Imagine you’re in a Japanese café with your partner.

Can you order drinks and food in Japanese?

In this Situation Japanese episode, you’ll practice listening, guessing from context, and responding naturally in real-life situations.

You’ll hear useful Japanese such as:

• てんないで おねがいします
• ごちゅうもんは おきまりでしたら どうぞ
• アイスコーヒーを ひとつ おねがいします
• ホットカフェラテを ひとつ おねがいします
• Sサイズ
• Lサイズ
• ごちゅうもんを くりかえします
• いじょうで よろしいでしょうか
• おせきまで おはこびします
• おまちください

You’ll also learn about the Japanese café word:

• モーニング

Try to imagine the situation as clearly as possible and answer before I give the model response.

The goal is not perfect Japanese.

The goal is reacting naturally in Japanese.

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🎧 Situation Japanese Series

Episode 39 – Restaurant Challenge 🍜
Episode 40 – Café Challenge ☕

Today we try a different kind of Japanese practice.

Instead of translating English into Japanese, you’ll imagine a real situation and react in Japanese.

You walk into a restaurant in Japan.

The staff asks questions.

You need to order food, ask about ingredients, request the check, and pay with a credit card.

Can you remember the Japanese you’ve learned so far?

In this episode, you’ll practice:

• すみません
• なんめいさまですか
• これはぶたにくですか
• おすすめはありますか
• ドリンクバーはありますか
• おかいけいおねがいします
• クレジットカードはつかえますか
• とてもおいしかったです
• ごちそうさまでした

The goal is not translating.

The goal is reacting naturally in Japanese.

Close your eyes, imagine the situation, and let’s practice together!

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Let’s practice Japanese past tense sentences using common past time words:

• きのう (yesterday)
• せんしゅう (last week)
• せんげつ (last month)
• きょねん (last year)

In this practice episode, you’ll review:

• 〜ました (past tense)
• たべました
• のみました
• べんきょうしました
• みました
• かいました
• しらべました
• とりました
• いきました

Examples:

• きのう すしを たべました
• せんしゅう ラーメンを たべました
• せんげつ にほんしゅを のみました
• きょねん にほんごを べんきょうしました
• きのう とうきょうに いきました
• きょねん おおさかに いきました

Round 1:
Listen and repeat.

Round 2:
Listen to the English sentence and say the Japanese before the answer.

Perfect for beginner Japanese learners who want more speaking practice.

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Today we’ll learn useful Japanese time words for talking about the past:

• きのう (yesterday)
• せんしゅう (last week)
• せんげつ (last month)
• きょねん (last year)

You’ll learn:

• how to talk about when something happened
• why Japanese usually puts the time first
• simple examples using 〜ました
• a preview of いきました (went)

Examples:

• きのう すしを たべました
• せんしゅう ラーメンを たべました
• せんげつ にほんしゅを のみました
• きょねん にほんごを べんきょうしました
• とうきょうに いきました

In the next episode, we’ll practice these words together with speaking exercises.

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Today is a practice episode for:

〜ました

the Japanese past tense.

In this episode, we’ll practice sentences such as:

• にほんしゅを のみました
• こうちゃを のみました
• ふじさんを みました
• テレビを みました
• ラーメンを たべました
• てんぷらを たべました
• くつを かいました
• ふくを かいました
• レストランを しらべました
• おんせんを しらべました
• にほんごを べんきょうしました
• スペインごを べんきょうしました
• チケットを とりました

Round 1:

Listen and repeat.

Round 2:

Listen to the English sentence and try saying the Japanese before you hear the answer.

Perfect for:

• Beginner Japanese learners
• JLPT N5 learners
• Japan travelers
• Anyone practicing Japanese past tense

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Today we learn one of the most useful Japanese grammar patterns:

〜ました

The Japanese past tense.

If you already know:

• たべます
• のみます
• いきます
• みます

then you’re very close!

Simply changing ます → ました lets you talk about things you did in the past.

