お土産

おみやげ· also おみあげ

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

JLPT N4 Common word Genki L4 Also written 御土産

Meanings

Noun
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)Polite
present brought by a visitorPolite
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservicePolite

Example sentences

これはお土産みやげです。

This is a little gift for you.
お土産みやげ何なに買かったの？

What kind of souvenirs did you buy?
お土産みやげ買かって帰かえるね。

I will pick up a little something for you.
お土産みやげは何なに買かったの？

What souvenirs did you buy?
このお土産みやげかさばるなぁ。

These presents are really bulky.

More examples (10)

家族かぞくにお土産みやげを買かいます。

I'm going to buy souvenirs for my family.
彼かれはお土産みやげをもって帰かえった。

He brought back several souvenirs.
あなたは国くにのお土産みやげを送おくった。

You sent gifts from your country.
これは北海道ほっかいどうからのお土産みやげです。

This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.
お土産みやげを頂いただいてご親切しんせつにどうも。

It is so nice of you to give me a present.
同僚どうりょうからお土産みやげをもらいました。

One of my colleagues gave me a gift.
こちらにお土産みやげ屋やさんはありますか？

Are there any souvenir shops here?
この辺へんにお土産みやげ屋やさんはありますか？

Is there a gift shop around here?
これね、オーストラリアからのお土産みやげ。

This is a souvenir from Australia.
これね、由美ちゃんからのお土産みやげだよ。

This is a souvenir from miss Yumi.