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6 levels · 25 lessons published
Lesson one, in full

すみません — First Words at a Tokyo Counter

A standing soba counter near Shinjuku station. 7:30am. Salary workers eating in 8 minutes and leaving. You walk up. You say one word first: sumimasen. Everything begins there.

The words
すみません
excuse me / sorry — universal opener
ありがとうございます
thank you very much (formal)
〜をください
please give me [item] — ordering formula
いただきます
before eating — always say this
ごちそうさまでした
after eating — "that was a feast"
おはようございます
good morning (formal)
こんにちは
good afternoon / hello
そば
buckwheat noodles — Tokyo's essential fast meal
ラーメン
ramen noodles (you already know this word)
はい / いいえ
yes / no
Where this lesson happens
Fuji Soba Shinjuku
Savor 82
Standing cold soba · morning tachi-gui ritual

The course

Level 1 · Unit 1
  1. すみません — First Words at a Tokyo Counter
  2. いくらですか — Numbers and Prices
  3. どこですか — Asking Where Things Are
  4. はじめまして — Introducing Yourself
  5. わかりません — Confusion Recovery
Level 1 · Unit 2
  1. 居酒屋のルール — Izakaya Rules and Ordering
  2. 何が好きですか — Expressing Food Preferences
  3. おかわり — Ordering More Rounds
  4. お会計をください — Paying the Bill
  5. 乾杯！ — Toasting and Social Japanese
Level 1 · Unit 3
  1. 野菜と果物 — Fresh Produce
  2. 〜グラムください — Weights and Quantities
  3. 海産物と肉 — Seafood and Meat
  4. パンとお菓子 — Bread and Sweets
  5. 買い物をする — The Full Market Shop
Level 1 · Unit 4
  1. 予約 — Making a Reservation
  2. いらっしゃいませ — Arrival and Seating
  3. 料理の説明 — Dish Descriptions
  4. お酒 — Sake and Pairing
  5. お会計 — Paying and Departure
Level 1 · Unit 5
  1. 地下鉄 — The Tokyo Metro
  2. 下町 — Tokyo Neighborhoods
  3. デパ地下 — Depachika and Konbini
  4. 日常語 — Daily Life Japanese
  5. テスト — Taste Oral Assessment
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