
Explore Japanese food by learning ten eating phrases, practical dining expressions, and an overview of Japanese dishes and food culture at your own pace.
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Ayana introduces herself as a Japanese tutor with a bachelor of arts in education, teaching online and helping students pass the Japanese proficiency test from level 5 to level 1.
Learn Japanese effectively by mastering grammar points and phrases, using spaced repetition to memorize vocabulary, practicing speaking and pronunciation, and regularly reviewing to reinforce long-term memory.
Explores the difference between polite and informal Japanese, focusing on relationship, situation, and formality; use polite language in business and with elders, and adjust to others' speech.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Practice pronunciation and build vocabulary for making requests in Japanese, using menu items and everyday phrases like ohashi to order food.
Introduce a selection of Japanese dishes in lesson 8 of the Explore Japanese food course to build essential food knowledge.
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.
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.
Explore Japanese food
Do you like Japanese food?
Are you interested in learning more about Japanese cuisine?
This course is a combination of Japanese food knowledge and Japanese language lesson!
There is plenty of information on the internet that provides you with bits and pieces of Japanese food knowledge, which can be overwhelming. This course is designed to tie everything together in such a way that will allow you to move at your own pace with clear instructional videos to help you to understand Japanese language (Beginner to pre-intermediate level) and bit of food culture that you can customize based on your living situation. The course is free form so if you want to just jump around, by all means, go ahead. I break down each consideration in each area and you can easily move through these at your own pace or focus on certain subject matter first if you are more curious about specific topics.
What will students learn in your course?
This course provides a guide from beginner to pre-intermediate level Japanese grammar while introducing basic food related vocabulary, expressions used in dining situation in daily life, and various lessons on Japanese food culture along the way.
What will students get from the course?
About 5 hours of video lessons
Beginner & Pre-intermediate level grammar points
Several example sentences which are used in a restaurant or cafe.
Practice listening to native Japanese pronunciation
Examples sentences shown in both hiragana, and romaji
Some recommendation of places to eat in Japan
Japanese food and ingredients names
Learn about regional foods and signature dishes
You can download PDF materials (like digital guide), if you wish
a mini-quiz at the end of every lesson to review key points as well as self-assessment tool
Who is this course for?
Suitable for both total beginners, and those who are looking to strengthen their foundation in beginner Japanese.
Learners who are interested in Japanese food.
Learners who are interested in Japanese shops and restaurants in Japan.
Note : Some of lesson contents covers similar or same to "Travelling Japan Course". This is not Japanese cooking (how to cook) course.