Ordering At McDonalds

I think McDonalds is a fast food restaurant that you're going to find if you ever go to an English speaking country. The trouble you may have is to answer any question they say. Of course, it's not going to be in any book so I'm here to tell you everything that will minimize the guessing of what the cashier will ask you. Yes, it's a little more studying but you will be able to make it without listening to what the cashier says.

First, before you line up, decide what you are going to order. The menu and prices are different depending on the country. You can see the pictures of what you want from a distance and look up, using a dictionary or the free internet provided, how to say it.

Something you might not know is that a 'meal' is the same thing as a 'combo'. It includes a medium sized fries and a medium sized drink. If you want to get fancy, ask for no salt for the freshest fries and coke for your drink. Coke sponsors McDonalds so they should have it everywhere. Large also means upgraded fries or supersized fries. The same works for drinks.

You are given two choices for where you would like to eat your food: at the restaurant or somewhere else. The options are either: for here or to go. If you think you're going to leave early or save some for later, the only difference between the two is that one comes in a bag, the other comes on a tray.

Finally, the total of the order only shows up after everything has been ordered. It is safe to know that once the total shows up on the cash register, you're almost finished ordering. There are three buttons on the cash register: cash, credit, and debit. Since credit and debit are both cards, I would suggest going cash only to save you the trouble of finding out if amex, visa, or prepaid is a credit card or not.

Now, let's go through a situation where you would like a hamburger, medium fries, medium coke for here. You only need to say two lines.

Welcome to McDonalds, how may I take your order?
>I would like a hamburger meal with coke for here. That is all.
That will be $4.35. How would you like to pay?
>*Hands over a $5 bill*
Here is your change and receipt, your order will be up shortly.

The original conversation would go something like this:
Welcome to McDonalds, how may I take your order?
> I would like a hamburger
Would you like to add fries and a drink for only $1.59?
>Yes
Would you like large fries for only $0.39 more?
>No
Would you like a large drink for only $0.39 more?
>No
What drink would you like?
>Coke
Anything else you would like to order?
>No
That will be $4.35. How would you like to pay?
>Cash. *hands over a $5 bill*
Here is your change and receipt, your order will be up shortly.


For the advanced people, here's what you can do to make your dining experience better for the cost of time. The order is a double cheeseburger with medium fries and medium coke at a Canadian McDonalds.

Welcome to McDonalds, how may I take your order?
> I would like a McDouble meal with coke, no salt on the fries or patty for here. Add cheese on the burger. That is all.
That will be $4.35
>*Hands over a $5 bill*
Here is your change and receipt, your order will be up shortly.

McDonalds patties are "fresh" for 20 minutes after they are cooked but must be salted immediately. French fries are good for 3 minutes and must be salted immediately. You can take advantage of the freshness by asking for no salt. Also, a McDouble is on the value meal $1.39 but a double cheeseburger $1.56 is not. So you can just add cheese for less of the difference and save some money. As of what I know, additional vegetables and sauces ON the burger is free and $0.15 on the side. You can make a BigMac with two hamburgers if you add BigMac sauce, lettuce, and onions. Or a McDouble and an extra bun.

窓側の席

 勉強単語と文法は赤色で


人々が レストランとバスと電車乗る中に窓側の席座りたい見つけ出した。確かに、良いポイントあるけど、通路側の席のほうが良いと思う。もしこれを読んだら、俺の理解を分かる。空っぽのバスに入ったら、どこに座りたい？


窓側の席には：
ここに、外を見れる。外は面白いね？人々見えるし、窓から風を感じるし、外にいつも何かも見える。携帯電話見るばっかりは悪い背中になれるかも。そうして、もっと上の事を見るなら、首をリラックスをできる。郵送なら、もし宛先が長い、人々の為に動くするをしなくていい。

でももし外にみえる、外から中も見える。それは良いの？いいやな人出れるし、いたずらっ子何かできるし、写真に入れるし。もしすべての人は俺のご飯食べる中に見られたくたい、家に食べるよ。見られるけど全部は多過ぎる。郵送には、早く出れるし、電車の中をもっと見えるし、　足の空間あるし、いいでしょう？

このエントリーは冗談だ。ホントにその感じを思わない

Sometimes You Want Something

If you want something, the verb for it in Japanese is hoshii 欲しい。 This also works when talking about other people's needs.

Here is your conjugation reference:

I want: hoshii 欲しい
I don't want: hoshikunai　欲しくない
I wanted: hoshikatta　欲しかった
I didn't want: hoshikunakatta　欲しくなかった
If I wanted (and it happened): hoshikereba　欲しければ
If I didn't want (and it happened): hoshikunakereba　欲しくなければ
If I want: hoshikattara (just a wish):　欲しかったら
If I didn't want (just a wish): hoshikunakattara　欲しくなかったら

An important thing to remember is the particle used in the sentence. For positive sentences, you would always put が after the thing you want. In almost every sentence that is positive, when you're talking about you or another person, you use the particle が even in casual speech.

