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Week 17 · Apr 20 – 26, 2026 Theme: Food · 食べ物 Level: N5–N4

This Week's Practice Pack

A complete weekly learning pack with 10 new vocabulary words, one grammar focus, a listening drill, and a writing challenge — all themed around food this week. Work through it at your pace. Progress tracked in your browser (no account needed).

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01 · Vocabulary · 10 words

This Week's Vocabulary食べ物の単語 · Click 🔊 to hear pronunciation

ごはんgohan
Rice (cooked) / meal
ごはんを食べます。I eat rice / I eat a meal.
みずmizu
Water
お水をください。Water please.
おちゃocha
Tea (green tea especially)
あたたかいお茶が好きです。I like warm tea.
にくniku
Meat
牛肉は高いです。Beef is expensive.
さかなsakana
Fish
魚を焼きます。I grill fish.
やさいyasai
Vegetables
野菜をたくさん食べます。I eat lots of vegetables.
くだものkudamono
Fruit
夏は果物がおいしいです。Fruit is delicious in summer.
おいしいoishii
Delicious, tasty (adjective)
このラーメン、とてもおいしい!This ramen is so delicious!
からいkarai
Spicy, hot (adjective)
カレーは少し辛いです。Curry is a little spicy.
あまいamai
Sweet (adjective)
このケーキは甘すぎます。This cake is too sweet.
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02 · Grammar Focus

〜が好きです (~ ga suki desu)Expressing "I like ~"

[Noun] + が + 好きです = "I like [noun]"

The pattern 〜が好きです (ga suki desu) expresses likes and preferences in Japanese. The particle が marks the thing that is liked — not は, which is used for the topic. This is one of the most useful sentence patterns in beginner Japanese. Fits perfectly with this week's food theme.

わたしは 寿司すしが好すきです。
"I like sushi."
辛からいものはあまり好すきじゃないです。
"I don't really like spicy things."
日本にほんのお茶ちゃが大だい好すきです!
"I love Japanese tea!" (大好き = love / really like)
何なにがいちばん好すきですか?
"What do you like the most?"
💡 Common mistake: Learners often say "わたしは寿司を好きです" using を (object particle) — but 好き is actually an adjective, not a verb, so you use が. The same applies to 嫌い (dislike), 上手 (skilled), 下手 (unskilled).
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03 · Listening Drill

Café Conversationカフェでの会話 · Listen first, reveal text if needed

Scene

At a Japanese café

A customer is ordering. Try listening first without reading — guess what's being asked.

店員てんいん: いらっしゃいませ。
客きゃく: 温あたたかいお茶ちゃと ケーキを ください。
店員てんいん: ケーキは チョコレートと いちご、どちらが よろしいですか?
客きゃく: いちごが 好すきです。
店員てんいん: かしこまりました。

Check Your Understanding

1. What did the customer order to drink?
The customer says "温かいお茶と ケーキを ください" — hot tea and cake.
2. Which cake did the customer choose?
"いちごが 好きです" — the customer said they like strawberry.
3. What does the waitress say at the end?
かしこまりました is polite, formal staff-speak meaning "understood / certainly."
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04 · Weekly Challenge

Write & Share今週のチャレンジ · Use what you learned

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Write 3 Sentences About Food You Like

Use this week's vocabulary and the 〜が好きです pattern. Don't worry about perfection — the goal is to produce Japanese, not produce perfect Japanese.

Your Taskタスク

Write 3 short sentences in Japanese:

  • One about a food you really like (使って: 大好きです)
  • One about a food you don't like much (使って: あまり好きじゃないです)
  • One about your favorite food (使って: いちばん好きです)
Example answers:
わたしは ラーメンが大好きです。
辛からいものはあまり好きじゃないです。
寿司すしが いちばん好きです! Tip: Don't use kanji you don't know. Hiragana/katakana is perfectly fine for your answer.
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Bonus · Cultural Notes

Essential Japanese Foods必須の日本食

When visiting Japan or watching anime, these foods come up constantly. Recognizing them by name makes everything click.

  • Sushi isn't just raw fish — it refers to vinegared rice with various toppings. Raw fish alone is 刺身 (sashimi).
  • Ramen is regional — Hakata (Fukuoka) ramen has thin noodles, Sapporo ramen is miso-based, Tokyo style is soy sauce. Each region is proud of its version.
  • Onigiri ≠ sushi — rice balls with fillings, usually wrapped in seaweed. Convenience store staple.
  • Miso soup is at every meal — even breakfast. It's not a starter — eaten alongside rice.
寿
Sushiすし
Vinegared rice + topping
麺
Ramenラーメン
Noodle soup, regional styles
飯
Onigiriおにぎり
Rice ball, portable snack
汁
Miso Soupみそ汁
Soy-paste broth, daily staple

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