How to say “ice cream” in Japanese | アイスクリーム (aisu kurīmu)

The Japanese vocabulary「アイスクリーム (aisu kurīmu)」means “ice cream.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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Key Word	アイスクリーム	アイス
Hiragana
Romaji Reading	aisu kurīmu	aisu
English Meaning	ice cream	ice cream　 Short for「アイスクリーム」

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I like vanilla ice cream the most.

Spoken and Non-Honorific Language:

バニラアイスが一番好き。
Baniraaisu ga ichiban suki.

Plain Form:

バニラアイスが一番いちばん好すきだ。
Baniraaisu ga ichiban sukida.

Plain Form:

バニラアイスが一番いちばん好すきです。
Baniraaisu ga ichiban sukidesu.

I want to eat ice cream now.

Plain Form:

今いま、アイスが食たべたい。
Ima, aisu ga tabetai.

Polite Form:

今、アイスが食べたいです。
Ima, aisu ga tabetai desu.

Unfortunately, I dropped my ice cream.

Plain Form:

アイスを落おとしてしまった。
Aisu o otoshite shimatta.

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Polite Form:

アイスを落としてしまいました。
Aisu o otoshite shimaimashita.

I’m going to go to the convenience store now to buy ice cream.

Plain Form:

今いまからコンビニにアイスを買かいに行いく。
Ima kara konbini ni aisu o kai ni iku.

Polite Form:

今からコンビニにアイスを買いに行きます。
Ima kara konbini ni aisu o kai ni ikimasu.

By the way, translating it as “I’m going to buy ice cream at the convenience store now.” is not the exact English translation. We will teach the reason in “Ichiyo’s Japanese Online Lesson.”