Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Two co-workers are planning a business lunch a supagetti-ya (spaghetti restaurant) during the busy Tokyo lunch hour. They discuss kinds of pasta before trying to get a seat at Ms. Okada’s favorite local restaurant. Let’s see if there’s room for them, then stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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11 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S2 #21 - Pasta a Plenty”
JapanesePod101.com says:
April 18th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Mina-san, finding a place that’s not crowded at noon here in Tokyo is a real task. Do you have any suggestions for Tabuchi-san and Okada-san for next time?
Fulvio says:
April 18th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
ohaio gozaimasu
I’m Fulvio and I’m writing from Italy, you’re great I’m learning Japanese from your site… doumo arigatou for your wonderful podcast.
So I was listening this lesson and you’re speaking about vongole, so just to inform you that vongole (clam) are usually calles “sea fruits” and they’re shellfish inside a shell, like the mussel (cozza).
Mussel is a little greater then clam and its shell colour is black; clam is more like a normal shell and the shell colour is brighter.
you can find more information about vongole here:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_a_Vongole
PS: they’re delicious
Enrico says:
April 18th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
私のお気に入りのスパゲティは”spaghetti alla carbonara” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonara). 食べ始める時 止めること出来ません！ 
Peter says:
April 18th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Fulvio-san! Doumo arigato gozaimasu!! 
Thank you for answering my cry for help! When we visit Italy, can we count on you to show us a good place?
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
Enrico-san, その調子！Keep posting in Japanese, as it’s great practice!
João Paulo says:
April 19th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Great lesson again! And about food… I remember in the early lessons food was frequently mentioned and here it comes again.
It’s nice to have new voice actors, but we don’t want to be left without Peter-san, Natsuko-san and Sachiko-san… our present hosts!!!!
Mata
Fulvio says:
April 19th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Peter, you can count on it!
I’ll bring you in a typical “trattoria” where you could eat
every kind of delicious food!
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu
lulu_chan says:
April 21st, 2007 at 10:50 pm
i have heard that japanese italian food is quite interesting and not at all like the traditional and tru italian cuisine. that being said…i HAVE heard its absolutely delish!! ^____^
this pod cast made me hungry!
Carlo says:
April 22nd, 2007 at 3:44 am
Hello Peter-san,
sorry for being late with my reply, but recently I can listen to the podcast only during weekends… 
I must say that Fulvio-san has already given a perfect and comprehensive explanation to your question, so I cannot add anything to what he has already written.
As always, you are doing a great job, so がんばってください！ 
カルロ 
June 17th, 2008 at 2:20 am
[…] It’s about Italian food! They mentioned Napolitan which I knew already from Buono’s song “Café Buono!“. However they brought up ボンゴレ (vongolle) and its ingredient 浅蜊 (asari, a clam) which I didn’t know. Also, they mentioned that the person’s name 田淵 (tabuchi) contains difficult kanji. Indeed difficult, but one I know 
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Category: Beginner Lessons (S2) |
Grammar: masen ka | Function: inviting people to do things | Topic: going to lunch | Politeness Level: Polite
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