Explore Japanese food (Japanese lesson & food knowledge)

Learn ten common Japanese phrases for eating. Practice using these phrases during meals and conversations about food.

Open with itadakimasu before meals to express gratitude and respect; close with gochisousama deshita after meals to thank someone for the feast, including scenarios when paying or dining with others.

Learn polite Japanese phrases for offering something, such as would you like coffee, and practice yes or no responses. Note topic marker は, hiragana writing, and pronunciation with repeat-after-me drills.

Learn how to politely request items at the dining table in Japanese using 'please pass' phrases, explore object-marking particles, and practice forming conjugated request sentences.

Learn practical Japanese etiquette for offering items and saying go ahead, and politely passing objects in everyday situations, including door etiquette and hotel reception interactions.

Explore how to express hunger and fullness in Japanese, using vocabulary, repetition, and polite phrases for food offers and refusals.

Learn how to say more food please in a Japanese dining context, including phrases to request extra rice and practice for a daily occurrence style in a Japanese style hotel.

Learn how to use oishi, meaning delicious, in casual and polite Japanese, conjugate to express past tastes, and practice pronunciation through example sentences.

Learn when to use desu to state nouns or adjectives and when to use kudasai to make polite requests for actions or items, with practical examples in Japanese.

Explore Japanese food lesson introduces ten common Japanese phrases, guided pronunciation practice, and repeated drills to build basic conversational ability.

Practice speaking and learn common meal phrases, including before you eat or drink, thank you for this meal, and would you like a cup of coffee, with connotation guidance.

Learn to express your preferences in Japanese using polite masu-form verbs, tabemasu, ikimasu, nomimasu, and form tai expressions to say 'want to' in the present tense.

Practice expressing 'I want to eat X' in polite Japanese, using particles to mark the object, with sukiyaki as a core example and repeating phrases to build confidence.

Explore how to form 'i don't want to' in japanese with conjugation rules, using kunai and takunai forms, and practice sentences like i don't want to eat, drink, or go.

Practice twenty-second Japanese translation prompts to order food and drinks, using sentence structures and location particles to express what you want.

Learn to express Japanese food preferences using the ga particle, saying I like x and I don't like x with soft phrasing. Practice with sashimi and other Japanese foods.

Learn and pronounce Japanese food vocabulary together, practice pronunciation, and describe your preferences using the new terms introduced in lesson 2.

Learn key phrases for vegan and vegetarian dietary restrictions in Japan, build essential vocabulary for discussing food, and explore common Japanese dishes and temple cuisine.

Practice Japanese phrases to tell staff I am allergic, learn how to specify food types to avoid, and master the basic sentence structure for allergy statements.

Learn the Japanese phrase 'I cannot eat' and its conjugations, including the potential form. Repeat after me and practice by naming ingredients to reinforce usage.

Learn vocabulary and terminology for the ten most common food allergies in Japanese cuisine, and practice speaking phrases, such as saying you cannot eat peanut.

Learn to ask about ingredients in Japanese food by using the phrase 'does it contain X?', with practice checking common items and staff responses.

Learn practical Japanese phrases to say you are vegetarian or vegan, practice them through repeats, and navigate cultural differences when communicating food preferences in Japan.

Learn to order in Japanese by asking for items without certain ingredients, practice the phrase 'can I have this without' and confirm with the kitchen, building practical food vocabulary.

Practice key phrases for reassurance, such as it's okay and i'm okay, through repeat-after-me drills with your buddies to build conversational confidence.

Master essential Japanese food terminology and sashimi as you explore Japanese food knowledge in this lesson.

Practice speaking about vegan and vegetarian options in Japanese cuisine, including tofu. The lesson introduces vocabulary and concepts for identifying vegetarian options on Japanese menus.

Learn how to order food and drinks at a restaurant, answer common questions at a cafe, and ask for something in a Japanese dining context.

Learn how to enter a restaurant and tell staff how many people, using 'some' before the number and the correct counter, and how to request a table.

Learn how to count people in Japanese and practice with names using repeat-after-me drills to build basic counting and naming patterns.

Learn to ask for something in Japanese using onegaishimasu to request items or services. Practice phrases for menus, orders, water, and the check to politely request what you want.

Practice restaurant vocabulary and menu phrases from today's lesson, reinforcing usage with examples like 'you must,' 'eat your yogurt,' and various menu references.

Master the basics of ordering food and get started while tackling common questions encountered in school placements during this introduction to explore Japanese food.

Learn take-out ordering in Japanese, including 'have here or take out, please' and phrases like 'here you go,' with practice on the relevant particle used for eating.

Learn to request the English menu for Japanese cuisine using phrases like 'Would you like to look at the English menu?' and 'English menu, please'.

Discover practical japanese for ordering drinks and food at fast-food and casual dining, including how to select items on a menu and request them politely.

Learn how to order drinks and food in Japanese using basic counters and numbers, practice counting from one upward, and form simple ordering phrases for items.

Identify common fast food restaurant questions, like choosing a size (small, medium, large) and deciding between a combo, while practicing seating and ordering prompts in a Japanese context.

Practice ten phrases to build fast food restaurant vocabulary and reinforce the vocabularies introduced in the lesson.

Explore Japanese food with practice phrases for ordering at a fast food restaurant, helping you build confidence in ordering and understanding basic responses.

Learn to request phrases for a Japanese dining experience using polite forms, casual forms, and appropriate speech when traveling in Japan, including staff interactions.

Master polite request in Japanese through dining scenarios, including asking for chopsticks, menu items, bringing meals, taking photos, and paying the bill, with te-form conjugation.

Practice pronunciation and build vocabulary for making requests in Japanese, using menu items and everyday phrases like ohashi to order food.

Learn how to pronounce nine Japanese adjectives used to describe taste. Practice pronunciation to help remember them.

Learn Japanese food vocabulary and example sentences to describe taste, including delicious, sweet, spicy, and bad taste, with guided practice and repetition.

Introduce a selection of Japanese dishes in lesson 8 of the Explore Japanese food course to build essential food knowledge.

Learn the basics of naming Japanese dishes, recognizing kanji and hiragana, and navigating ordering in Japanese restaurants. See how touch-panel ordering, color-coded plates, portion sizes, and menus vary across Japan.

Explore the four basic ramen types, including miso and tonkotsu broths, plus soy sauce broth from a chicken and vegetable base, with two- or three-broth blends and Hakata notes.

Explore okonomiyaki, including chef-prepared and table-cooked formats, and compare Hiroshima style with Kansai style, noting cabbage, noodles, and mayonnaise sauce in a social dining experience.

Learn where to eat takoyaki, recognize signs at stalls during festivals, and explore Osaka street food culture and tips for trying octopus-based treats.

Explore takoyaki through an online street-food experience as a chef demonstrates making octopus batter balls, steaming and turning them to a crispy exterior with a soft interior in 15 minutes.

Learn how gyudon combines onions and sliced beef over steamed rice, a popular Japanese dish; explore home prep tips and udon menu ideas.

Discover sukiyaki, a traditional Japanese hotpot of thinly sliced beef cooked at the table and dipped in beaten egg, offered at Mishima Day and other high-end yaki restaurants.

Explore names of other Japanese dishes such as sukiyaki, yakitori, and okonomiyaki, learn that yaki means grill and tori means chicken, and see how to order yakitori at an izakaya.

Master basic japanese restaurant dialogue, including asking how many people, seating options, polite forms, and related vocabulary such as vaccine pass.

Learn to order food and drinks in Japanese using menu cues, drink vocabulary, and polite phrases, ask for recommendations, and handle payment in Japanese yen.