Lesson 2️⃣ – Natural Kitchen Conversation (Casual Flow, Spaced + Underlined + Romaji First)

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1️⃣ I’m hungry

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Onaka ga suita

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: お腹が 空いた <おなかがすいた>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: オナカガ スイタ <オナカガスイタ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: おなかが すいた <おなかがすいた>

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English: I’m hungry.

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Grammar / Vocabulary

お腹 (おなか / onaka) = stomach
が (ga) = subject marker
空く (すく / suku) → 空いた (すいた / suita) = became empty

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Tip:
Japanese expresses hunger as “stomach became empty,” not “I am hungry.”

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2️⃣ What should I make?

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Nani o tsukurou

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: 何を 作ろう <なにをつくろう>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: ナニヲ ツクロウ <ナニヲツクロウ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: なにを つくろう <なにをつくろう>

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English: What should I make?

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Grammar / Vocabulary

何 (なに / nani) = what
を (o) = object marker
作る (つくる / tsukuru) → 作ろう (つくろう / tsukurou) = “let’s / I’ll” form

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Tip:
“～よう” form = thinking out loud (“what shall I make?”).

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3️⃣ Maybe I’ll go with salmon and potatoes

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Saamon to jagaimo ni shiyou kana

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: サーモンと じゃがいもに しようかな <さーもんとじゃがいもにしようかな>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: サーモント ジャガイモニ シヨウカナ <サーモントジャガイモニシヨウカナ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: さーもんと じゃがいもに しようかな <さーもんとじゃがいもにしようかな>

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English: Maybe I’ll go with salmon and potatoes.

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Grammar / Vocabulary

サーモン (saamon) = salmon
と (to) = and
じゃがいも (jagaimo) = potatoes
に (ni) = direction/choice marker
する (suru) → しよう (shiyou) = “I’ll do / let’s do”
かな (kana) = “I wonder / maybe”

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Tip:
“～にする” = choosing something (very common when deciding food).

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4️⃣ Let’s eat

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Tabeyou

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: 食べよう <たべよう>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: タベヨウ <タベヨウ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: たべよう <たべよう>

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English: Let’s eat.

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Grammar / Vocabulary

食べる (たべる / taberu) → 食べよう (たべよう / tabeyou) = “let’s eat”

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Tip:
Simple and natural—used constantly in real life.

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5️⃣ This looks good

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Kore oishisou

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: これ 美味しそう <これおいしそう>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: コレ オイシソウ <コレオイシソウ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: これ おいしそう <これおいしそう>

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English: This looks delicious.

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Grammar / Vocabulary

これ (kore) = this
美味しい (おいしい / oishii) = delicious
～そう (sou) = looks like / seems

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Tip:
“～そう” is visual—used when something looks tasty.

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6️⃣ Let’s eat together

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Issho ni tabeyou

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: 一緒に 食べよう <いっしょにたべよう>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: イッショニ タベヨウ <イッショニタベヨウ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: いっしょに たべよう <いっしょにたべよう>

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English: Let’s eat together.

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Grammar / Vocabulary

一緒 (いっしょ / issho) = together
に (ni) = manner
食べる → 食べよう (taberu → tabeyou) = let’s eat

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Tip:
Adding “一緒に” instantly makes things warmer and more social.

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7️⃣ That was good

a. Romaji Form

Romaji: Oishikatta

b. Spaced Kanji / Mixed Form

Japanese: 美味しかった <おいしかった>

c. Katakana Form

Katakana: オイシカッタ <オイシカッタ>

d. Hiragana Form

Hiragana: おいしかった <おいしかった>

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English: That was delicious.

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Grammar / Vocabulary

美味しい (おいしい / oishii) → 美味しかった (おいしかった / oishikatta) = was delicious

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Tip:
Past tense = remove “い” → add “かった”.

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