There Is a Raw Egg on Your Beef Bowl. That Is Not a Garnish. Crack It.
To say It's a raw egg. in Japanese, say 生卵です (namatamago desu).
There's a raw egg sitting on your beef bowl. That's not a garnish. Crack it.
生卵です
namatamago desu
It's a raw egg.
In this video
- 生卵です。 namatamago desu. It's a raw egg.
- 生卵を割ります。 namatamago o warimasu. I'll crack the raw egg.
Kanji in this phrase
- 生卵
- なまたまご
Why this phrase
Japan Decoded. Gyudon shops set a raw egg on the tray and never explain the move. 「生卵」 is the topping: crack it, stir, eat. Japanese shell eggs are handled for raw use, so this is lunch, not a dare. Reveal the system, then the word. Warm. One takeaway.
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