohii

Japanese Tea ➔ Ocha

Juice ➔ Juusu

Milk ➔ Miruku

Water ➔ Mizu

Wine ➔ Wain

General Food and Drink Related Words and Phrases from English to Japanese:

I will receive ➔ Itadakimasu (Said before eating)

Thanks for the good meal ➔ Ogochisousama deshita / Gochisosama (Said after eating)

Stomach ➔ Onaka

I'm hungry ➔ Onaka ga suita

I'm full ➔ Onaka ga ippai desu

Breakfast ➔ Asagohan

Lunch ➔ Hirugohan

Dinner ➔ Bangohan

Ate ➔ Tabeta

Coffee shop ➔ Kissaten

Delicious ➔ Oishii

I would like some ice cream ➔ Aisu kuriimu o kudasai

Restaurant greeting ➔ Irasshaimasen (Said to the person entering the restaurant)

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Japanese myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.