How to say "beer" in Japanese

• ビールJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for beer as a drink. Use it when ordering at a bar or restaurant, buying it at a store, or talking about drinking it; it carries no special nuance.
  このビールはアルコール分ぶんが５％だ。↗

  This beer contains 5% alcohol.
• ビアCommon
  nounA loanword rendering of 'beer', but seldom the word you want for the drink itself: it is rarely used on its own, appearing chiefly within set expressions, so choose ビール in ordinary contexts.

Use 「ビール」 for beer in everyday speech and writing; 「ビア」 also means beer but is seldom used on its own, appearing mainly within set expressions, so it is rarely the word you want.

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• ビールbeer
• ビアbeer
• 麦酒ばくしゅbeer