How to say "beverage" in Japanese

• 飲み物のみものJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a drink or beverage: what you order at a café, serve a guest, or pick up at a shop. Neutral and natural in conversation and casual writing.
  何なんか飲み物のみものをいただけますか。↗

  May I have something to drink?
• 飲料いんりょうCommon
  nounThe formal, written counterpart, typical of product labels, advertising, and the beverage industry or official documents. It sounds stiff in casual talk, where 飲み物 is the natural choice.
  この飲料いんりょうに含ふくまれている成分せいぶんには有害ゆうがいなものがある。とりわけ妊娠中にんしんちゅうの人ひとに。↗

  Some of the ingredients in this beverage are harmful, especially if you are pregnant.

Both words mean a drink or beverage: choose 「飲み物」 for everyday speech about ordering or serving drinks, and 飲料 for the formal term found on labels and in the beverage trade.

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• 飲み物のみものdrink
• 飲料いんりょうbeverage
• ビバレッジbeverage
• 水物みずものliquid