- furaido chikin (foo-rah-ee-doh chee-keen; fried chicken)
- hotto doggu (hoht-toh dohg-goo; hot dog)
You may have to answer a couple of questions when you order at a fast-food joint:
- Omochi kaeri desu ka (oh-moh-chee kah-eh-ree deh-soo kah) means “Will you take it home?” or “To go?”
- Kochira de omeshiagari desu ka (koh-chee-rah
- deh oh-meh-shee-ah-gah-ree deh-soo kah) means “Will you eat here?” or “For here?”
If you hear one of these questions, just answer hai (hah-ee; yes) or ie (eee-eh; no).
A Timetable | ||
Time | Japanese | Pronunciation |
6:00 | roku-ji | roh-koo-jee |
6:15 | roku-ji jugo-fun | roh-koo-jee jooo-goh-foon |
6:30 | roku-ji han | roh-koo-jee hahn |
6:45 | roku-ji yonjugo-fun roh-koo-jee | yohn-jooo-goh-foon |
7:00 | shichi-ji | shee-chee-jee |
8:00 | hachi-ji | hah-chee-jee |
9:00 | ku-ji | koo-jee |
Expressing a Number of People | ||
Number of People | Japanese | Pronunciation |
1 | hitori | hee-toh-ree |
2 | futari | foo-tah-ree |
3 | san-nin | sahn-neen |
4 | yo-nin | yoh-neen |
5 | go-nin | goh-neen |
6 | roku-nin | roh-koo-neen |
7 | nana-nin | nah-nah-neen |
8 | hachi-nin | hah-chee-neen |
9 | kyu-nin | kyooo-neen |
10 | ju-nin | jooo-neen |