Food
和牛
A short easy Japanese food blog about wagyu beef and deciding whether to make sukiyaki, yakiniku, or gyudon.
和牛が好きですか？
Do you like wagyu beef?
和牛は少し高いですよね😱
Wagyu is a little expensive, isn’t it?
でも、とてもおいしいです💕
But it’s very delicious!
今日は何を作ろうかな。
What should I make today?
すき焼き？焼き肉？牛丼？
Sukiyaki? Yakiniku? Gyudon?
みなさんは何が食べたいですか？✨
What would you like to eat?
「焼き肉」 is read 「やきにく」, and 「牛丼」 is read 「ぎゅうどん」. In 「ぎゅう」, the 「う」 lengthens the vowel, so pronounce it with an extra beat rather than as a short 「ぎゅ」.
Today's Words
- 和牛wagyu; Japanese beef
- 高いexpensive; high
- すき焼きsukiyaki; beef and vegetables simmered in a sweet-savory sauce
- 焼き肉yakiniku; Japanese-style grilled meat
- 牛丼gyudon; a bowl of rice topped with simmered beef
What You Can Practice
- 「〜が好きですか」 asks whether someone likes something. Here, 「和牛が好きですか」 means “Do you like wagyu?”
- The sentence-ending 「〜ですよね」 gently asks the listener to agree: 「高いですよね」 means “It’s expensive, isn’t it?”
- 「何を作ろうかな」 expresses thinking aloud: “What should I make?” or “I wonder what I should make.”