How to say “onion” in Japanese | 玉ねぎ (たまねぎ、tamanegi)

The Japanese vocabulary「玉ねぎ (たまねぎ、tamanegi)」means “onion.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	玉ねぎ
Hiragana	たまねぎ
Romaji Reading	tamanegi
English Meaning	onion

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	玉たまねぎをみじん切ぎりにする。
Romaji Reading	Tamanegi o mijingiri ni suru.
English Meaning	I’ll mince the onion. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	玉ねぎをみじん切りにします。
Romaji Reading	Tamanegi o mijingiri ni shimasu.
English Meaning	I’ll mince the onion. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	祖母そぼから玉たまねぎが送おくられてきた。
Romaji Reading	Sobo kara tamanegi ga okurarete kita.
English Meaning	The onions my grandmother sent have arrived. (Plain Form)

If you do not know why I used “arrived” in this translation, please ask about it in our lesson or mail support. The key point is the difference between「送られた」and「送られてきた」.

Japanese Sentence	祖母から玉ねぎが送られてきました。
Romaji Reading	Sobo kara tamanegi ga okurarete kimashita.
English Meaning	The onions my grandmother sent have arrived. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	私わたしは、玉たまねぎを使つかった料りょう理りが好すきだ。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, tamanegi o tsukatta ryōri ga sukida.
English Meaning	I like dishes with onions. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は、玉ねぎを使った料理が好きです。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, tamanegi o tsukatta ryōri ga sukidesu.
English Meaning	I like dishes with onions. (Polite Form)

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