Yesterday’s winner was… ざるそば (Zaru Soba)! 🍜🎉 A narrow victory for cool, refreshing simplicity! Now for today’s delicious showdown… 🔥 Japanese Food Tournament — Round 1 Matchup 🔥🥚 Tamagoyaki vs 🥬 Okonomiyaki Simple sweetness versus savoury street-food comfort. Only one moves on. 🥚 Tamagoyaki (卵焼き) Soft, slightly sweet, and carefully layered, tamagoyaki is a classic Japanese rolled omelette. Made by cooking thin layers of egg in a rectangular pan and rolling them together, it’s a staple in bento lunches, breakfasts and sushi restaurants. Why people love it: - Light, fluffy, and gently sweet - A comforting everyday food - Simple ingredients with skilled preparation - A familiar taste of home cooking in Japan This is simplicity done beautifully. 🥬 Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) Often called a “Japanese savoury pancake,” okonomiyaki is packed with cabbage, batter and ingredients like pork, seafood, or cheese — cooked on a hot plate and topped with sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed and bonito flakes. The name means “cook what you like,” and every region and household has its own version. Why people love it: - Fun, social cooking experience - Bold, savoury flavours - Street-food energy and comfort - Highly customizable This is Japanese comfort food with personality. 🗳️ Time to Vote! Which one moves forward? - The soft, sweet comfort of tamagoyaki? - Or the savoury, customizable joy of okonomiyaki? Vote now and tell us why! 🥚🥬

Here is a version of the Paired Speaking Practice 3 script that has kanji then a hiragana version. @Fenny Kirmil This will give you the intonation of Konnichiwa @Christopher Teo

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Hi, I am Kshitij Sharma. I am from India and my Japanese Level is Beginner. I love Anime and Japan. I want to learn Listening and Spoken Japanese so I can watch Anime in original Japanese language and I also want to visit Japan. So that is why I am here. I hope I can be fluent in Spoken Japanese.

Today is Valentine’s Day and in Japan the tradition is a little different from many other countries. On 14 February, it’s common for women to give chocolate to men — friends, classmates, coworkers or someone they like. There are even different types of chocolate: 本命チョコ (ほんめいチョコ/honmei choko) — chocolate for someone you really like 義理チョコ (ぎりチョコ/giri choko) — “obligation chocolate” for friends or coworkers Then, one month later on 14 March (White Day), men often give gifts in return. What do you think of this tradition? 🧠 Mini Lesson: 好きです (I like…) Valentine’s Day is a perfect chance to practise 好きです (suki desu). Pattern: Noun + が好きです Examples チョコレートが好きです。 Chokorēto ga suki desu. I like chocolate. 日本の文化が好きです。 Nihon no bunka ga suki desu. I like Japanese culture. 映画が好きです。 Eiga ga suki desu. I like movies. If you say to someone 好きです, you are confessing your love for them. So be careful! 😍😄 🫵 Your Turn Answer in English or Japanese! チョコレートが好きですか。 Chokore-to ga suki desu ka. どんなチョコレートが好きですか。 Donna chokore-to ga suki desu ka. Or simply write: ＿＿＿が好きです。 Let’s practise together 🍫