[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7257},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-en-how-to-stop-restarting-the-same-language-over-and-over":3,"related-how-to-stop-restarting-the-same-language-over-and-over-en":1357},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":1337,"excerpt":1338,"extension":1339,"featured":1340,"locale":1341,"meta":1342,"navigation":1340,"path":1343,"publishedAt":1344,"seo":1345,"seoDescription":1346,"seoTitle":5,"slug":1347,"stem":1348,"tags":1349,"targetLanguage":1355,"updatedAt":1344,"__hash__":1356},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-stop-restarting-the-same-language-over-and-over.md","How to Stop Restarting the Same Language Over and Over",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":1314},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,22,25,28,31,34,41,44,47,52,55,58,158,161,164,167,171,174,199,202,205,208,211,214,218,221,224,227,245,248,251,254,260,263,266,269,272,276,279,282,285,347,350,353,357,360,363,366,383,386,389,392,454,457,460,464,467,470,493,496,499,502,506,509,512,515,518,572,575,578,582,585,679,682,685,688,692,695,698,721,724,727,730,733,737,740,743,746,808,811,816,819,823,826,829,832,835,838,843,846,849,853,856,859,862,865,868,871,874,900,903,906,910,913,916,919,922,925,928,931,985,988,992,995,1001,1007,1010,1013,1016,1036,1039,1042,1046,1049,1117,1120,1123,1126,1130,1133,1136,1156,1159,1162,1165,1168,1171,1175,1178,1248,1251,1254,1258,1261,1264,1267,1270,1273,1276,1279,1282,1285,1289],[10,11,12],"p",{},"If you keep restarting the same language over and over, it can feel like proof that you are bad at languages.",[10,14,15],{},"It is not.",[10,17,18],{},"Most of the time, restarting happens because the plan is too fragile.",[10,20,21],{},"You begin with energy. You download an app, buy a notebook, save a grammar guide, watch a few videos, make a vocabulary deck and tell yourself this time will be different.",[10,23,24],{},"Then life interrupts.",[10,26,27],{},"You miss two days. Then five. Then two weeks.",[10,29,30],{},"When you come back, everything feels dusty. Instead of continuing, you restart from the first lesson because starting over feels cleaner than facing the messy middle.",[10,32,33],{},"That is the trap.",[10,35,36],{},[37,38],"img",{"alt":39,"src":40},"How to stop restarting the same language over and over","\u002Fblog\u002Fstop-restarting-language-guide.svg",[10,42,43],{},"The goal is not to become the kind of person who never misses a day.",[10,45,46],{},"The goal is to become the kind of person who can return without turning every break into a full reset.",[48,49,51],"h2",{"id":50},"why-you-keep-restarting","Why you keep restarting",[10,53,54],{},"Restarting usually has less to do with laziness and more to do with the way the learning system is built.",[10,56,57],{},"Here are the most common causes.",[59,60,61,77],"table",{},[62,63,64],"thead",{},[65,66,67,71,74],"tr",{},[68,69,70],"th",{},"Restart trigger",[68,72,73],{},"What it feels like",[68,75,76],{},"What is really happening",[78,79,80,92,103,114,125,136,147],"tbody",{},[65,81,82,86,89],{},[83,84,85],"td",{},"The plan is too big",[83,87,88],{},"\"I need an hour to do this properly.\"",[83,90,91],{},"The session has become hard to start",[65,93,94,97,100],{},[83,95,96],{},"The material is too hard",[83,98,99],{},"\"I forgot everything.\"",[83,101,102],{},"You are facing too many blockers at once",[65,104,105,108,111],{},[83,106,107],{},"The goal is too vague",[83,109,110],{},"\"I want to learn Korean.\"",[83,112,113],{},"You do not know what to do today",[65,115,116,119,122],{},[83,117,118],{},"The streak breaks",[83,120,121],{},"\"I ruined it.