炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう)

たんさんいんりょう
noun
carbonated beverage; fizzy drink
food
1. carbonated beverage; fizzy drink; soda
Any drink that contains dissolved carbon dioxide, producing bubbles. Includes cola, ramune, cider, sparkling water, and other effervescent drinks.
炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう)が好(す)きだ。
I like carbonated drinks.
暑(あつ)い日(ひ)は炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう)がおいしい。
Carbonated drinks taste great on hot days.
健康(けんこう)のために炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう)を控(ひか)えて、水(みず)を飲(の)むようにしている。
For my health, I've been cutting back on carbonated drinks and drinking water instead.

A compound of 炭酸(たんさん) (carbonic acid, carbonation) and 飲料(いんりょう) (beverage). This is the standard general term for any carbonated drink, commonly seen on product labels, vending machines, and menus.

Usage

The formal term used in product categories and labels. In casual speech, people often just say 炭酸(たんさん) to mean carbonated drinks in general.

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