居酒屋
(いざかや)
Learn izakaya dishes and items.
Izakaya is a Japanese bar-restaurant where you sit down to have some drinks and food. The dishes are usually shared and range from salty fried foods that go well with alcohol to seasonal fares.





































Listen to the pronunciations in the video.
Vocabulary Review:
おしぼり
hot towel
生ビール
draft beer
ノンアルコールビール
non-alcoholic beer
お通し
an appetizer that is served in place of a table charge
割り箸
disposable chopsticks
枝豆
edamame (young soy beans)
冷やしトマト
chilled tomatoes
だし巻き玉子
Japanese omelet
とり皿
small plates
チューハイ
shochu and soda
冷奴
chilled tofu
なす田楽
miso-glazed grilled eggplant
もろきゅう
young cucumber
生搾りグレープフルーツサワー
freshly squeezed grapefruit shochu soda
焼き餃子
pan-fried dumplings
アスパラベーコン巻き
bacon-wrapped asparagus
フライドポテト
french fries
梅酒
plum wine
月見つくね
chicken patties with egg yolk
ねぎま
chicken and leek skewer
手羽先
chicken wings
冷酒
cold sake
熱燗
hot sake
銀杏
gingko nuts
ししゃも
Japanese smelt
おでん
a type of Japanese hot pot
焼酎お湯割り
shochu with hot water
おむすび
rice ball
焼きおにぎり
grilled rice ball
お茶漬け
green tea over rice
漬物
pickles
抹茶白玉ぜんざい
matcha ice cream with sweet red bean paste and shiratama dango
シャーベット
sorbet
温かいお茶
hot tea
お冷
water
つまようじ
toothpick
お会計
the check
Learn phrases that you can use at an izakaya (Part 1 – 3):
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