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At a Japanese Festival Stall, Pointing Isn't Enough. They Need How Many. Beginner

At a Japanese Festival Stall, Pointing Isn't Enough. They Need How Many.

hitotsu kudasai / futatsu kudasai · One, please / Two, please

festival #matsuri

You Bought the Festival Food. Now Do Not Take a Single Step. Survival

You Bought the Festival Food. Now Do Not Take a Single Step.

tabearuki kinshi · no eating while walking

Etiquette #matsuri

Forty People Are Carrying a Gold Shrine and Shaking It as Hard as They Can. That Is the Point. Intermediate

Forty People Are Carrying a Gold Shrine and Shaking It as Hard as They Can. That Is the Point.

wasshoi · heave-ho (the mikoshi chant)

cultural-explainer #matsuri

Two Food Stalls, One Crowd, No Line in Sight. Ask This. Beginner

Two Food Stalls, One Crowd, No Line in Sight. Ask This.

doko ni narabimasu ka? · where do I line up?

mini-scenario #matsuri

You Can Smell the Festival Food but Can't Find It. Say This. Beginner

You Can Smell the Festival Food but Can't Find It. Say This.

yatai wa doko desu ka? · Where are the food stalls?

Scenario #matsuri

What to Order at a Japanese Summer Festival Intermediate

What to Order at a Japanese Summer Festival

takoyaki kudasai · Takoyaki, please

Food + Language #matsuri

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