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昼御飯

ひるごはん

midday meal

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Examples

  1. 昼御飯を食べましたか。

    ひるごはんをたべましたか。

    Have you had lunch?

  2. 昼御飯を食べに外に出ませんか。

    ひるごはんをたべにそとにでませんか。

    How about going out for lunch?

  3. 毎日、会社の近くの店で昼御飯を食べます。

    まいにち、かいしゃのちかくのみせでひるごはんをたべます。

    I eat lunch every day at a shop near the office.

Common patterns

昼御飯を食べる
eat lunch
昼御飯の時間
lunchtime
昼御飯を作る
make lunch

Memory tip

The middle member of the 朝御飯 / 昼御飯 / 晩御飯 set. 昼食 is the formal written word, ランチ is the one on café menus.

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