I want that
私はそれが欲しい
watashi wa sore ga hoshii

I wanted that
俺はそれが欲しかった
ore wa sore ga hoshikatta

If he wanted it (and it's true), I think it's good.
彼はそれが欲しければ 良いと思う
kare wa sore ga hoshikereba, ii to omou


The ga turns into a waは if the sentence is a negative. There are a few exceptions but for most of the time, you would use wa when it comes to not wanting something.　I'm still not too familar with the particles because I don't use them often.

I don't really want money (no desire for money)
僕はお金はあまり欲しくない
boku wa okane wa amari hoshikunai

If she didn't want kids (i'm not sure), I think it's fine too.
彼女は子供は欲しくなかったら、　私も大丈夫と思う
kanojyo wa kodomo wa hoshikunakattara, watashi mo daijyoubu to omou.


Another way of using hoshii is for when you want someone to do something. You would use the -て　form of a verb before hoshii. I'm guessing that you use the niに particle after the person or thing you want because they are being directed, by you, the action. It could be "I'm telling you to do this". The action is being sent to someone as a task to do.

I wanted her to win
彼女に勝って欲しかった
kanojyo ni katte hoshikatta

I want you to buy it
私はあなたに買ってほしい
watashi wa anata ni kaitte hoshii

Asking For Money

This is a continuation on the last entry about Canadian coins.

I hope you all learned by now that asking for money isn't that easy. The good example of paying someone with pennies (1 cent) is always something useful to remember. For now, I will be talking about what to do during the restaurant, the bus, and the bank. For all that I can think of now, these two will cover most of the situations you may find in daily life. If there are any questions, please post a comment.

The bus fair varies in the day and you might not have enough change to ride the bus. Let's pretend that you're waiting for a bus that isn't in the terminal. You must have exact change because buses do not give out change and only accepts coins. You have a $5 bill but the bus ticket costs $2.75. What do you do?

In this situation you would have to either find a person or a store. Asking a person is easy, you just say "Do you have change for a $5?" to everyone you meet.
A store is a little bit different. Because it's a business, you must use it for it's services. Some places are nice but it's common to buy something first. After you have paid or asked nicely, you say "Can you break a $5?"

In a restaurant, you are eating with your friends and the bill comes together, not separated. You each have eaten about the same thing and need to pool in your money to pay for the bill. Let's pretend it's a good mix of males and females. The females bring change in their purses but the guys only carry bills with them. Unfortunately, there is not enough change for girls to exchange with the guys. You want to leave immediately and leave the money on the table but if everyone paid their share with the smallest bill available, you might be tipping too much.

In this situation, you would flag the waiter over and ask "Can I get change for this twenty?" or whatever bill you have. You can then pay for your part of the bill and trade coins for bills that other people have used for their meal.

In the bank, you would usually ask for a large amount of money. If you're buying something from an Asian person that only accepts cash, you would have to go to a bank to withdraw money. That, or you are going to run a cashier and need the smaller bills or coins for change.

You would go up to the bank teller and ask "May I withdraw $85.50?". Notice that this time it is a "May" instead of a "Can." This is because you know that you can do it because the bank is where money is kept. It is not an ability or a skill that you need, nor is there a possibility that it won't be able to happen.

Let's recap the questions before learning what to say next.
Do you have change for a $5
Can you break a $5?
Can I get change for this twenty?
May I withdraw $85.50?

The person you are asking will probably say something along the lines of:
"What do you need?"

You can then say, using the names of bills and coins. I would like:
"A toonie, two loonies and four quarters"
"$2 in toonies, $2 in loonies, and $1 in quarters"

The first answer you have to know what the total adds up to before saying it. Usually, you would say the items you need in descending order. The second one uses the sum and then the coins. You must say everything in the plural even though there is only one of them. You are listing the total this time, and must use plural form.

"I would like a fifty, a twenty, a ten, a five, and a fifty cent piece."
"I would like $50 in fifties, $20 in twenties, $10 in tens, $5 in fives, and 50c in fifty cent pieces"

地元観光

勉強単語と文法は赤色で

もしあなた分からないかもけど、俺がバーナビーに住んでいる。そこがバスでバンクーバーから一時間ぐらい。　実は、有名な所がどこでもまで一時間ぐらい。そんなにだけど、俺が沢山の場所に行った事ない。あまり興味がないかな。多分、ここに住んでいるだからいつでも行ける。もし他の場所に行った、見て回りたい。観光資源だけじゃなくて公園や海や町に見に行きたい。何が違う、何が同じ計算する。

最近、ろス アンヘレスに行った。ビデオゲームを見に行った。朝の１時から９時まで寝てて１１時から７時までイベントある。４時間ぐらい何もできる。海からは歩いて一時間。あまり人がいないけど、可愛い猫見付けた。海で、夜からちょっと暗いけど波浪見える。バンクーバーより波浪が高い。

日本に行ったら、田舎でも、楽しいになるかもと思う。　そこで、土地の人と会えるし、どっちの道に行っても迷えるし、いい写真をとれる。確かに、今の所もまだ行った事ないの見付ける事があるけど、旅人には出きる事は限定的。そんな人は選択がないからするしかない。俺はグランビルアイランドに行った事ないけど、外人には皆行った事ある。正直、友達はお願いしなくては、絶対に行きたくない。

どういう思う？