3.1.11 At The Dinner Table

• ask for things at the dinner table

• ask for and offer extra helpings

• request a food item or express their like or dislike of it

Academic Vocabulary:
-te (て) + kudasai (ください) for polite requests, particle de (で）

Lesson Overview

​たろうくん、れいくん、おはしでたべてください！
Tarou-kun, Rei-kun, ohashi de tabete kudasai!

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​Note:
～てください ....te kudasai : Please .... (polite)

きょうのぶんぽう　Today's grammar

Verb ～てください (te kudasai) form conjugation

In Japanese, the combination of the "te" (て)-form of a verb and "kudasai" (ください) is used to make a polite request or order someone to do something.

​(Tools)で (Object)を (Verb て-form)ください！
(Tools) de (Object) o (Verb て-form) kudasai!

Please ...... the ...... with ......

Today's verb :
たべます　Tabemasu
(group 2):
to eat

とります　Torimasu
(group 1):
to take, to pick up

わたします　Watashimasu
(group 1):
to pass

おきます　Okimasu:
(group 1)
to put, to place, to put down

Example:

フォークでごはんをたべてください
Fooku de gohan o tabete kudasai

Please eat the rice with the fork

*PARTICLE で (de) is used to express the means of doing something or going somewhere. A good translation is "with" (with a pen), or "by" (by train)

Verb conjugation dictionary: https://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-japanese.html

Please eat the ..... with ......

​(Tools)で (Object)を たべてください！
(Tools) de (Object) o tabete kudasai!

Please eat the ...... with ......

​スプーン
supuun

​フォーク
fooku

​おはし
ohashi

​て
te

​ピザ
pizza

​スパゲッティ
supagetti

ハンバーガー
hanbaagaa

​すし
sushi

Example:

フォークでごはんをたべてください
Fooku de gohan o tabete kudasai

Please eat the rice with the fork

Drag and Drop

Please eat the rice with a spoon

​

Placeholder

de ​

Placeholder

wo ​

Placeholder

kudasai

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Supuun

gohan

tabete

naifu

ohashi

kome

sakana

taberu

tabette

Please eat the ..... with ......

​ (Object)を (Verb て-form)ください！
(Object) o (Verb て-form)kudasai!

Please ....... the ......

​スプーン
supuun

​フォーク
fooku

​おはし
ohashi

​ナイフ
naifu

​しお
shio

こしょう
koshou

しょうゆ
shouyu

Example:

はさみをわたしてください
Hasami o watashite kudasai

Please pass me the scissor

Verb て(te)-form:

わたします watashimasu　→　わたして watashite : To pass
おきます okimasu　→　おいて oite : To place, to put, to put down
とります torimasu　→　とって totte : To take, to pick up

Drag and Drop

Please pass me the salt

​

Placeholder

wo ​

Placeholder

kudasai

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Shio

watashite

Satou

Koshou

watatte

Oite

Itadaite

おかわりはどうですか
Okawari wa dou desu ka?
How about a second helping? / Would you like a refill?

Asking/offering for second helping

​(Food)のおかわりをください
(Food) no okawari o kudasai
Please give me some more .....

Example:

はは ： さかなのおかわりはどうですか？
Haha　Sakana no okawari wa dou desu ka?

たろう：いいえ、だいじょうぶです。
Tarou Iie, daijyoubu desu.
　　　 やさいのおかわりをください。
　　 Yasai no okawari o kudasai

いただきます
itadakimasu

an expression used before meals that literally means “I humbly receive” (this food and/or drink) It is used to show gratitude for the food. It is customary to bow your head and join your hands, as if in prayer.

Additional Vocabulary

ごちそうさまでした
gochisousama deshita

used after meals and can interpreted as “Thank you for the meal.” It literally means “It was a great meal.”

Iie, daijyoubu desu

No, it’s all good / No, it’s all right / No, thanks

(use this to refuse when someone offers you to refill your food/drink)

いいえ、だいじょうぶです

Hai, douzo

Yes, go ahead / Yes, please /
Yes, here you go

(use this when you pass or give the food to someone)

はい、どうぞ

Additional Vocabulary

Match

Match the following

• black pepper

• soy sauce

• refill

• salt

• knife

koshou

shouyu

okawari

shio

naifu

• koshou

• shouyu

• okawari

• shio

• naifu

Multiple Choice

ごはんのおかわりはどうですか

Gohan no okawari wa dou desu ka

(choose the correct answer to this question)

• Iie, daijyoubu desu

• Hai, douzo

• Gohan wo watashite kudasai

• Gohan wo Teeburu ni oite kudasai

Multiple Choice

ごはんをください

Gohan wo kudasai

(select the correct sentence to respond to this request)

• Hai, douzo

• Iie, daijyoubu desu

• Fooku wo watashite kudasai

• Fooku de gohan wo tabete kudasai

Open Ended

Write 1 or 2 sentences using the grammar pattern you learned today to give instructions, asking someone to do something politely.

Example in English:

Please eat the rice with the chopsticks. Please pass me the chopsticks.

Poll

Choose the option that best reflects your thoughts about today's lesson!

• "Loved it! I’m excited to use Japanese with my family!" 🎉

• "It was okay, but I need a bit more practice." 🤔

• "Great lesson! My sentences are looking good!" 👍

• "I’m confused. Can we review it again?" 🔄