飲(の)み物(もの)

飲(の)み物(もの) is the standard general word for any drink or beverage. It covers everything from water and tea to alcohol.

Common collocations

• 冷(つめ)たい飲(の)み物(もの): cold drink
• 温(あたた)かい飲(の)み物(もの): warm/hot drink
• 飲(の)み物(もの)は何(なに)がいいですか: What would you like to drink?
• 飲(の)み物(もの)を注文(ちゅうもん)する: to order a drink

Forms

Follows the verb-stem + 物(もの) pattern, meaning "something to [verb]":

• 飲(の)み物(もの): something to drink
• 食(た)べ物(もの): something to eat
• 読(よ)み物(もの): reading material
• 買(か)い物(もの): shopping

Similar words

• ドリンク: drink (loanword, often used in menus and product names)
• 飲料(いんりょう): beverage (more formal/written, as in 飲料水(いんりょうすい) — drinking water)