English For Japanese

Restaurant vocabulary is most useful when grouped by the choices you must make. These 60 words cover places, courses, ingredients, dietary needs, taste, tableware, and payment. Practice them inside requests and questions so you can understand follow-ups from a server.

The first 100 English words you learn should help build messages, not merely label objects. This list balances pronouns, connectors, common verbs, descriptions, places, transport, and practical nouns. Learn each word inside one short phrase, then recombine it in a real task.

American and British English are mutually understandable, but everyday vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation, and conventions can differ. Japanese learners do not need to mix both varieties perfectly. Choose one model for your own spelling and pronunciation, then develop enough recognition to understand the other.

Shopping in English tests numbers, sizes, product questions, and payment language at the same time. Japanese speakers should pay special attention to pairs such as thirteen/thirty and fourteen/forty, where English stress changes the meaning.

English slang can make films, messages, and casual conversations easier to follow, but register and region matter. Treat these expressions as recognition vocabulary first. Notice who uses them, their tone, and whether the situation is American, British, Australian, online, or workplace English before copying them.

Ordering food in English becomes easier when you learn the entire sequence: get a table, ask about the menu, state dietary needs, order clearly, respond to follow-up questions, request something during the meal, and pay. Politeness comes from tone and flexible phrases such as Could I …? , not from making every sentence long.

Asking for directions requires more than one question. You need to name the destination, understand landmarks and turns, confirm distance, and repair the exchange if the answer becomes too fast. Learn short chunks that help you control the explanation.