How to Say “What did you have for breakfast / lunch / dinner?” in Japanese

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?