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朝御飯

あさごはん

breakfast

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Examples

  1. 毎朝、朝御飯を食べます。

    まいあさ、あさごはんをたべます。

    I eat breakfast every morning.

  2. 朝御飯は何がいいですか。

    あさごはんはなにがいいですか。

    What would you like for breakfast?

  3. 今日は時間がなくて、朝御飯を食べませんでした。

    きょうはじかんがなくて、あさごはんをたべませんでした。

    I had no time today, so I didn't have breakfast.

Common patterns

朝御飯を食べる
eat breakfast
朝御飯を作る
make breakfast
朝御飯の前に
before breakfast

Memory tip

御飯 literally means cooked rice, so the three meals are simply morning-rice, noon-rice and evening-rice. In print it is usually softened to 朝ごはん; 朝食 is the formal word on menus.

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