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How to Say ‘Milk other than cow's milk’ in Japanese

牛乳以外のミルク

gyuunyuu igai no miruku

[GYOO-nyoo igai noh miruku]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 以外の between two nouns to mean "other than": コーヒー以外の飲み物 "drinks other than coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

牛乳以外の

gyuunyuu igai no

other than cow's milk

牛乳 (gyūnyū) means cow's milk. 以外の (igai no) means 'other than'. Say it 'gyū-nyū i-gai no'.

Example

牛乳以外の飲み物はありますか?

Do you have drinks other than milk?

Words in this phrase

牛乳

gyuunyuu

[GYOO-nyoo]

cow's milk

Regular dairy milk from cows.

Example

牛乳を一杯飲みます。

I drink a glass of milk.

以外

igai

[igai]

Except

Indicating exclusion.

Example

スリムフィット以外のジーンズを試着しました。

I tried on jeans except slim fit.

の

no

[noh]

of; linking particle

A particle that connects words, like showing possession or linking a day and time.

Example

土曜日の七時にお願いします。

Saturday at seven, please.

ミルク

miruku

[miruku]

milk

Liquid food produced by mammals.

Example

牛乳を飲みます。

I drink milk.

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