In Japanese, "waffle" is ワッフル (waffuru). It is a noun pronounced "wah-ffoo-roo".
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ワッフル is written in katakana. Romanised as waffuru, it sounds roughly like "wah-ffoo-roo" to an English ear.
ワッフルを一つください。
Waffuru wo hitotsu kudasai.
One waffle, please.
Waffuru (ワッフル) is the Japanese word for waffle. Food vocabulary is among the most practical for daily life in Japan and is used constantly in markets, restaurants, and home cooking.
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Buy on Steamワッフル is romanised as waffuru. Say it roughly like "wah-ffoo-roo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ワッフル 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.
ワッフル is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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