How do you say "cafeteria" in Japanese?

カフェテリア

kafeteria

Noun Katakana

In Japanese, "cafeteria" is カフェテリア (kafeteria).

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Pronunciation

Kafeteria borrows straight from English, so read it ka-fe-te-ri-a, keeping each vowel short and distinct rather than blending them.

Writing and usage

カフェテリア is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

昼食は学校の食堂で食べました。

chuushoku ha gakkou no shokudou de tabe mashita.

We ate lunch in the school cafeteria.

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How to remember カフェテリア

Kafeteria is nearly identical to the English word, just with clean vowels added between the consonants you already know.

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Questions about カフェテリア

How do you pronounce カフェテリア?

Kafeteria borrows straight from English, so read it ka-fe-te-ri-a, keeping each vowel short and distinct rather than blending them.

Is カフェテリア formal or casual?

カフェテリア is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is カフェテリア written in Japanese?

カフェテリア is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as kafeteria.

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"Cafeteria" in other languages

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