At a Japanese Festival Stall, Pointing Isn't Enough. They Need How Many.
To say One, please / Two, please in Japanese, say ひとつください / ふたつください (hitotsu kudasai / futatsu kudasai).
Summer festival, takoyaki stall, and pointing isn't enough: they need to know how many. Here's the easy way to say it.
ひとつください / ふたつください
hitotsu kudasai / futatsu kudasai
One, please / Two, please
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- ひとつください。ふたつください。 hitotsu kudasai. futatsu kudasai. One, please. Two, please.
- たこ焼き、ふたつください。 takoyaki, futatsu kudasai. Two takoyaki, please.
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