The Japanese vocabulary「ケーキ (kēki)」means “cake.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
Key Word | ケーキ |
Hiragana | |
Romaji Reading | kēki |
English Meaning | cake |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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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 | 今日は娘の誕生日なので、ケーキを買いに行った。 |
Romaji Reading | Kyō wa musume no tanjōbi nanode, kēki o kai ni itta. |
English Meaning | Today is my daughter’s birthday, so I went out to buy a cake. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 今日は娘の誕生日なので、ケーキを買いに行きました。 |
Romaji Reading | Kyō wa musume no tanjōbi nanode, kēki o kai ni ikimashita. |
English Meaning | Today is my daughter’s birthday, so I went out to buy a cake. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | ケーキを買って友達の家に持って行く。 |
Romaji Reading | Kēki o katte tomodachi no ie ni motte iku. |
English Meaning | I’m going to buy a cake and bring it to my friend’s house. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | ケーキを買って友達の家に持って行きます。 |
Romaji Reading | Kēki o katte tomodachi no ie ni motte ikimasu. |
English Meaning | I’m going to buy a cake and bring it to my friend’s house. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | ショートケーキとチーズケーキ、どっちが好き? |
Romaji Reading | Shōto kēki to chīzu kēki, docchi ga suki? |
English Meaning | Which do you prefer, strawberry sponge cake or cheesecake? (Spoken and Non-Honorific Language) |
Japanese Sentence | ショートケーキとチーズケーキ、どちらが好きですか。 |
Romaji Reading | Shōto kēki to chīzu kēki, dochira ga sukidesu ka. |
English Meaning | Which do you prefer, strawberry sponge cake or cheesecake? (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 娘は五歳なので、ケーキにロウソクを五本立てた。 |
Romaji Reading | Musume wa go-sai nanode, kēki ni rōsoku o go-hon tateta. |
English Meaning | My daughter is five years old, so I put five candles on the cake. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 娘は五歳なので、ケーキにロウソクを五本立てました。 |
Romaji Reading | Musume wa go-sai nanode, kēki ni rōsoku o go-hon tatemashita. |
English Meaning | My daughter is five years old, so I put five candles on the cake. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 今週末はケーキ作りをする。 |
Romaji Reading | Konshūmatsu wa kēki-zukuri o suru. |
English Meaning | I’m going to make a cake this weekend. (Plain Form) |
If you do not know why I did not use “bake” in this translation, please ask about it in our lesson or mail support.
Japanese Sentence | 今週末はケーキ作りをします。 |
Romaji Reading | Konshūmatsu wa kēki-zukuri o shimasu. |
English Meaning | I’m going to make a cake this weekend. (Polite Form) |