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Introduction
John: Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you'll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Japanese.
Body
John: Here's the way to say "Can you show me the menu?" or literally "Do you have a menu?" in Japanese.
Risa: [Normal] メニュー、ありますか。(Menyū, arimasu ka.)
John: First is a word meaning "menu."
Risa: [Normal] メニュー [Slow] メニュー (menyū)
John: Next is the word meaning "as you have, as there is"
Risa: [Normal] あります [Slow] あります(arimasu)
John: Last is the question particle.
Risa: [Normal] か [Slow] か (ka)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Can you show me the menu?" or literally "Do you have a menu?"
Risa: [Slow] メニュー、ありますか。 [Normal] メニュー、ありますか。
John: Okay, now let's see the way to say "What do you recommend?"
Risa: [Normal] おすすめは何ですか。(O-susume wa nan desu ka.)
John: First is a word meaning "recommendation."
Risa: [Normal] おすすめ [Slow] おすすめ (o-susume)
John: Next is the topic particle.
Risa: [Normal] は [Slow] は (wa)
John: Next is the word meaning "what."
Risa: [Normal] 何 [Slow] 何(nan)
John: Next is the word meaning "is."
Risa: [Normal] です [Slow] です (desu)
John: Last is the question particle.
Risa: [Normal] か [Slow] か (ka)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "What do you recommend?"
Risa: [Slow] おすすめは何ですか。 [Normal] おすすめは何ですか。
John: The following is the polite way to say "Coffee, please."
Risa: [Normal] コーヒー、ください。(Kōhī, kudasai.)
John: First is a word meaning "coffee."
Risa: [Normal] コーヒー [Slow] コーヒー (kōhī)
John: Last is the word meaning "please give me."
Risa: [Normal] ください [Slow] ください (kudasai)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Coffee, please."
Risa: [Slow] コーヒー、ください。 [Normal] コーヒー、ください。
John: Finally is a more polite way to say "I would like a coffee."
Risa: [Normal] コーヒー、お願いします。(Kōhī, onegai shimasu.)
John: First is a word meaning "coffee."
Risa: [Normal] コーヒー [Slow] コーヒー(kōhī)
John: Last is the word literally meaning "please."
Risa: [Normal] お願いします [Slow] お願いします (onegai shimasu)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I would like a coffee."
Risa: [Slow] コーヒー、お願いします。 [Normal] コーヒー、お願いします。
Cultural Insight
John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Risa: In some rāmen shops or eateries in Japan, there are vending machines for meal tickets. It's a self-ordering system where you buy a ticket at the machine and give it to a server, and you don’t need to speak!

Outro

John: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson!
Risa: またね!(mata ne!)

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