How do you say "pasta" in Japanese?

パスタ

pasuta

Noun Katakana

In Japanese, "pasta" is パスタ (pasuta).

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Pronunciation

Pasuta breaks the English cluster 'st' into two syllables: pa-su-ta, with a light 'su' you barely voice.

Writing and usage

パスタ 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

私たちはトマトソースをつけたパスタを食べました。

watashitachi ha tomatosoosu wotsuketa pasuta wo tabe mashita.

We ate pasta with tomato sauce.

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How to remember パスタ

Pasuta is 'pasta' with a tiny hiccup of 'su' in the middle, like the word tripped slightly on the noodles.

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Questions about パスタ

How do you pronounce パスタ?

Pasuta breaks the English cluster 'st' into two syllables: pa-su-ta, with a light 'su' you barely voice.

Is パスタ formal or casual?

パスタ 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 パスタ written in Japanese?

パスタ is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as pasuta.

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