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How to Say ‘I've never had plum wine.’ in Japanese

梅酒、飲んだことないです。

umeshu non da koto nai desu

[OO-meh-shoo NOHN dah koto nai dess]

💬 Usage Tip: A pause after 梅酒 sets it up as the topic, a casual way of saying "as for plum wine" without any particle.

Phrase Breakdown

梅酒、

umeshu

plum wine,

The topic is stated first, with a short pause after it. Say u-me-shu.

Example

梅酒、ありますか？

Do you have plum wine?

Words in this phrase

梅酒

umeshu

[OO-meh-shoo]

plum wine

Sweet Japanese liqueur made from ume plums.

Example

梅酒をロックでください。

Plum wine on the rocks, please.

飲んだことないです。

non da koto nai desu

I've never drunk (it)

～たことないです expresses no past experience. Hold the 'n' in nonda.

Example

納豆、食べたことないです。

I've never eaten natto.

Words in this phrase

飲ん

non

[NOHN]

drink

Form of 飲む used before the te-ending で.

Example

水を飲んでください。

Please drink water.

だ

[dah]

past tense ending (after n-sound)

Past marker ta becomes da after verbs like nomu; with koto ga nai it means 'have never done'.

Example

日本酒を飲んだことがあります。

I have drunk sake before.

こと

koto

[koto]

thing

Refers to an object or matter.

Example

面白いことがあった。

Something interesting happened.

ない

nai

[nai]

not

Indicates negation or absence.

Example

問題はない。

There is no problem.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

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