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Going to a yatai

One evening at a food stall in Fukuoka. The phrases here are the ones you use when you talk to the person cooking.

N4 · 3 min

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Words in this story

  • 屋台やたいan open-air food stall
  • 並んでいますならんでいますare lined up
  • 椅子いすchair, stool
  • 注文ちゅうもんan order (in a shop)
  • 隣となりnext to, the person beside you
  • 下手へたpoor at something
  • 教科書きょうかしょtextbook

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