父(ちち) chichiは wa蒸(じょう)留(りゅう)酒(しゅ) jouryuushuは wa飲(の)ま()な()い() nomanai。 My father doesn't drink spirits. Literal Father [topic-は] distilled-liquor [contrast-は] drink-not. 蒸留酒 (distilled spirits) is a Sino-Japanese compound. The は on 蒸留酒は adds contrast — implying he may drink other types of alcohol. familyalcoholcontrastive は
父(ちち) chichiは wa蒸(じょう)留(りゅう)酒(しゅ) jouryuushuは wa飲(の)ま()な()い() nomanai。 My father doesn't drink spirits. Literal Father [topic-は] distilled-liquor [contrast-は] drink-not. 蒸留酒 (distilled spirits) is a Sino-Japanese compound. The は on 蒸留酒は adds contrast — implying he may drink other types of alcohol. familyalcoholcontrastive は