In this episode, we practice:

• たべました (I ate)
• のみました (I drank)
• いきました (I went)
• みました (I saw / watched)
• かいました (I bought)
• しらべました (I looked up)

We also learn useful travel vocabulary:

• にほんしゅ (sake)
• ふじさん (Mt. Fuji)
• ラーメン (ramen)
• くつ (shoes)
• レストラン (restaurant)
• どうが (video)

Plus a simple grammar tip:

• を for actions
• に for destinations

Perfect for:

• Beginner Japanese learners
• Japan travelers
• JLPT N5 learners
• Anyone who wants to start talking about the past in Japanese

In the next episode, we’ll do a full practice lesson using 〜ました, so don’t worry about memorizing everything today.

Just listen, repeat, and enjoy learning Japanese!

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Japanese with Kimi 🇯🇵✨

Have you ever wondered why Japanese convenience stores are so famous?

In this episode, we talk about Japanese コンビニ (convenience stores) and why they are so useful for travelers.

You’ll learn useful Japanese words such as:

• コンビニ (convenience store)
• おにぎり (rice ball)
• おべんとう (lunch box)
• のり (seaweed)
• Suica
• ATM

We also talk about:

• How to open a Japanese おにぎり correctly
• Why the のり stays crispy
• Seasonal foods like おでん and にくまん
• Hot foods such as からあげ
• Buying alcohol at convenience stores
• Finding a トイレ while traveling
• Using an ATM and topping up your Suica card

This episode is a little different from our grammar and practice episodes.

Instead, you’ll learn practical Japanese vocabulary while discovering an important part of everyday life in Japan.

Perfect for:

• Japanese beginners
• Japan travelers
• People planning their first trip to Japan
• Anyone interested in Japanese culture

では、いっしょに がんばりましょう！

Japanese with Kimi 🇯🇵✨

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I’d love to help you with practical Japanese for travel and daily conversations! 🇯🇵✨

Today is our first Japanese conversation practice episode!

Everything in this conversation uses words, phrases, and grammar we’ve already learned in previous episodes.

Let’s see how much Japanese you can understand using what you already know.

In this episode, we practice a simple conversation at a Japanese convenience store.

You’ll hear Japanese we’ve learned before, including:

• すみません
• おねがいします
• どこですか？
• これはなんですか？
• わかりました
• Sサイズ・Mサイズ・Lサイズ

We’ll practice situations such as:

• asking where something is
• buying coffee
• understanding simple product information
• ordering food at a convenience store

First, listen to the conversation and see how much you can understand.

Then we’ll check the meaning together in English.

Finally, listen again and challenge yourself to understand more Japanese.

The final conversation is spoken at a more natural speed, so don’t worry if you don’t understand everything the first time.

Just keep listening and let your ears get used to Japanese.

Perfect for:

• beginner Japanese learners
• Japan travelers
• listening practice
• learning Japanese naturally through conversation

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やっほー！

きみです。

This is a practice episode.

If you haven’t listened to EP 31 yet, please start there first.

In this episode, we’ll practice:

まいにち (every day)

まいあさ (every morning)

よく (often)

ときどき (sometimes)

You’ll hear useful travel and everyday Japanese such as:

まいあさ コーヒーを のみます。

まいにち にほんごを べんきょうします。

よく ラーメンを たべます。

ときどき すしを たべます。

First, repeat after me.

Then, try answering by yourself before hearing the answer.

Let’s practice Japanese together!

がんばって！

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In this episode, we continue our ます series and learn four very useful frequency words that Japanese people use every day.

Today’s words:

• まいにち (every day)
• まいあさ (every morning)
• よく (often)
• ときどき (sometimes)

You’ll hear example sentences such as:

• まいあさ コーヒーを のみます。
• まいにち にほんごを べんきょうします。
• よく ラーメンを たべます。
• ときどき すしを たべます。

We also talk about why these words are important in Japanese and how they help make the meaning of a sentence clearer.

If you’re new to the ます form, I recommend listening to Episode 29 and Episode 30 first.

Perfect for:
• Beginner Japanese learners
• Travel Japanese
• Everyday conversation
• Building natural Japanese habits

In the next episode, we’ll practice these expressions together.

じゃあ、またね！