How to say “potato” in Japanese | ジャガイモ (じゃがいも、jagaimo)

The Japanese vocabulary「ジャガイモ (じゃがいも、jagaimo)」means “potato.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	ジャガイモ
Hiragana	じゃがいも
Romaji Reading	jagaimo
English Meaning	potato

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 put potatoes in curry.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	カレーにはジャガイモを入いれる。
Romaji Reading	Karē ni wa jagaimo o ireru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	カレーにはジャガイモを入れます。
Romaji Reading	Karē ni wa jagaimo o iremasu.

I harvested large potatoes.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	大おおきなジャガイモを収穫しゅうかくした。
Romaji Reading	Ōkina jagaimo o shūkaku shita.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	大きなジャガイモを収穫しました。
Romaji Reading	Ōkina jagaimo o shūkaku shimashita.

I made potato chips from potatoes.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	ジャガイモでポテトチップスを作つくった。
Romaji Reading	Jagaimo de poteto chippusu o tsukutta.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	ジャガイモでポテトチップスを作りました。
Romaji Reading	Jagaimo de poteto chippusu o tsukurimashita.

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