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Street food stall in Japanese
Leo walks Yanaka Ginza and stops at Kenta's croquette stand. The fryer pops. Goro is already there with two croquettes on a paper tray.
You will order street food, ask what is inside, then ask for sauce or a bag.
Keep it polite. Kenta talks fast, but your lines stay です and ます.
By the end of this lesson
Order street food at a stall and ask what is in it.
- コロッケを一つください。One croquette, please.
- 中に何が入っていますか。What's in it?
- じゃがいもですか。Is it potato?
- ソースをお願いします。Sauce, please.
- 袋に入れてください。Please put them in a bag.
- 二つでお願いします。Two, please.
Scene — a busy stall
Yanaka Ginza is busy this afternoon. Leo follows the smell of frying oil to Kenta's croquette stand. A cat sits on a step. Kenta holds long cooking chopsticks over the fryer.
In front of the counter, Goro already has two croquettes on a paper tray. His blend coffee is not here. He never finishes a drink anyway.
Learn — order at the stall
These six lines let you order at a stall, ask what is inside, and ask for sauce or a bag.
One line changes the number to two.
コロッケを一つください。
One croquette, please.
When to use it: Use this to order one croquette at a stall.
を marks the food you are asking for.
Say it: The っ in コロッケ is a small pause.
中に何が入っていますか。
What's in it?
When to use it: Ask this when you need to know the filling.
入っています means the filling is in there now.
じゃがいもですか。
Is it potato?
When to use it: Use this to check if the filling is potato.
か at the end turns this into a polite question.
ソースをお願いします。
Sauce, please.
When to use it: Use this when you want sauce on the food.
お願いします makes this a polite request, not a command.
Say it: The u in します is almost silent.
袋に入れてください。
Please put them in a bag.
When to use it: Use this when you want the food in a bag.
入れてください is the て-form plus ください, a polite request.
二つでお願いします。
Two, please.
When to use it: Use this to change the order to two.
で marks two as the amount for this order.
Story — four for two
Leo orders croquettes on Yanaka Ginza. Kenta counts wrong and Goro is already eating two.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- Yanaka Ginza. The fryer hisses. A cat sits on a step.
Kentaいらっしゃい。Welcome.
Leoこんにちは。Hello.- Kenta何にする？What will you have?
- Leoコロッケを一つください。One croquette, please.
- Kentaはい。Okay.
- Leo中に何が入っていますか。What's in it?
- Kentaじゃがいもですよ。It's potato.
- Leoじゃがいもですか。Is it potato?
- Kentaはい、そうです。Yes, that's right.
- Leoソースをお願いします。Sauce, please.
- Goro already has two croquettes on a paper tray.
Goro二つはちょうどいいです。Two is just right.- Leo二つでお願いします。Two, please.
- Kentaはい、二つね。Okay, two.
- Leo袋に入れてください。Please put them in a bag.
- Kenta drops four into the bag and hands Leo too little change.
- Leoお釣りをお願いします。Change, please.
- Kentaあ、ごめん。Oh, sorry.
- Kenta counts again and puts the rest of the change in Leo's hand.
Practice — pick the right order
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, match meanings, fill a gap, and build a line.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
0 of 11 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
Japanese
コロッケを一つください。Drop the English hereソースをお願いします。Drop the English here二つでお願いします。Drop the English hereEnglish
What do you say?
What do you say?
You know these are croquettes. You want to know the filling.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
What's in it?
中____何が入っていますか。
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
じゃがいもですか。
Pick the reply
Leo says:
Pick the reply
じゃがいもですか。
Is it potato?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
Sauce, please.
。
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
Ask Kenta to put the croquettes in a bag.
袋____入れてください。
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Two, please.
二つ____お願いします。
True or false?
True or false?
Use this only before ten in the morning.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Kenta already bagged four croquettes and handed you too little change.
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo at Kenta's stand on Yanaka Ginza. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Kentaいらっしゃい。何にする？Welcome. What will you have?
- Leo (you)Order one croquette.
Order one croquette.
コロッケを一つください。
One croquette, please.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| コロッケを一つください。 | One croquette, please. | |
| 中に何が入っていますか。 | What's in it? | |
| じゃがいもですか。 | Is it potato? | |
| ソースをお願いします。 | Sauce, please. | |
| 袋に入れてください。 | Please put them in a bag. | |
| 二つでお願いします。 | Two, please. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these stall lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round before lunch keeps the stall order ready.
Open Yak Cards