by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What did you have for breakfast?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrases are :
What did you have for breakfast?
朝ごはん何食べた？ (casual)
asagohan nanitabeta
朝ごはん何食べました？ (polite)
asagohan nanitabemashita
What did you have for lunch?
お昼何食べた？ (casual)
ohiru nanitabeta
お昼何食べました？ (polite)
ohiru nanitabemashita
What did you have for dinner?
夜ごはん何食べた？ (casual)
yorugohan nanitabeta
夜ごはん何食べました？ (polite)
yorugohan nanitabemashita
- What did you have for …? ＝ あなたは … 何食べた？ anatawa … nanitabeta
- breakfast ＝ 朝ごはん asagohan
- lunch ＝ 昼ごはん hirugohan OR お昼 ohiru
- 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 / お昼
lunch
夜ごはん
dinner
＋
（あなたは）何食べた？
what (did you) have?