1.
soda, carbonated water
Carbonated water or a carbonated soft drink. In Japanese, ソーダ usually refers to plain carbonated water or a simple carbonated flavored drink, rather than to soft drinks in general.
ソーダ割りでお願いします。
With soda water, please.
Usage
ソーダ most commonly appears in compound words for specific drinks. メロンソーダ (bright green melon-flavored soda) is an iconic Japanese café drink. クリームソーダ refers to a soda float topped with ice cream, not cream-flavored soda.
ソーダ割り means mixing an alcoholic drink with soda water (e.g., ウイスキーのソーダ割り = whisky and soda / highball).
Common collocations
- メロンソーダ: melon soda
- クリームソーダ: soda float with ice cream
- ソーダ割り: mixed with soda water
- ソーダ水: soda water
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