\"",[83,123,124],{},"The system rewards perfection instead of returning",[65,126,127,130,133],{},[83,128,129],{},"You resource-hop",[83,131,132],{},"\"Maybe this app or book will fix it.\"",[83,134,135],{},"Choosing tools replaces using them",[65,137,138,141,144],{},[83,139,140],{},"You restart at chapter one",[83,142,143],{},"\"I should review the basics.\"",[83,145,146],{},"Review becomes avoidance",[65,148,149,152,155],{},[83,150,151],{},"You study words alone",[83,153,154],{},"\"I know the words, but I cannot read.\"",[83,156,157],{},"Vocabulary has no sentence memory",[10,159,160],{},"The pattern is simple:",[10,162,163],{},"You do too much at the beginning, disappear when it becomes heavy, then punish yourself by going back to zero.",[10,165,166],{},"That cycle can repeat for years.",[48,168,170],{"id":169},"the-restart-loop","The restart loop",[10,172,173],{},"The restart loop usually looks like this:",[175,176,177,181,184,187,190,193,196],"ol",{},[178,179,180],"li",{},"You feel excited.",[178,182,183],{},"You choose a new plan.",[178,185,186],{},"You do too much too fast.",[178,188,189],{},"You miss a few days.",[178,191,192],{},"You feel behind.",[178,194,195],{},"You avoid the language.",[178,197,198],{},"You restart from the beginning.",[10,200,201],{},"The painful part is that restarting feels productive.",[10,203,204],{},"It gives you a clean first page, a familiar first lesson and the relief of knowing what to do.",[10,206,207],{},"But it also keeps you away from the part where real progress happens: returning to material that is slightly uncomfortable, recognizing more than last time, and building memory through repeated contact.",[10,209,210],{},"You do not need another dramatic beginning.",[10,212,213],{},"You need a return path.",[48,215,217],{"id":216},"stop-treating-a-missed-week-like-failure","Stop treating a missed week like failure",[10,219,220],{},"A missed week is not a failed language.",[10,222,223],{},"It is just a gap.",[10,225,226],{},"The danger is not the gap itself. The danger is the story you tell after the gap:",[228,229,230,233,236,239,242],"ul",{},[178,231,232],{},"\"I lost all my progress.\"",[178,234,235],{},"\"I have to start over.\"",[178,237,238],{},"\"I am not consistent enough.\"",[178,240,241],{},"\"I should wait until I have more time.\"",[178,243,244],{},"\"I need a better method first.\"",[10,246,247],{},"Those thoughts make the gap bigger.",[10,249,250],{},"Instead, treat every return as a normal part of the process.",[10,252,253],{},"Your rule should be:",[10,255,256],{},[257,258,259],"strong",{},"Never restart. Resume smaller.",[10,261,262],{},"If you missed three days, read one short text.",[10,264,265],{},"If you missed three weeks, reread something familiar.",[10,267,268],{},"If you missed three months, do one tiny session and stop before you hate it.",[10,270,271],{},"Returning is the skill.",[48,273,275],{"id":274},"make-the-next-step-almost-embarrassingly-small","Make the next step almost embarrassingly small",[10,277,278],{},"If the next step feels impressive, it is probably too big.",[10,280,281],{},"A good return session should be small enough that you can do it even when your motivation is mediocre.",[10,283,284],{},"Try one of these:",[59,286,287,297],{},[62,288,289],{},[65,290,291,294],{},[68,292,293],{},"If you feel like restarting",[68,295,296],{},"Do this instead",[78,298,299,307,315,323,331,339],{},[65,300,301,304],{},[83,302,303],{},"\"I need to relearn the alphabet.\"",[83,305,306],{},"Read one alphabet review, then one real word",[65,308,309,312],{},[83,310,311],{},"\"I forgot all the grammar.\"",[83,313,314],{},"Read one sentence and notice one pattern",[65,316,317,320],{},[83,318,319],{},"\"I should redo the whole beginner course.\"",[83,321,322],{},"Reread one short story from the middle",[65,324,325,328],{},[83,326,327],{},"\"I need a new notebook.