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Ordering Food (Day 73) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-09100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 73

Ordering Food (注文)


🧠 Why Ordering Food?

Ordering food is very common.

👉 You need this in restaurants


🔤 Basic Phrases

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

これ を ください

kore o kudasai

this please

___ を ください

___ o kudasai

___ please

みず を ください

mizu o kudasai

water please

メニュー を ください

menyuu o kudasai

menu please

おねがいします

onegaishimasu

please (polite)

👉 Very useful phrases


🔊 Key Point

• を + ください
• Simple and polite
• Used everywhere

👉 Easy pattern


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• ___ を ください

Examples:

• すし を ください
= sushi please

• ラーメン を ください
= ramen please


📝 Example Conversation

  • A: なに に しますか?
    = What would you like?
  • B: ラーメン を ください。
    = ramen please

  • A: みず は?
  • B: みず も ください。

👉 Practice both sides


❌ Common Mistakes

• Forgetting を
• Not using ください
• Overcomplicating

👉 Keep it simple


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice real menus
• Say out loud
• Repeat often
• Use daily

👉 Real-life context helps


🎯 Practice

👉 Fill:

• ___ を ください
• みず を ___

Make 3 sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Fill

No.

Sentence

Answer

1

これ ___ ください

?

2

ラーメン ___ ください

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

3

みず を ください

?

4

メニュー を ください

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

5

sushi please

?

6

water please

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

2

3

water please

4

menu please

5

すし を ください

6

みず を ください


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 74: Asking Directions

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