晩ばん

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈場ば所しょ〉で晩ばんを過すごすto spend the evening at 〈場所〉

  友とも達だちの家いえで晩ばんを過すごした。

  I spent the evening at my friend's house.

• 晩ばんは〈物もの〉にするto decide on 〈物〉 for dinner tonight

  今日きょうの晩ばんは寿す司しにする。

  I'll have sushi for dinner tonight.

• 〈数かず〉晩ばん泊とまるto stay for a certain number of nights

  温おん泉せん旅りょ館かんに三み晩ばん泊とまった。

  We stayed at the hot spring inn for three nights.

Expressions

• その晩ばんthat night; that evening · over the course of the evening; during that evening
• お晩ばんですgood evening
• 三みっ日か三み晩ばんthree days and three nights
• 晩ばん節せつを汚けがすruin one's reputation in later life; tarnish one's twilight years
• 朝あさから晩ばんまでfrom morning till night; all day long
• 月つき夜よの晩ばんばかりじゃないyou better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!