#10. What Does Kanpai Mean?
Free Japanese Lessons – #10
Kanpai!
If you visit Japan, you’ll no doubt see a group of people raising their beer or alcoholic beverages and hear them say, “Kanpai!”. Kanpai is a popular Japanese expression that is equivalent to “Cheers!” and is used before you start drinking.
Please note that kanpai is commonly misspelled as kampai . You can view my blog post on the Japanese alphabet to learn more about the letter n before a p.
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July 15th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
The funny thing is, there’s a popular sushi and Japanese steakhouse restaurant where I live and it’s totally spelled wrong! “Kampai” instead of Kanpai. Food’s still great nevertheless!
There’s a similar saying in Chinese, where we say “Gan bei!” In literal translation, it means “dry cup.” What does that mean for us? Drink up ’till your cup is dry! Food + Drinks + Friends = FUN!