How to Say ‘Food time!’ in Japanese
ごはんだよ！
gohan da yo
[goh-hahn dah yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: だよ at the end announces something like "here's the thing!". You can use it for other announcements, like さんぽだよ (sanpo da yo) "walk time!".
Phrase Breakdown
ごはん
gohan
[goh-hahn]
meal; cooked rice
Common everyday word for a meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) or rice. In medicine instructions, often appears in phrases like ごはんのあと (after meals).
ごはんのあとにおなかがいたいです。
My stomach hurts after meals.
だ
da
[dah]
is; it is
Casual form of です used in plain speech.
それは本当だ。
That is true.
よ
yo
[yoh]
you know; emphasis
Sentence-ending particle that adds emphasis or friendly assertion.
大丈夫だよ。
It’s okay, you know.
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