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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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