Japanese 101 - Lesson 5
"Groceries"
YAOYA (yah-oh-yah) A small store or stand that only sells produce. A good place to find fresh food, but beware of owner's trying to "stretch" their wares.
YASAI (yah-sigh) Vegetables. The mortal enemy of many, but a necessary evil.
KUDAMONO (coo-dah-moe-no) Fruit.
TORINIKKU (toh-ree-knee-coo) Chicken. Literally "bird meat".
TAMAGO (ta-mah-goh) Egg.
MAME (mah-may) Beans. The "magical" fruit.
JAGAIMO (jah-ga-ee-mo) Potato. Slice it, dice it, boil it, mash it, grind it into flour. Still a potato.
GOHAN (goh-hahn) Rice, food, meal. Literally "cooked rice", but rice is such a staple that it just means "food" anyway. It's like saying "soup's on!" even when you're not cooking soup.
KOME (koh-may) Rice. But isn't "gohan" also the word for rice? Yews. The Japanese have many words for rice.
SUUPAA (sooo-paah) Supermarket. Otherwise known as a grocery store :D
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