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ラーメンの写真描写をしてみよう

Describe a picture of ramen noodles.
写真を見て内容の説明をしてください
近年世界中で人気が高まってきているラーメン。インスタントラーメンも人気があります。様々な種類のある麺やスープ、具材に関してはもちろん、うどんやそばとの違いも説明出来ると良いでしょう。
Please describe this picture.
 
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Please describe this picture.

This picture describes a ramen. Ramen is a type of noodles and one of the famous Japanese food. It contains wavy noodle, green onions, nori, naruto and menma.
Nori, naruto and menma are Japanese. Nori is toasted seaweed paper. It shows upper left in the picture. Naruto is one of fish cakes. Menma is flavored bamboo shoots.
There are various flavors of ramen and this picture might show the soy sauce ramen.

自然な表現

This picture describes a ramen. Ramen is a type of noodle and one of the famous Japanese food. It contains wavy noodles, green onions, nori, naruto, and menma.
Nori, naruto, and menma are Japanese food. Nori is toasted seaweed paper. It is shown in the upper left corner of the picture. Naruto is one type of fish cake  while menma is flavored bamboo shoots.
There are various flavors of ramen and this picture might show     soy sauce ramen.

1. You are only talking about one type, so use the singular form.
2. Noodles are usually used in the plural form.
3. & 4. Use a serial comma after the last item before "and" or "or" if you have three or more items on your list.
5. Indicate what they are.
6. Use the passive voice of the verb because it can't show itself.
7. Use "in" to mean inside that picture.
8. Use "the" to specify the location.
9. Add this to indicate the exact location.
10. Use "of" to say that the position you are talking about belongs to the picture.
11. Indicate what you are talking about here.
12. Make this singular because your determiner is "one."
13. Use "while" to indicate a contradiction and for a smoother transition.
14. Remove "the" because you are referring to that kind of ramen in a general sense.
Your description of the picture is very detailed. Nice job. Would you know what kind of ramen is in the picture? Is there meat in it?

As I mentioned above, it might be soy sauce ramen.
Generally, ramen contains roasted pork fillet but it doesn't contain in this picture. The roasted pork fillet calls "char siu". Most ramen have roasted pork fillets on ramen.
For your information, there is one of variations of ramen that is putted a lot of the fillets on it. We called "char siu men". In many cases, the ramen is covered with the fillets.

自然な表現

As I mentioned above, it might be soy sauce ramen.
Generally, ramen contains roasted pork fillet but it's not shown in this picture. The roasted pork fillet is called "char siu". Most ramen have roasted pork fillets.
For your information, there is one variation of ramen that is topped with a lot of    fillets     We call it "char siu men." In many cases, the ramen is covered with these fillets.

1. Use this to mean it's not included in this picture.
2. Use "is called" to indicate the name of something.
3. Remove this as it's redundant.
4. Remove "of" and make "variation" singular to refer to that one type only.
5. Use "topped with" to refer to the action of putting toppings on it.
6. Remove "the" as you are talking about many of them.
7. Remove this as it is redundant since you already mentioned "topped with."
8. Use the present tense of the verb as you are stating a fact here and use "it" to refer to that type.
9. Use "these" to refer to said fillets.
I see. Thank you for that explanation. This ramen seems to be a different one from what you are explaining. It sounds like a great dish to eat on a rainy day. Don't you think? Looking at the picture, how many servings is this ramen?

Excuse me, I don't understand your answer. I described the picture in #2 and described another type of ramen in #4 because you ask whether there is meat in it. What do you mean?
Additionally, why do you think ramen is a dish to eat on a rainy day? It is very interesting for me. I want to know why do you think so.
Generally, Ramen is not for sharing. We serve a ramen individually.

自然な表現

Excuse me, I don't understand your answer. I described the picture in #2 and described another type of ramen in #4 because you asked whether there is meat in it. What do you mean?
Additionally, why do you think ramen is a dish to eat on a rainy day? It's very interesting for me. I want to know why you think so.
Generally, ramen is not for sharing. We serve     ramen individually.

1. Use the past tense to refer to a completed action.
2. Use the contracted form for an informal or conversational setting.
3. Remove "do" as you are not asking a question.
4. Write this in lowercase because it's not a proper noun.
5. Remove "a" as it's countable in this context.
I apologize. I might have been confused by your explanation. Does a soy sauce ramen have meat in it? That might have caused my confusion.
Ramen sounds like a nice dish to eat on a rainy day since it is hot. So eating something hot on a cold rainy day would make somebody feel good. Don't you think?

Thank you for the details. I understand the meaning.
Generally, ramen has meat in it, so the soy sauce ramen also has meat in it.
You're right. I think the ramen is nice dish to eat on a cold day. I often eat a ramen in winter.
However, a rainy day is not always cold in Japan. Especially, it is humid from June to July. Because I imagined that season, I wondered why you think the ramen is nice for humid, rainy day.

自然な表現

Thank you for the details. I understand the meaning.
Generally, ramen has meat in it, so the soy sauce ramen also has meat in it.
You're right. I think    ramen is a nice dish to eat on a cold day. I often eat     ramen in winter.
However, a rainy day is not always cold in Japan, especially, since it's humid from June to July. Considering this, I wondered why you think     ramen is nice for humid, rainy days.

1., 3. & 8. Remove "the" because it's uncountable.
2. Use "a" before an adjective that starts with a consonant sound describing a singular non-specific countable noun.
4. Do not use the adverb "especially" at the beginning of the sentence, especially if the meaning is more than or over other things.
5. Add this to show the reason for what you are talking about.
6. Use the contracted form for a conversational setting.
7. Use this for a smoother transition instead.
How much does a serving of ramen usually cost in your city? Is there any special ramen that you favor from the rest?

It costs around 800 - 1,000 yen in my city. These days its cost is getting higher than past because of the rising cost of raw materials.
I love a greasy ramen. It is not popular because it is not healthy, but there are a lot of greasy ramen's fan in Japan.

自然な表現

It costs around 800 - 1,000 yen in my city. These days its cost is getting higher than in the past because of the rising cost of raw materials.
I love a greasy ramen. It is not popular because it is not healthy, but there are a lot of greasy ramen fans in Japan.

1. Use "in the" to refer to that specific time period.
2. Remove the "s" here because it functions as an adjective here and not a noun.
3. Make this plural because the determiner is "a lot," which means many.

関連単語

  • instant noodles（インスタントラーメン）
  • region（地域）
  • roasted pork fillet（チャーシュー）
  • bland（さっぱりした）
  • thick soup（こってりしたスープ）

関連フレーズ

  • Instant noodles in Japan are of high quality.（日本のインスタントラーメンは高品質です。）
  • The type of noodles and broth for ramen differ by region.（ラーメンは、地域によって麺やスープの種類が異なります。）
  • Ramen that has a more refreshing taste is more popular among women.（よりさっぱりとした味わいのラーメンの方が女性には人気があります。）
  • My favorite ramen topping is roasted pork fillet.（私が特に好きなラーメンの具材はチャーシューです。）
  • Ramens in thick soup are often served with rice.（こってりしたラーメンはよくご飯と出される。）

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