► 名詞
酒 [(2)さけ] meaning: alcohol rank: 1
☆ 私は酒は飲まない ⇨ I don’t drink alcohol (☛ Rice wine in the strict sense, but alcoholic drinks in general in the broader sense)
► 接尾辞
酒 [しゅ] meaning: alcohol rank: 2
☆ 洋酒と日本酒のどちらが好きですか？ ⇨ Which alcohol drink you like better, western ones or japanese one
More examples:
- 酒屋 ⇨ A liquor store
- 彼は酒を茶碗になみなみと注いだ ⇨ He poured a lot of sake in his bowl
- 私は普段は酒は飲まない ⇨ I usually don’t drink alcohol
- 私は酒で家庭を破壊した父親が憎い ⇨ I loathe my father who destroyed our family with his drinking
- 警察が飲酒運転の取締りに目を光らせている ⇨ Police is carefully watching out for drunk driving
- 彼は酒を飲むと気が大きくなる ⇨ He gets bold, liquid courage, when he gets drunk
- 彼は年を誤魔化して酒を買おうとした ⇨ He tried to lie his age and buy alcohol
- 一人でいるとつい酒を飲んでしまう ⇨ When I’m alone I can’t help myself drinking alcohol
- 酒は余り飲まないけどビールなんかは好きだ ⇨ I don’t drink much but I like something like beer
- 私は美食や酒には興味がない ⇨ I am not interested in gourmet food or alcohol
- 街の酒場の多い地域 ⇨ A part of town with many bars, pubs
- 私は酒を受け付けない体質だ ⇨ My body doesn’t tolerate alcohol
- 彼は酒を盃についだ ⇨ He pour sake in the cup
- うちの父親は酒を飲むと暴れた ⇨ My father would be violent when drunk
- 彼はコップに酒を注ぎ足した ⇨ He added more drink to his cup