\"",[83,329,330],{},"Write three useful phrases from today's text",[65,332,333,336],{},[83,334,335],{},"\"I need to rebuild my vocabulary deck.\"",[83,337,338],{},"Review five words that appeared in a sentence",[65,340,341,344],{},[83,342,343],{},"\"I am too tired for a lesson.\"",[83,345,346],{},"Listen to one short audio and follow the text",[10,348,349],{},"Small is not a compromise.",[10,351,352],{},"Small is how you make the habit restart-proof.",[48,354,356],{"id":355},"pick-a-floor-not-a-fantasy","Pick a floor, not a fantasy",[10,358,359],{},"A fantasy plan is what you do when life is perfect.",[10,361,362],{},"A floor is what you do when life is normal.",[10,364,365],{},"Most people plan around the fantasy:",[228,367,368,371,374,377,380],{},[178,369,370],{},"60 minutes every morning",[178,372,373],{},"30 new words a day",[178,375,376],{},"one grammar chapter every night",[178,378,379],{},"a full lesson plus speaking practice",[178,381,382],{},"a notebook, flashcards, audio, video and review",[10,384,385],{},"That can work for a week.",[10,387,388],{},"Then real life arrives.",[10,390,391],{},"Instead, set a floor:",[59,393,394,404],{},[62,395,396],{},[65,397,398,401],{},[68,399,400],{},"Area",[68,402,403],{},"Good floor",[78,405,406,414,422,430,438,446],{},[65,407,408,411],{},[83,409,410],{},"Reading",[83,412,413],{},"One short scene",[65,415,416,419],{},[83,417,418],{},"Vocabulary",[83,420,421],{},"Five useful words from the text",[65,423,424,427],{},[83,425,426],{},"Grammar",[83,428,429],{},"One pattern you noticed",[65,431,432,435],{},[83,433,434],{},"Listening",[83,436,437],{},"One sentence with audio",[65,439,440,443],{},[83,441,442],{},"Review",[83,444,445],{},"One reread",[65,447,448,451],{},[83,449,450],{},"Writing",[83,452,453],{},"One sentence copied or adapted",[10,455,456],{},"Your floor is the minimum that keeps the language alive.",[10,458,459],{},"You can always do more. But the floor protects you from doing nothing.",[48,461,463],{"id":462},"use-reading-as-your-anchor","Use reading as your anchor",[10,465,466],{},"Reading is one of the best anchors because it gives everything else a place to attach.",[10,468,469],{},"A short text gives you:",[228,471,472,475,478,481,484,487,490],{},[178,473,474],{},"vocabulary in context",[178,476,477],{},"grammar inside real sentences",[178,479,480],{},"word order you can feel",[178,482,483],{},"repeated patterns",[178,485,486],{},"a scene you can remember",[178,488,489],{},"a reason to reread",[178,491,492],{},"a way to measure progress without testing yourself constantly",[10,494,495],{},"This is why Lingovo is built around compact reading lessons. You can read a short story, tap individual words when you need help, check line-by-line support, hear the audio and come back to the same text later.",[10,497,498],{},"That matters because restarting often happens when the next step is unclear.",[10,500,501],{},"A short supported reading lesson makes the next step obvious: read, tap, check, reread.",[48,503,505],{"id":504},"do-not-restart-at-lesson-one","Do not restart at lesson one",[10,507,508],{},"Lesson one is comfortable because it is familiar.",[10,510,511],{},"But if you always return to lesson one, you train yourself to become excellent at beginnings.",[10,513,514],{},"You want to become better at continuing.",[10,516,517],{},"When you come back after a break, choose one of these instead:",[59,519,520,530],{},[62,521,522],{},[65,523,524,527],{},[68,525,526],{},"Your situation",[68,528,529],{},"Better return point",[78,531,532,540,548,556,564],{},[65,533,534,537],{},[83,535,536],{},"You remember almost nothing",[83,538,539],{},"A familiar beginner story",[65,541,542,545],{},[83,543,544],{},"You remember the