
Japanese title: カフェでの混乱 (カフェでのこんらん)
Theme: Ordering at a café and mix-ups
Setting: Trendy café in Tokyo
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注文する | ちゅうもんする | to order |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to make a mistake |
| メニュー | — | menu |
| コーヒー | — | coffee |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea |
| 店員 | てんいん | store clerk |
| 席 | せき | seat |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 注文してもいいですか? | Can I order? |
| 間違えました! | I made a mistake! |
| すみません、これ違います。 | Excuse me, this is wrong. |
| おすすめは何ですか? | What do you recommend? |
| 美味しそう! | Looks delicious! |
💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜てもいい (permission) | 注文してもいいですか (Can I order?) | |
| 〜そう (looks/seems) | 美味しそう!(Looks delicious!) | |
| 〜ながら (while doing) | メニューを見ながら注文する (Order while looking at the menu) |
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📖 Dialogue
[Scene: Hana and Yuki sit down at a cozy table with cute menus.]
Hana:
お腹すいた〜。何にする?
I’m starving! What are you getting?
Yuki (studying menu):
コーヒーと…このケーキ、美味しそう!
Coffee and… this cake looks so good!
[The store clerk comes over.]
Clerk:
ご注文はお決まりですか?
Have you decided your order?
Hana:
はい、アイスティーとサンドイッチをください。
Yes, iced tea and a sandwich, please.
Yuki:
ホットコーヒーとチョコレートケーキを!
[Later, the orders arrive… but everything is wrong.]
Yuki (looking at a green drink):
えっ、これコーヒー!?
Wait, is this coffee!?
Hana (laughing):
なんで抹茶ラテ来たの!?
Why did you get a matcha latte!?
Yuki (panicking):
間違えました!!すみません!
I made a mistake!! Excuse me!!
[They call over the clerk.]
😂 Ending Twist
[The clerk apologizes and quickly brings the right order. Yuki happily bites into the chocolate cake.]
Yuki (mouth full):
ん〜、最高〜!
Mmm, the best!
[Suddenly, another waiter appears.]
Waiter:
お待たせしました!抹茶ラテとチーズケーキです!
Thanks for waiting! Here’s your matcha latte and cheesecake!
Hana and Yuki (in unison):
また違うーー!?
Wrong again!?
Read more: 🎬 Episode 19: “Café Confusion” (カフェでの混乱)