The Ramen Shop Machine That Confuses Every Tourist
To say meal ticket (buy it from the machine first) in Japanese, say 食券 (shokken).
You walk into a ramen shop and there's no menu — just a machine. Here's what to do.
食券
shokken
meal ticket (buy it from the machine first)
In this video
- メニューがない…？ラーメン屋さんの謎。 Menyū ga nai…? Rāmen-ya-san no nazo. No menu at the ramen shop? Just a machine? Here's the trick.
- 入口に「食券機」があります。 Iriguchi ni “shokkenki” ga arimasu. By the door there's a ticket machine — the 'shokkenki'.
- 先にボタンを押して、食券を買います。 Saki ni botan o oshite, shokken o kaimasu. Press a button and buy your meal ticket FIRST.
- 食券を店員さんに渡すだけ！ Shokken o ten'in-san ni watasu dake! Then just hand the ticket to the staff. That's it.
- もう迷わない。保存してね👇 Mō mayowanai. Hozon shite ne. No more panic at the machine. Save this for your trip 👇
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