The Japanese vocabulary「パパイヤ (papaiya)」means “papaya.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
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| Key Word | パパイヤ |
| Hiragana | |
| Romaji Reading | papaiya |
| English Meaning | papaya |
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.
These are papaya leaves.
Plain Form:
これは、パパイヤの葉っぱだ。
Kore wa, papaiya no happa da.
Polite Form:
これは、パパイヤの葉っぱです。
Kore wa, papaiya no happa desu.
Do you sell papayas?
The situation is in a grocery store:
Spoken and Non-Honorific Language:
パパイヤは売ってる？
Papaiya wa utteru?
Polite Form:
パパイヤは売っていますか。
Papaiya wa utte imasu ka.
I drew a picture of a papaya and won an award.
Plain Form:
パパイヤの絵を描いて、賞をもらった。
Papaiya no e o kaite, shō o moratta.
Polite Form:
パパイヤの絵を描いて、賞をもらいました。
Papaiya no e o kaite, shō o moraimashita.
I ate papaya in India.
Plain Form:
インドでパパイヤを食べた。
Indo de papaiya o tabeta.
Polite Form:
インドでパパイヤを食べました。
Indo de papaiya o tabemashita.
Green papaya is often used in cooking.
Plain Form:
青いパパイヤは料理に使うことが多い。
Aoi papaiya wa ryōri ni tsukau koto ga ōi.
In Japan, we sometimes express that green things are blue.
Polite Form:
青いパパイヤは料理に使うことが多いです。
Aoi papaiya wa ryōri ni tsukau koto ga ōi desu.
I can’t eat papaya because I’m allergic to it.
Plain Form:
パパイヤはアレルギーなので食べられない。
Papaiya wa arerugī nanode taberarenai.
Polite Form:
パパイヤはアレルギーなので食べられません。
Papaiya wa arerugī nanode taberaremasen.
