Learn useful Japanese for restaurants and food questions in Japan!

In this episode:

• これは なんですか？
• おにくは はいっていますか？
• さかなですか？
• やさいですか？
• わたしは こむぎ あれるぎーです

You’ll also learn:

• おにく = meat
• さかな = fish
• やさい = vegetables
• だし = Japanese soup stock

Very useful Japanese for restaurants, allergies, and vegetarian travelers in Japan.

And yay —

this is Episode 20!

Thank you for listening to this travel Japanese series with me.

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Learn how to order food and drinks with sizes in Japanese!

In this episode:

• Lさいずの こーらを ひとつ おねがいします
• Mさいずの あめりかんこーひーを ひとつ おねがいします
• なみもりの ぎゅうどんを ひとつ おねがいします
• おおもりの らーめんを ひとつ おねがいします

You’ll also practice:

• Lさいずは ありますか？
• Mさいずは ありますか？
• Sさいずは ありますか？

Very useful Japanese for cafés, shopping, and restaurants in Japan.

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Learn how Japanese people talk about sizes in real life!

In this episode:

• Sさいず / Mさいず / Lさいず
• おおもり
• なみもり
• しょうらいす

You’ll also learn why

“large size”

sometimes does NOT work in Japan…

Haha.

And yes,

Japanese sometimes mixes English and Japanese like:

しょうらいす

Very real Japanese for cafés, ramen shops, and restaurants in Japan.

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Learn how to say:

“I want to do something”

in Japanese with:

〜たいです

In this episode, you’ll practice useful travel phrases like:

• おおさかへ いきたいです
(I want to go to Osaka)

• らーめんを たべたいです
(I want to eat ramen)

• こーひーを のみたいです
(I want to drink coffee)

• ふじさんを みたいです
(I want to see Mt. Fuji)

• しゃんぷーを かいたいです
(I want to buy shampoo)

You’ll also learn a simple pattern:

• places → へ
• things → を

Simple, practical Japanese for your trip to Japan.

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https://www.italki.com/teacher/6684139/japanese

Learn how to say “very” in Japanese:

とても

In this episode, you’ll practice useful phrases like:

• とても暑いです
(It’s very hot)

• とても寒いです
(It’s very cold)

• とても美味しかったです
(It was very delicious)

• とても面白かったです
(It was very interesting / fun)

• とても便利です
(It’s very useful)

A simple but powerful word
that makes your Japanese sound more natural.

Simple, practical Japanese for your trip to Japan.

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Learn important Japanese phrases used before and after eating:

• いただきます
(Before eating)

• ごちそうさまでした
(After eating)

In this episode, you’ll also learn:

• おいしかったです
(It was delicious)

You’ll hear when Japanese people use these phrases:

• at restaurants
• with friends and family
• at school lunches
• after a delicious meal

And you’ll learn a little about Japanese food culture too.

Simple, practical Japanese for your trip to Japan.

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Learn one of the most useful Japanese verbs:

わかります

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• わかります
(I understand)

• わかりません
(I do not understand)

• わかりますか？
(Do you understand?)

• わかりました
(I got it / Understood)

You’ll also learn an important difference between English and Japanese.

In English, people often say:

“I understand.”

But in Japanese, after someone explains something, we usually say:

わかりました

Very natural Japanese for everyday conversation.

Simple, practical Japanese for your trip to Japan.

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https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6340545

Learn one of the most common Japanese phrases:

だいじょうぶです

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• だいじょうぶです
(I’m okay / No thank you)

• だいじょうぶですか？
(Are you okay? / Is it okay?)

• ここ だいじょうぶですか？
(Is this seat okay?)

• これ だいじょうぶですか？
(Is this okay?)

You’ll also hear real travel situations like:

• convenience stores
• plastic bags
• shinkansen seats
• checking forms

Simple, practical Japanese for your trip to Japan.

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https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6340545?lv=1

Learn a very useful Japanese phrase for ordering food in Japan:

いじょうです
(That’s all)

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• いじょうです
(That’s all)

• ごちゅうもんは いじょうで よろしいですか？
(Is that all for your order?)

• あ、あと…
(Oh, and also…)

• こーらを ひとつ おねがいします
(One cola, please)

When staff ask:

いじょうですか？

You can simply answer:

いじょうです

Very natural and very useful at:

• McDonald’s
• cafés
• restaurants
• drive-throughs

Simple, practical Japanese for your trip to Japan.

Learn more Japanese with Kimi:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/6684139/japanese

Learn useful Japanese directions for traveling in Japan.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• まっすぐです
(Go straight)

• みぎです
(Right)

• ひだりです
(Left)

• まっすぐ いって
(Go straight)

• あちらを まっすぐ いって、ひだりです
(Go straight over there, then left)

This episode is a follow-up to:

どこですか？
(Where is it?)

Now you can understand simple directions when someone answers your question.

Perfect, practical Japanese for finding places in Japan.

Learn more Japanese with Kimi:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/6684139/japanese