おやつ – Vocabulary details

おやつ

Meanings

Noun

1. between-meal snack

おやつはまだ大たい量りょうにある。There are still lots of snacks left.

2. mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

そういえばちょうどおやつの時じ間かんじゃないかしら。Come to think of it, isn't it just about snack time?

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Used in: 1680

Composed of

お

honorific/polite/humble prefix

やつ

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

Examples (11 in total)

おやつはどう？

How about a snack?

お前まえの分ぶんのおやつだ。

Here's your share of the snacks.

すごく美お味いしいおやつだね！

What a delicious snack!

おやつはまだ大たい量りょうにある。

There are still lots of snacks left.

いい感かんじのおやつを食たべれて良よかったな。

I'm glad I got to eat some nice snacks.

子こ供どもたちは三さん時じにおやつを食たべる。

The children have a snack at three o'clock.

トムはおやつを用よう意いしてくれた。

Tom fixed us a snack.

仕し事ごとに戻もどる前まえにおやつを食たべた。

I had a snack before I went back to work.

まだおやつの時じ間かんには早はやいはずだが。

It should still be too early for snack time.

そういえばちょうどおやつの時じ間かんじゃないかしら。

Come to think of it, isn't it just about snack time?

きっと今いま僕ぼくはおやつをねだる犬いぬのような顔かおをしているのだろう。

I must surely have the face of a dog begging for a snack right now.

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Examples (11 in total)