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.
| Japanese Sentence | これは、パパイヤの葉っぱだ。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kore wa, papaiya no happa da. |
| English Meaning | These are papaya leaves. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | これは、パパイヤの葉っぱです。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kore wa, papaiya no happa desu. |
| English Meaning | These are papaya leaves. (Polite Form) |
The situation is in a grocery store:
| Japanese Sentence | パパイヤは売ってる？ |
| Romaji Reading | Papaiya wa utteru? |
| English Meaning | Do you sell papayas? (Spoken and Non-Honorific Language) |
The situation is in a grocery store:
| Japanese Sentence | パパイヤは売っていますか。 |
| Romaji Reading | Papaiya wa utte imasu ka. |
| English Meaning | Do you sell papayas? (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | パパイヤの絵を描いて、賞をもらった。 |
| Romaji Reading | Papaiya no e o kaite, shō o moratta. |
| English Meaning | I drew a picture of a papaya and won an award. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | パパイヤの絵を描いて、賞をもらいました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Papaiya no e o kaite, shō o moraimashita. |
| English Meaning | I drew a picture of a papaya and won an award. (Polite Form) |
