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Examples(例文)
In Japanese, a snack is a very small bar where customers drink and sometimes sing karaoke around a counter. It seems to come from the English term "snack bar," but that term is used for small lunch counters: small restaurants that usually serves light meals (but not alcohol).
If you are referring to this kind of small Japanese bar, I would just call it a small bar. ("Snack" is an example of a word that has no English equivalent. In Japanese, the word "snack" describes something that is particular to Japan.)
In English, snack means a kind of food, such as popcorn or potato chips, that is eaten between meals. Even healthful foods such as apples and banana are considered snacks if they are eaten at a time other than breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
If you're interested in seeing what a snack bar in America serves, click here and then click on the picture that says "Snacks." This snack bar is at a drive-in theater.
Exercises (練習)
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