Learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop
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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 |
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| 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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