Simple Japanese Conversation: Lesson 9-13

○ Lesson9
- Your coupon, please. : Shokken, onegai shimasu.
- What would you like?: Nan ni nasaimasu ka?
- Curry and rice, please.: Kareraisu ni shumasu.
- Would you like something to drink?: O-nomimono wa?
- No, thank you.: I-i-e, kekko desu.
- I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.: Omatase-shimashita.
- This is not what I ordered.: Chumon to chigaimasu.
- Water: mizu
- Black tea: kocha
- Milk: miruku/gyunyu
- Beer: biiru
- Sugar: sato
- Salt: shio
- Pepper: kosho
- Soy sauce: shoyu
- Sauce: sosu
- Knife: naifu
- Fork: hoku
- Spoon: supun
- Napkin: napukin
- Chopsticks: hashi
- Hamburger: hanbaga
- Fried chicken: furaido chikin
- Omelette: omuretsu
- Beefsteak: biifusuteki
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○ Lesson 10
-What kind of meat is it?: Nan no niku desu ka?
-I can not eat pork.: Butaniku wa dame desu.
-What kind of dish is this?: Kore wa nan no ryori desu ka?
-It is a meat dish.: Niku no ryori desu.
- It is pork.: Butaniku desu
- Give me a chicken dish, please.: Toriniku no ryori, onegai shimasu.
- I can not eat beef.: Gyuniku wa tabemasen.
- I do not drink alcohol.: O-sake wa nomimasen.
-vegetable: yasai
-egg: tamago
-fish: sakana
-western cooking: seiyo ryori
-Chinese cooking: chuka ryori
-Japanese cooking: nihon-ryori
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○ Lesson 11-Notes: Japanese cuisine
-Sushi: vinegared rice with fresh fish and vegetables
-Sashimi: sliced raw fish
-Tenpura: seafood and vegetable deep fried in vegetable oil.
-Tendon: a bowl of rice topped with one or two pieces of prawn tempura dipped in a special sauce flavored with soy sauce and sweet rice wine.
-Katsudon: a bowl of rice topped with a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet cooked in egg and onion.
-Sukiyaki: sliced beef and vegetables in a cast-iron pan.
-Soba: thin long brownish noodles made from buck wheat flour with egg and yam starch added.
-Udon: white Japanese noodles made from wheat flour, thicker than soba.
-Ramen: Chinese noodles made mainly of wheat flour and seasoned to suit the Japanese palate.
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○ Lesson 12
-How much is it?: Ikura desu ka?
- 980 Yen: kyuhyaku-hachijyu-en desu.
- May I have the check, please.: O-kanjyo, onegai shimasu.
-Just a moment, please.: Shosho omachi kudasai.
- Do you accept credit card?: Kurejitto kado wa tsukaemasu ka?
- We do not accept traveler’s cheques.: Toraberazu chekku wa tsukaemasen.
-Tax and service charges are included.: Zeikin to sabisu-ryo ga haitte imasu.
-change: o-tsuri
-signature: sa-in
-cash: genkin
-receipt: ryoshu-sho
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○ Lesson 13: Taxi
-Tokyo station, please.: Tokyo eki, onegai shimasu.
-Please stop here.: Koko de tomete kudasai.
- Please take me to this place. This is the address.: Koko, onegai shimasu. Jyusho wa koko desu.
-Please stop over there.: Asoko de tomete kudasai.
-Certainly.: Hai, wakarimashita./Ryokai
-Hurry up, please.: Isoide kudasai.
- Go straight on, please.: Massugu itte kudasai.
- Turn to the right, please.: Migi e magatte kudasai.
-Taxi stand: takushii-noriba
-fare: ryokin
-taxi fare meter: meta
-left: hidari
-that corner: ano kado
-next crossroad: tsugi no kosaten