ランチ
らんち
noun
lunch
1.
lunch, midday meal
The midday meal, or a lunch set or lunch menu offered at a restaurant. In Japanese, ランチ often has a slightly upscale or restaurant-oriented nuance compared to the native お昼ご飯.
ランチに行こう。
Let's go for lunch.
このカフェのランチセットは千円でお得だ。
The lunch set at this cafe is a good deal at 1,000 yen.
週末に友達とおしゃれなレストランでランチを楽しんだ。
I enjoyed lunch with friends at a stylish restaurant over the weekend.
ランチ is a loanword from English "lunch." While お昼ご飯 is the everyday word for lunch, ランチ is often used in restaurant and social dining contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ランチセット (lunch set meal)
- ランチタイム (lunch time, lunch hours)
- ランチメニュー (lunch menu)
- ランチ会 (lunch gathering)
- ランチに行く (go out for lunch)
- ランチを食べる (eat lunch)
USAGE NOTES:
- ランチ tends to suggest eating at a restaurant or cafe, while お昼 or お昼ご飯 is more general
- Many restaurants offer special ランチ prices that are cheaper than dinner
- ランチ営業 means a restaurant's lunch service hours
- ママランチ ("mama lunch") refers to mothers getting together for a lunch outing