コーヒーをください
kōhī o kudasai
Coffee, please
を is pronounced o. Put the item you want before をください.
ONE CLEAR STEP AT A TIME
Your first café order — beginner Japanese lesson
One coffee, a little Japanese, a big win. Learn three expressions with pronunciation guides, usage notes and a recall check.
Learning goal: recognise three useful expressions, explain their meanings, and recall them in a short check.
Read each phrase and its context. The app provides device-based audio if a Japanese voice is installed. The full written lesson below works without JavaScript.
Practise this lesson →水をください
mizu o kudasai
Water, please
水 means water. You may also hear the polite form お水.
いくらですか
ikura desu ka
How much is it?
か at the end turns the sentence into a question.
Try to recall the meaning
Read each Japanese phrase before opening its answer. You can also do the three-question interactive check in the lesson workspace.
コーヒーをください
Coffee, please · を is pronounced o. Put the item you want before をください.
水をください
Water, please · 水 means water. You may also hear the polite form お水.
いくらですか
How much is it? · か at the end turns the sentence into a question.
Your next clear step
Revisit the phrases once without the English meanings. Then continue with Something delicious.
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