How to Say ‘It's after meals.’ in Japanese
ご飯のあとです。
gohan no ato desu
[GOH-hahn noh AH-toh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Put のあと after a noun to say "after it": 仕事のあと "after work". Here ご飯 means a meal in general, not just rice.
Phrase Breakdown
ご飯の
gohan no
of the meal
ご飯 (gohan) means 'meal' or 'cooked rice'. の links it to the next word. Say 'go-han-no', with a full 'n' sound.
ご飯の時間です。
It's mealtime.
Words in this phrase
ご飯
gohan
[GOH-hahn]
meal; rice
Polite word for a meal or cooked rice.
ご飯を食べよう。
Let's eat.
の
no
[noh]
of
A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.
前の方が見やすいです。
The front area is easier to see from.
あとです。
ato desu
it's after
あと (ato) means 'after / later'. です makes it polite. Say 'a-to-des'.
仕事のあとです。
It's after work.
Words in this phrase
あと
ato
[AH-toh]
after
Noun meaning 'after'; Xのあと means 'after X'.
仕事のあとで会います。
We'll meet after work.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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