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Uploaded by on Feb 15, 2008

Learn how to order food in Japanese with expert Japanese language tips in this free online foreign language video clip.

Expert: Yuu Asakura
Bio: Born and raised in Japan, Yuu Asakura moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Tokyo University for Foreign Study where she acquired B.A. in linguistics and area studies.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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  • arigato for this lesson. I love the Japanese language ver much. It's so..kawaii!

  • "onegai" can be used as "please", but it's literal translation is "wish."

    "onegai shimasu" literally translates out more closely to "I am wishing." "onegai" is "wish" and "shimasu" is the masu (polite) form of "suru" which means "to do." So her example of "ocha onegai shimasu" translates out to "I (politely) wish for tea."

    @today20080523:

    You can use just "doumo," but it's not the usual thing to say. It's not impolite, it's just a little casual. It's not normally heard from a foreigner.

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  • Very helpful thank you

  • Hanbaga=hamburger

  • @Amstrup77

    bullshit you are failed yomimasu means to read ...do you read a cup of tea ???

    you are realy a smart-ass

  • @mimori24

    i would say something completely different from that..

    i would say: O-cha o yomimasu... おちゃをよみます。

    its still very polite, and it says. i will drink tea [please].

    and if you wanna order both drinks and eating you say

    sushi o tabemasu.. soshite.. sake o yomimasu.

    -> すしをたべますそしてさけをよみます。

    i will eat sushi, and then i will have some sake [please]... please is in clams cause it is only said implicitly.

    you will then end the sentence buy saying a simple: Arigatou gozaimasu-> ありがとうございます。

  • wouldnt you say おちゃはおねがいします?

  • I can't pay attention to the lesson because she's too hot

  • I have a question about quanitity. If, for example you wanna order 3 glasses of water, would you say "mizu o mittsu onegaishimasu" or "mizu mittsu o onegaishimasu". I'm just confused about where to place the particle "wo". Also, does that particle rule change if you use "kudasai" instead of "onegaishimasu"?

    I'm going to Japan in 2 days so I'd really like to know. :D

  • does daiski mean i not really sure of the meaning and spelling X.X

  • just 2 words? thats barely enough to order food in japanese, and these r 2 of the most basic words! i thought it said expert language tips -_-'

  • @trissab789123 if you watched anime in japanese, you'd learn it really quick!

    they use it all the time!!!

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