How to say “milk” in Japanese | 牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう、gyūnyū)

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 Readinggyūnyū
English Meaningmilk

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’m going to buy milk.

Plain form:

スーパーに牛乳ぎゅうにゅういにく。
Sūpā ni gyūnyū o kai ni iku.

Polite form:

スーパーに牛乳を買いに行きます。
Sūpā ni gyūnyū o kai ni ikimasu.


I put milk in the cornflakes and ate it.

Plain form:

コーンフレークに牛乳ぎゅうにゅうれてべた。
Kōnfurēku ni gyūnyū o irete tabeta.

Polite form:

コーンフレークに牛乳を入れて食べました。
Kōnfurēku ni gyūnyū o irete tabemashita.


My boyfriend always puts milk in his coffee.

Plain form:

わたしかれはいつもコーヒーに牛乳ぎゅうにゅうれる。
Watashi no kare wa itsumo kōhī ni gyūnyū o ireru.

Polite form:

私の彼はいつもコーヒーに牛乳を入れます。
Watashi no kare wa itsumo kōhī ni gyūnyū o iremasu.


Do you drink milk every morning?

Spoken and non-honorific language:

毎朝まいあさ牛乳ぎゅうにゅうむ?
Maiasa gyūnyū nomu?

Polite form:

毎朝牛乳を飲みますか。
Maiasa gyūnyū o nomimasu ka.

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