Nihongo

ビール(ビール、biーru)
- beer

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ビール (ビール, romaji: biーru) means "beer" in Japanese. It is a N5 High-level Noun word.

Meaning:beer
Level:N5 High
Lexical Category:Noun (名詞)
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Meaning

The Japanese word ビールビール refers to "beer." It's a general term for alcoholic beverages made from fermented grains, usually barley, and flavored with hops. It can also refer to various types of beer.

Examples

⚫︎ ビールビールを一杯ください。 Translation: One beer, please. ⚫︎ 彼はいつも夕食にビールビールを飲みます。 Translation: He always drinks beer with dinner. ⚫︎ 私は様々な種類のビールビールを試すのが好きです。 Translation: I like to try different kinds of beer.

Usage

⚫︎ You can use ビールビール in casual and formal settings. ⚫︎ It’s commonly used when ordering a beer at a restaurant or bar. ⚫︎ You can also use it to talk about beer in general, like different brands or types.

Notation

⚫︎ ビールビール is primarily written in katakana, which is used for foreign loanwords. ⚫︎ It is not typically written with kanji. ⚫︎ There are no variations in okurigana.

Synonyms

There are no direct synonyms for beer itself in Japanese. However, you might use more specific terms depending on the type of beer: ⚫︎ 生ビール生ビール (nama biiru) - draft beer ⚫︎ クラフトビール (kurafuto biiru) - craft beer

Antonyms

There are no direct antonyms for beer. However, you could consider non-alcoholic beverages as opposites: ⚫︎ 水 (mizu) - water ⚫︎ ジュース (juusu) - juice ⚫︎ ソフトドリンク (sofuto dorinku) - soft drink

Example Sentence 1

今日は暑いから、冷たい《ビールビールが飲みたい。》 ・Translation: It's hot today, so I want to drink a cold beer. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a desire for a cold beer due to the hot weather.

Example Sentence 2

居酒屋で、まず《ビールビールを注文しました。》 ・Translation: I ordered beer first at the izakaya (Japanese pub). ・Explanation: This sentence describes the typical order of beer at the start of a meal at an izakaya.

Etymology

ビールビール is a loanword from the English word "beer." It was adopted into Japanese and written using katakana to represent the foreign sound.

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