The English translation of three meals a day is three meals a day.

1. The British pronunciation of three is [θri?]; the American pronunciation is [θri?].

As a quantifier meaning three. As a noun meaning three; three. As an adjective meaning of three.

2. The British pronunciation of meal is [mi?l]; the American pronunciation is [mi?l].

The word comes directly from the Old English mal, meaning a meal.

As a noun it means a meal; meal; coarsely milled grain.

There are three meals here so meal is used in the plural form.

3. day is pronounced [de?] in British; [de?] in American.

The word comes directly from the Middle English dai, meaning day.

As a noun it means day; day; age.

Bilingual Example Sentences:

1. When?I?was?young,?we?never?even?had?three?meals?a?day.?

When I was little we never even had three meals a day.

2. People?on?caloric?restriction?can?eat?three?meals?a?day.?

People practicing caloric restriction can eat three meals a day.

Extended information:

I. Word usage of meal

n. (noun)

1. ", is a general term, can refer to breakfast, lunch and dinner. Can also be expressed in a meal time, that is, "meal time". meals usually refers to the table "food".

2. meal is usually used in the structure of at?meals.

The word usage of day

n. (noun)

1. The basic meaning of day is "a day", which means a period of time of twenty-four hours, and is a countable noun. It can also mean "day, daytime", and can be used as both countable and uncountable nouns, usually without articles.

2. day can also mean "working day", referring to the working time within 24 hours a day, is a countable noun.

3. day can also be used as "period; era; life span", and is often used in the plural form, if used in the singular, it must be used with my, their and other possessive pronouns.

4. day can be used as a quantifier, a?day can mean "every day".