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Lesson 11: Food and Shopping: を and ください

Order food, buy things and talk about your diet (vegetarian, no pork or beef) with ください, を, and the convenience-store and restaurant phrases.

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Lesson 11: Food and Shopping: を and ください

Eating and shopping are daily tasks, and Japan has some of the best convenience stores in the world. This lesson teaches you to order, to buy, and to explain what you cannot eat.

Asking for something: を ください

Please give me…

(thing) を ください

In a restaurant you can also say (thing) を おねがいします, which is a little more polite.

JapaneseRomajiनेपालीEnglishListen
これを ください。kore o kudasai.यो दिनुहोस्।Please give me this.▶
みずを ください。mizu o kudasai.पानी दिनुहोस्।Water, please.▶
メニューを おねがいします。menyuu o onegai shimasu.मेनु दिनुहोस्।The menu, please.▶
おかいけいを おねがいします。okaikei o onegai shimasu.बिल दिनुहोस्।The bill, please.▶
ふくろは いりません。fukuro wa irimasen.मलाई झोला चाहिँदैन।I don't need a bag.▶

Food and drink

JapaneseRomajiनेपालीEnglishListen
ごはんgohanभात / खानाrice, meal▶
パンpanपाउरोटीbread▶
たまごtamagoअण्डाegg▶
やさいyasaiतरकारीvegetables▶
くだものkudamonoफलफूलfruit▶
さかなsakanaमाछाfish▶
にくnikuमासुmeat▶
とりにくtorinikuकुखुराको मासुchicken▶
ぎゅうにくgyuunikuगाईगोरुको मासुbeef▶
ぶたにくbutanikuसुँगुरको मासुpork▶
みずmizuपानीwater▶
おちゃochaचिया (हरियो चिया)tea▶
コーヒーkoohiiकफीcoffee▶
ぎゅうにゅうgyuunyuuदूधmilk▶
ジュースjuusuजुसjuice▶
おにぎりonigiriभातको गोला (कोन्बिनीमा)rice ball▶
すしsushiसुशीsushi▶
ラーメンraamenरामेनramen▶
カレーkareeकरीcurry▶
みそしるmisoshiruमिसो सुपmiso soup▶
べんとうbentouखाना बक्साboxed meal▶
たべものtabemonoखानेकुराfood▶
のみものnomimonoपिउने कुराdrinks▶
おいしいoishiiमिठोdelicious▶

What you cannot eat

Many Nepalis do not eat beef or pork, or are vegetarian. Japanese food often hides meat or fish in the broth (だし), so ask. These sentences are very useful:

JapaneseRomajiनेपालीEnglishListen
わたしは ベジタリアンです。watashi wa bejitarian desu.म शाकाहारी हुँ।I am a vegetarian.▶
ぎゅうにくは たべません。gyuuniku wa tabemasen.म गाईको मासु खाँदिनँ।I do not eat beef.▶
ぶたにくは たべません。butaniku wa tabemasen.म सुँगुरको मासु खाँदिनँ।I do not eat pork.▶
にくと さかなは たべません。niku to sakana wa tabemasen.म मासु र माछा खाँदिनँ।I do not eat meat or fish.▶
これに にくが はいって いますか。kore ni niku ga haitte imasu ka.यसमा मासु छ?Is there meat in this? (て-form, Lesson 20)▶
アレルギーが あります。arerugii ga arimasu.मलाई एलर्जी छ।I have an allergy.▶

