Meaning

Primary

Draft Beer

Alternative

Unpasteurized Beer

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You just learned the vocab , meaning fresh. Combined with the katakana word for beer makes this draft beer or unpasteurized beer.

Note that while in a lot of countries, "draft beer" refers only to beer that's drawn from a keg, 生ビール can also refer to unpasteurized canned or bottled beer, giving it a shorter shelf-life, but also keeping it fresh.

Reading

なまびーる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Be careful to use kun'yomi for here. Other than that, as long as you know your katakana, you should be good to go!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 生ビールをオーダーする

    to order draft beer

    生ビールをおかわりする

    to get another draft beer

    生ビールをのむ

    to drink draft beer

Context Sentences

生ビール、一つ下さい。

One draft beer, please.

これは生ビールのサーバーです。

This is a draft beer dispenser.

生ビールはテイクアウトできますか?

Can I get a draft beer to go?

Kanji Composition