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How do you say "this is delicious" in Japanese?
これは美味しい
koreha oishii
In Japanese, "this is delicious" is これは美味しい (koreha oishii).
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Pronunciation
Say koh-reh-wah oh-ee-shee, oishii has a held final ee, stretch it slightly to sound genuinely enthusiastic.
Writing and usage
これは美味しい is written using kanji. It's a phrase, 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
this is delicious
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How to remember これは美味しい
Oishii sounds like 'oh, ee, she', picture a chef gasping 'oh!' the moment she tastes her own delicious cooking.
Related words
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- how do you say this どう言うんだ? dou iu nda?
- i would like to order 注文したいのですが chuumon shitainodesuga
- is there a discount 割引はありますか? waribiki haarimasuka?
- where can i buy tickets チケットはどこで買えますか? chiketto hadokode kae masuka?
- what time does it open 開店時間は何時だ kaitenji kan ha nanji da
- what time does it close 閉店時間は何時だ heitenji kan ha nanji da
- can i have the menu メニューをもらえますか? menyuu womoraemasuka?
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Questions about これは美味しい
How do you pronounce これは美味しい?
Say koh-reh-wah oh-ee-shee, oishii has a held final ee, stretch it slightly to sound genuinely enthusiastic.
Is これは美味しい formal or casual?
これは美味しい is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is これは美味しい written in Japanese?
これは美味しい is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as koreha oishii.
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"This is delicious" in other languages
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