At the convenience store and the supermarket

JapaneseRomajiनेपालीEnglishListen
いらっしゃいませirasshaimaseस्वागत छ (पसलेले)welcome (said by the shop staff)▶
レジrejiक्यासियरcash register▶
ポイントカードpointo kaadoपोइन्ट कार्डpoint card▶
レシートreshiitoरसिदreceipt▶
おつりotsuriफिर्ता पैसाchange▶
げんきんgenkinनगदcash▶
カードkaadoकार्डcard▶
ふくろfukuroझोलाbag (plastic or paper)▶
はらいますharaimasuतिर्छुto pay▶
かいますkaimasuकिन्छुto buy▶
あたためますatatamemasuतताउँछुto heat up▶
おべんとうを あたためて ください。obentou o atatamete kudasai.बेन्तो तताइदिनुहोस्।Please heat up the boxed meal. (て-form)▶
JapaneseRomajiनेपालीEnglishListen
カードで はらいます。kaado de haraimasu.कार्डले तिर्छु।I pay by card.▶
げんきんで はらいます。genkin de haraimasu.नगदले तिर्छु।I pay in cash.▶
ふくろは いりますか。fukuro wa irimasu ka.झोला चाहिन्छ?Do you need a bag?▶
いいえ、だいじょうぶです。iie, daijoubu desu.चाहिँदैन, ठीक छ।No, I'm fine.▶
ここで たべます。koko de tabemasu.यहीँ खान्छु।I'll eat here.▶
もちかえります。mochikaerimasu.लगेर जान्छु।I'll take it out.▶

In Japan the clerk may say ふくろは いりますか: plastic bags are charged, so many people bring their own. A short だいじょうぶです means "no thanks" here.

Kanji spotlight

JapaneseRomajiनेपालीEnglishListen
食べる / 食べますtaberu / tabemasuखानुto eat▶
飲む / 飲みますnomu / nomimasuपिउनुto drink▶
買う / 買いますkau / kaimasuकिन्नुto buy▶
水mizuपानीwater▶
肉nikuमासुmeat▶
魚sakanaमाछाfish▶
お茶ochaचियाtea▶

Dialogue: at a restaurant

JapaneseRomajiनेपाली / EnglishListen
Aいらっしゃいませ。 なんめいさまですか。irasshaimase. nanmei-sama desu ka.स्वागत छ। कति जना हुनुहुन्छ?
Welcome. How many people?		▶
Bふたりです。futari desu.दुई जना।
Two.		▶
Aメニューを どうぞ。menyuu o douzo.मेनु यहाँ छ।
Here is the menu.		▶
Bすみません。 わたしは ぎゅうにくを たべません。 これは にくが はいって いますか。sumimasen. watashi wa gyuuniku o tabemasen. kore wa niku ga haitte imasu ka.माफ गर्नुहोस्। म गाईको मासु खाँदिनँ। यसमा मासु छ?
Excuse me. I don't eat beef. Does this have meat in it?		▶
Aいいえ、やさいの カレーです。iie, yasai no karee desu.छैन, तरकारीको करी हो।
No, it is a vegetable curry.		▶
Bそれを ふたつ ください。sore o futatsu kudasai.त्यो दुइटा दिनुहोस्।
Two of those, please.		▶

Every ▶ button plays a clear computer voice, which is good for learning sounds and rhythm but is not a native speaker. Pitch (the rise and fall of the voice) can sound a little flat. Also listen to real Japanese as often as you can: videos, news for learners (NHK Easy), and Japanese people around you.

Check yourself

Try to answer every question before you look at the answers.

  1. Say "Please give me this."
  2. Ask for the bill.
  3. Say "I do not eat pork."
  4. Say "I am a vegetarian."
  5. What does ふくろは いりますか mean?
  6. Say "I pay by card."
  7. Say "I'll take it out."
  8. What is "beef" and what is "chicken"?
  9. Read: 食べます, 飲みます.
  10. Which particle marks what you ask for with ください?

Answers

Count your correct answers. If you got fewer than 7 out of 10, read the lesson again and listen to the audio once more.

  1. これを ください。
  2. おかいけいを おねがいします。
  3. ぶたにくは たべません。
  4. わたしは ベジタリアンです。
  5. Do you need a bag?
  6. カードで はらいます。
  7. もちかえります。
  8. ぎゅうにく, とりにく.
  9. たべます, のみます.
  10. を.
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