On this page, you can learn how to say what you can’t eat in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| I can’t eat fish. |
| wa ta shi wa sa ka na wo ta be ru ko to ga de ki ma se n |
| 私は魚を食べることができません。 |
One by one
- 私 → I
- は → no meaning
- 魚(さかな) → fish
- を → no meaning
- 食べる(た・べる) → eat
- ことができません → cannot
Vocabulary

Vocabulary: Food - meal
On this page, you can learn Japanese vocabulary for meals.

Vocabulary: Food - vegetables
On this page, you can learn Japanese vocabulary for vegetables.

Vocabulary: Food - ingredients
On this page, you can learn Japanese vocabulary for ingredients.
Grammar

【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + ことができません (kotogadekimasen) = cannot + verb
On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for expressing what you can't do.
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- I can’t eat vegetables.
- I can’t eat pork.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 私はらっかせいを食べることができません。
- 私はトマトを食べることができません。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.