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  • Week 3: Food & Dining

    Goal: Order food and navigate restaurants

    Essential Restaurant Phrases:

    • Menyuu wo onegaishimasu (メニューをお願いします) - Menu, please
    • Kore wo onegaishimasu (これをお願いします) - This one, please
    • Oishii desu (おいしいです) - It's delicious
    • Okaikei onegaishimasu (お会計お願いします) - Check, please
    • Gochisousama deshita (ごちそうさまでした) - Thank you for the meal
    • Biru wo kudasai (ビールをください) - Beer, please
    • Mizu wo kudasai (水をください) - Water, please

    Common Food Items:

    • Gohan (ご飯) - Rice
    • Sakana (魚) - Fish
    • Niku (肉) - Meat
    • Yasai (野菜) - Vegetables
    • Ramen (ラーメン) - Ramen
    • Sushi (寿司) - Sushi
    • Tempura (天ぷら) - Tempura
    • Udon (うどん) - Udon noodles

    Dietary Restrictions:

    • Bejitarian desu (ベジタリアンです) - I'm vegetarian
    • Arerugi ga arimasu (アレルギーがあります) - I have allergies
    • Sakana wa taberaremasen (魚は食べられません) - I can't eat fish

    Practice Activities:

    1. Practice ordering from a Japanese menu
    2. Learn to read basic food kanji
    3. Role-play restaurant interactions