The Japanese vocabulary「牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう、gyūnyū)」means “milk.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 牛乳 |
| Hiragana | ぎゅうにゅう |
| Romaji Reading | gyūnyū |
| English Meaning | milk |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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 | 牛乳を買いに行く。 |
| Romaji Reading | Gyūnyū o kai ni iku. |
| English Meaning | I’m going to buy milk. (Plain Form, Literal Translation) |
| Japanese Sentence | 牛乳を買いに行きます。 |
| Romaji Reading | Gyūnyū o kai ni ikimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’m going to buy milk. (Polite Form, Literal Translation) |
| Japanese Sentence | コーンフレークに牛乳を入れて食べた。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kōnfurēku ni gyūnyū o irete tabeta. |
| English Meaning | I put milk in the cornflakes and ate it. (Literal Translation, Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | コーンフレークに牛乳を入れて食べました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kōnfurēku ni gyūnyū o irete tabemashita. |
| English Meaning | I put milk in the cereal and ate it. (Literal Translation, Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 私の彼はいつもコーヒーに牛乳を入れる。 |
| Romaji Reading | Watashi no kare wa itsumo kōhī ni gyūnyū o ireru. |
| English Meaning | My boyfriend always puts milk in his coffee. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 私の彼はいつもコーヒーに牛乳を入れます。 |
| Romaji Reading | Watashi no kare wa itsumo kōhī ni gyūnyū o iremasu. |
| English Meaning | My boyfriend always puts milk in his coffee. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 毎朝牛乳飲む？ |
| Romaji Reading | Maiasa gyūnyū nomu? |
| English Meaning | Do you drink milk every morning?
(Spoken and Non-honorific Language, Casual) |
| Japanese Sentence | 毎朝牛乳を飲みますか。 |
| Romaji Reading | Maiasa gyūnyū o nomimasu ka. |
| English Meaning | Do you drink milk every morning? (Polite Form) |
