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How to Say ‘Does this have pork in it?’ in Japanese

これに豚肉は入っていますか？

kore ni butaniku wa haitsu te i masu ka

[koh-reh ni boo-TAH-nee-koo wah HAIT teh ee mahs kah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Pork often hides in broths, gyoza and ramen. It's worth asking even when a dish looks meat-free.

Phrase Breakdown

これに豚肉は

kore ni butaniku wa

in this, pork (topic)

これに means 'in this', and 豚肉 (butaniku) means 'pork'. は (wa) marks pork as the topic.

Example

これに牛肉は使っていますか？

Is beef used in this?

Words in this phrase

これ

kore

[koh-reh]

this (one)

これ means “this.” Use when pointing to a product: これがいいです.

Example

これをください。

This one, please.

に

[ni]

Indicates the target or location of an action.

Example

日本に行く。

Go to Japan.

豚肉

butaniku

[boo-TAH-nee-koo]

pork

Noun combining 豚 (pig) and 肉 (meat); common to ask about for dietary reasons.

Example

豚肉が好きです。

I like pork.

は

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

入っていますか？

haitsu te i masu ka

is it contained?

Asks whether an ingredient is inside the food. Hold the small っ for one beat.

Example

ナッツは入っていますか？

Are there nuts in it?

Words in this phrase

入っ

haitsu

[HAIT]

enter (te-stem)

Stem of 入る, to go in, before て.

Example

部屋に入ってください。

Please come into the room.

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.

Example

てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。

When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.

い

[ee]

to be; ongoing state

Part of the progressive or current-state expression.

Example

空いていますかを確認します。

I will check whether they are available.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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