1.
sake
Japanese rice wine.
日本酒が好きです。
I like Japanese sake.
熱燗の酒を注文した。
I ordered hot sake.
料理に酒を使う。
I use sake in cooking.
地酒を味わいたい。
I want to taste local sake.
冷やの酒が好きです。
I like cold sake.
2.
alcohol, liquor
Alcoholic beverages in general.
酒を飲む。
To drink alcohol.
酒は飲めません。
I can't drink alcohol.
酒を飲みすぎた。
I drank too much alcohol.
酒に強い人ですか。
Can you hold your alcohol well?
酒をやめた。
I quit drinking alcohol.
酒 means both Japanese sake (rice wine) and alcohol in general.
TYPES OF ALCOHOL:
- 日本酒: Japanese sake (rice wine)
- 焼酎: shochu (distilled spirit)
- 梅酒: plum wine
- 洋酒: Western liquor
- ビール: beer
SAKE SERVING STYLES:
- 熱燗: hot sake
- 冷や: room temperature sake
- 冷酒: chilled sake
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 酒を飲む: to drink alcohol
- 酒に強い: can hold one's liquor
- 酒に弱い: can't hold one's liquor
- 居酒屋: izakaya (Japanese pub)