How to say “banana” in Japanese | バナナ (banana)

The Japanese vocabulary「バナナ (banana)」means “banana.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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Key Word	バナナ
Hiragana
Romaji Reading	banana
English Meaning	banana

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.

Japanese Sentence	朝食ちょうしょくにバナナをどうぞ。
Romaji Reading	Chōshoku ni banana o dōzo.
English Meaning	Have bananas for your breakfast. (Spoken & Non-honorific Language)

Japanese Sentence	朝食にバナナを召めし上あがってください。
Romaji Reading	Chōshoku ni banana o meshiagatte kudasai.
English Meaning	Please have bananas for your breakfast. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	バナナが熟うれて黒くろくなった。
Romaji Reading	Banana ga urete kuroku natta.
English Meaning	The bananas have ripened and turned black. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	バナナが熟れて黒くなりました。
Romaji Reading	Banana ga urete kuroku narimashita.
English Meaning	The bananas have ripened and turned black. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	バナナを買かう時ときは、少すこし青あおいものを選えらぶ。
Romaji Reading	Banana o kau toki wa, sukoshi aoi mono o erabu.
English Meaning	When I buy bananas, I choose ones that are a little blue. (Literal Translation, Plain Form)

「青あお」means “blue” and「緑みどり」means “green.” In this case, we say「青あおい」, not「緑みどり」. Therefore, the natural English translation is “When I buy bananas, I choose ones that are a little green.” By the way,「青あおい」is an adjective.

Japanese Sentence	バナナを買う時は、少し青いものを選びます。
Romaji Reading	Banana o kau toki wa, sukoshi aoi mono o erabimasu.
English Meaning	When I buy bananas, I choose ones that are a little blue. (Literal Translation, Polite Form)

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