【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜といえば（~toieba）

2020年3月22日 2024年8月24日

Explanation：〜といえば

Meaning
"speaking of ~ / ~ reminds me"
XといえばY：Y is the first thing that comes to his/her mind when he/she thinks of X.
Used to introduce a topic related to something that has just been mentioned. This phrase helps to shift the conversation to a related topic or provide additional information related to the subject.

Form
N + といえば

Points

Topic Introduction: "〜といえば" is used to bring up a topic that is related to something previously mentioned.
Association: The expression often creates an association between the current conversation topic and another related point or topic.
Common in Conversations: It is commonly used in everyday conversations to make smooth transitions between topics.

JLPT Level
N3

Sample sentenes

日本料理にほんりょうりといえば、寿司すしだろう。
When it comes to Japanese cuisine, it's probably sushi.

難むずかしい外国語がいこくごといえば、中国語ちゅうごくごだろう。
When it comes to difficult foreign languages, Chinese is the first one that comes to mind.

日本の伝統的でんとうてきなスポーツといえば、相撲すもうだ。
When it comes to traditional Japanese sports, sumo is the first one that comes to mind.

日本の春はるといえば、桜さくらだろう。
When it comes to Japanese spring, cherry blossoms are the first thing that come to mind.

韓国かんこくの食たべ物ものといえば、キムチです。
When it comes to Korean food, kimchi is the first thing that comes to mind.

世界せかいでよく食べられている食べ物といえば、米こめだ。
When it comes to commonly eaten food around the world, it's rice.

ファストフードの代表的だいひょうてきなメニューといえば、ハンバーガーだ。
When it comes to representative fast food items, hamburgers are the first thing that comes to mind.

夏なつといえば、やっぱり海うみですね。
When you mention summer, it's definitely the beach.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
外国語	がいこくご	foreign language
伝統的	でんとうてき	traditional
春	はる	spring
韓国	かんこく	Korea
米	こめ	rice
代表的	だいひょうてき	representative / typical