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Ordering a coffee (Advanced): Choice of bean which can vary by origin, roast type, or blend.

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Key Phrases

コーヒーをお願いします。

koohii o o negai shi masu

A coffee, please.

おすすめはどれですか。

o susume wa dore desu ka

Which do you recommend?

香りはどんな感じですか。

kaori wa donna kanji desu ka

What is the aroma like?

Skills You'll Learn

Ordering coffee politely at a café

カフェで丁寧にコーヒーを注文する

kafe de teinei ni koohii o chuumon suru

Asking for recommendations about beans or drinks

豆や飲み物のおすすめをたずねる

mame ya nomimono no o susume o tazuneru

Describing and asking about flavor and aroma

味や香りについて聞いたり表現したりする

aji ya kaori ni tsui te kii tari hyougen shi tari suru

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are in a cozy coffee shop in Japan, ordering a cup of coffee and asking the barista about different beans, aromas, and recommendations before choosing one you like.

こんにちは。コーヒーをお願いします。

konnichiwa koohii o o negai shi masu

Hello. I'd like a coffee, please.

はい、ありがとうございます。豆はお決まりですか。

hai arigatou gozai masu mame wa o kimari desu ka

Certainly, thank you. Have you decided on the beans?

おすすめはどれですか。

o susume wa dore desu ka

Which would you recommend?

今日はエチオピアの浅煎りが人気です。

kyou wa echiopia no asairi ga ninki desu

Today, the light roast from Ethiopia is popular.

じゃあ、香りはどんな感じですか。

jaa kaori wa donna kanji desu ka

So, what does it smell like?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

こんにちは。

konnichiwa

Hello.

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コーヒー

koohii

Coffee

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🙏

をお願いします

o o negai shi masu

Please (give me / bring me)

💬 [をお願いします] is a very useful ordering pattern: put the thing you want before it, like [コーヒーをお願いします] or [エチオピアをお願いします]. [を] marks what you're asking for, and [お願いします] makes it polite.

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☕🙏

コーヒーをお願いします。

koohii o o negai shi masu

A coffee, please.

💬 [をお願いします] is a standard polite way to order something. You can swap in almost any item: [ラテをお願いします] or [深煎りをお願いします].

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🙏🙏

ありがとうございます。

arigatou gozai masu

Thank you very much.

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🫘

mame

Beans

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はお決まりですか

wa o kimari desu ka

Have you decided?

💬 [お決まりですか] means "have you decided?" and is used a lot by staff when you're choosing. The [お] adds politeness, so you'll often hear it in shops and cafés.

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🫘❓

豆はお決まりですか。

mame wa o kimari desu ka

Have you decided on the beans?

💬 [は] here is said (wa), not (ha). In this pattern, [Xはお決まりですか] means "Have you decided on X?" as in [豆はお決まりですか].

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👍

おすすめ

o susume

Recommendation

💬 [おすすめ] is often used for "what you recommend," not just a noun like "recommendation." You'll see it in patterns like [おすすめはどれですか] and [おすすめありますか].

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