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お昼

おひる

lunch, noon

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Examples

  1. お昼は何を食べますか。

    おひるはなにをたべますか。

    What are you having for lunch?

  2. お昼までには戻ってきなさい。

    おひるまでにはもどってきなさい。

    You are supposed to be back by noon.

  3. お昼を食べてから、公園を散歩しませんか。

    おひるをたべてから、こうえんをさんぽしませんか。

    After lunch, shall we take a walk in the park?

Common patterns

お昼を食べる
to have lunch
お昼休み
lunch break
お昼ごろ
around noon

Memory tip

The friendly everyday word for both midday and the midday meal; 昼ご飯 is the plain equivalent and 昼食 the formal written one. The お is fixed here — people rarely say just 昼 for lunch.

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