August 21st, Moku Mundo! Language, arts and laughs for all ages Read More. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Reject Read More. Note: In the title I wrote these words in Kanji, but in practical use I think the their hiragana forms are more common. I am living in Tokyo and in an informal situation, all males use umai for food even foreign males. Boyish women use it as well, but it is not normal..
And me thinking all this time that it was funny they used the words delicious in sports…. This article will help you learn different words you can use to describe anything you eat in Japanese. Some of these may be used a bit differently than we use these English words. If you look them up, they have almost exactly the same definition. However, they are used a bit different. You can decide which fits your style, or use them both. This is probably because in cooking, sweetness can be used to cut heat.
A very casual and common way to say delicious in Japanese is umai. Maiu is very similar to umai and most often heard by celebrities on TV. It translates to roughly mean that something is so wonderful that everyone is impressed by it.
Zeppin can be used in both formal and informal situations. When used in a conversation, you would say Zeppin desu ne! And the next time you pass by a Japanese restaurant and see the word Zeppin , check it out, it means their food should be impressively delicious!
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