
Ordering a coffee: Choice of bean which can vary by origin, roast type, or blend.
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Key Phrases
何を注文されますか?
nani o chuumon sa re masu ka
What would you like to order?
コーヒーが欲しいです
koohii ga hoshii desu
I would like some coffee
どちらが人気がありますか?
dochira ga ninki ga ari masu ka
Which one is more popular?
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering in a café
カフェでの注文
kafe de no chuumon
Asking for recommendations
おすすめの聞き方
o susume no kiki kata
Discussing coffee roasting styles
コーヒーの焙煎についての話
koohii no baisen ni tsui te no hanashi
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a café in Japan. A friendly employee greets you and asks for your order. You express your desire for coffee but are curious about the types available. The employee explains the options based on the origin of the beans and suggests the Ethiopian coffee for its fruity aroma. You decide to try it and inquire about the roasting methods, finally choosing a medium roast.
こんにちは、何を注文されますか?
konnichiwa nani o chuumon sa re masu ka
Hello, what would you like to order?
こんにちは。コーヒーが欲しいですが、どんな種類がありますか?
konnichiwa koohii ga hoshii desu ga donna shurui ga ari masu ka
Hello. I would like some coffee, but what kinds do you have?
豆の原産地によっていろいろ選べますが、ブラジル産とエチオピア産があります。
mame no gensan chi ni yotsu te iroiro erabe masu ga burajiru san to echiopia san ga ari masu
You can choose based on the origin of the beans. We have Brazilian and Ethiopian.
どちらが人気がありますか?
dochira ga ninki ga ari masu ka
Which one is more popular?
エチオピア産はフルーティーな香りが特徴です。おすすめですよ。
echiopia san wa furuuteii na kaori ga tokuchou desu o susume desu yo
The Ethiopian is known for its fruity aroma. I recommend it.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
こんにちは。
konnichiwa
Hello.
何
nani
What
💬 [何] is often read [なに], but before certain particles it often becomes [なん]. For example, [何を] is usually said [なにを], but [何ですか] is [なんですか].
See breakdown →注文
chuumon
Order
💬 [注文] becomes the verb "to order" when you add [する]: [注文する]. You'll also hear it in polite forms like [注文します] or [注文されますか].
See breakdown →何を注文されますか?
nani o chuumon sa re masu ka
What would you like to order?
💬 [〜されますか] is a polite way to ask what someone will do, and here it softens [注文する] into a customer-facing question. You can reuse it with other verbs too: [何を飲まれますか?] for "What would you like to drink?".
See breakdown →コーヒー
koohii
Coffee
欲しい
hoshii
Want
💬 [欲しい] is used for wanting a thing, not for wanting to do an action. So [コーヒーが欲しいです] is natural, but for "I want to drink coffee" you'd say [コーヒーを飲みたいです].
See breakdown →コーヒーが欲しいです
koohii ga hoshii desu
I would like some coffee
💬 With [欲しい], the thing you want usually takes [が], not [を]: [コーヒーが欲しいです]. The same pattern works with other things too, like [水が欲しいです].
See breakdown →どんな
donna
What kind
💬 [どんな] needs a noun after it: [どんな種類], [どんなコーヒー], [どんな味]. If you want to ask "which one?" by itself, use [どれ] or [どちら] instead.
See breakdown →種類
shurui
Types
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