Japanese

コーヒー

コーヒー
Meaning: coffee
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

コ
ー
ヒ
ー

Example sentences

Drinking black coffee in the morning is a habit.
コーヒーだけ飲む
I drink only coffee.
食事の後でコーヒーを飲む
I drink coffee after a meal.
コーヒーに砂糖を入れる。
I put sugar in my coffee.
朝は普通、コーヒーを飲みます。
I usually drink coffee in the morning.
コーヒーでも飲まないか?
Won't you have some coffee?
ねえ、一緒にコーヒーを飲みに行こうよ。
Hey, let's go get some coffee together.
このコーヒーはとても熱いので、気をつけて飲んでください。
This coffee is very hot, so please be careful when drinking it.
コーヒーと紅茶、どちらになさいますか?
Would you like coffee or tea?
彼はクレジットカードでコーヒー代を払った
He paid for the coffee with a credit card.

Usage Notes

Usually written in katakana. The kanji '珈琲' is an ateji (phonetic assignment).

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