by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Did you have breakfast?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrases are :
Did you have breakfast?
朝ごはん食べた？ (casual)
asagohan tabeta
朝ごはん食べました？ (polite)
asagohan tabemashita
Did you have lunch?
昼ごはん食べた？ (casual)
hirugohan tabeta
昼ごはん食べました？ (polite)
hirugohan tabemashita
Did you have dinner?
夜ごはん食べた？ (casual)
yorugohan tabeta
夜ごはん食べました？ (polite)
yorugohan tabemashita
- Did you have …? ＝ あなたは … 食べた？ anatawa … tabeta
- breakfast ＝ 朝ごはん asagohan
- lunch ＝ 昼ごはん hirugohan
- dinner ＝ 夜ごはん yorugohan
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.
朝ごはん
breakfast
昼ごはん
lunch
夜ごはん
dinner
＋
（あなたは）食べた？
(did you) have?