basics",[83,546,547],{},"A short text one step below your old level",[65,549,550,553],{},[83,551,552],{},"You feel rusty",[83,554,555],{},"A reread, not a new chapter",[65,557,558,561],{},[83,559,560],{},"You feel overwhelmed",[83,562,563],{},"One paragraph with support",[65,565,566,569],{},[83,567,568],{},"You feel bored by basics",[83,570,571],{},"A practical real-world text like a menu, label or ticket",[10,573,574],{},"Going easier is fine.",[10,576,577],{},"Going all the way back to zero is usually unnecessary.",[48,579,581],{"id":580},"build-a-seven-day-return-plan","Build a seven-day return plan",[10,583,584],{},"Here is a simple plan for returning to a language without restarting.",[59,586,587,600],{},[62,588,589],{},[65,590,591,594,597],{},[68,592,593],{},"Day",[68,595,596],{},"What to do",[68,598,599],{},"Why it works",[78,601,602,613,624,635,646,657,668],{},[65,603,604,607,610],{},[83,605,606],{},"1",[83,608,609],{},"Reread one short text you already know",[83,611,612],{},"Removes fear and restores contact",[65,614,615,618,621],{},[83,616,617],{},"2",[83,619,620],{},"Read one new short text below your old level",[83,622,623],{},"Keeps the session finishable",[65,625,626,629,632],{},[83,627,628],{},"3",[83,630,631],{},"Review 8 to 12 words from both texts",[83,633,634],{},"Connects vocabulary to memory",[65,636,637,640,643],{},[83,638,639],{},"4",[83,641,642],{},"Listen while following the text",[83,644,645],{},"Rebuilds sound-to-text connection",[65,647,648,651,654],{},[83,649,650],{},"5",[83,652,653],{},"Reread the new text without checking first",[83,655,656],{},"Shows what stuck",[65,658,659,662,665],{},[83,660,661],{},"6",[83,663,664],{},"Write five sentences using useful words",[83,666,667],{},"Turns recognition into use",[65,669,670,673,676],{},[83,671,672],{},"7",[83,674,675],{},"Choose next week's tiny reading shelf",[83,677,678],{},"Prevents another vague restart",[10,680,681],{},"This plan is intentionally modest.",[10,683,684],{},"The point is not to prove your discipline.",[10,686,687],{},"The point is to become someone who can re-enter the language calmly.",[48,689,691],{"id":690},"keep-a-return-shelf","Keep a \"return shelf\"",[10,693,694],{},"A return shelf is a small set of texts you can use whenever you feel rusty.",[10,696,697],{},"It might include:",[228,699,700,703,706,709,712,715,718],{},[178,701,702],{},"three beginner stories",[178,704,705],{},"two lower-intermediate stories",[178,707,708],{},"one menu guide",[178,710,711],{},"one ticket guide",[178,713,714],{},"one label guide",[178,716,717],{},"one short grammar-in-context lesson",[178,719,720],{},"one favorite audio text",[10,722,723],{},"The return shelf should be easy, familiar and not embarrassing.",[10,725,726],{},"When you disappear for a while, you do not have to make a decision. You just open the shelf and read something.",[10,728,729],{},"Decision fatigue is one reason people restart.",[10,731,732],{},"Remove the decision.",[48,734,736],{"id":735},"measure-contact-not-perfection","Measure contact, not perfection",[10,738,739],{},"If your only measure is fluency, every day feels like failure.",[10,741,742],{},"Fluency is too far away to be a daily measurement.",[10,744,745],{},"Track contact instead:",[59,747,748,758],{},[62,749,750],{},[65,751,752,755],{},[68,753,754],{},"Good metric",[68,756,757],{},"Why it helps",[78,759,760,768,776,784,792,800],{},[65,761,762,765],{},[83,763,764],{},"Texts finished",[83,766,767],{},"You see real output",[65,769,770,773],{},[83,771,772],{},"Texts reread",[83,774,775],{},"You build memory",[65,777,778,781],{},[83,779,780],{},"Words noticed",[83,782,783],{},"You stay curious",[65,785,786,789],{},[83,787,788],{},"Sentences understood",[83,790,791],{},"You measure comprehension",[65,793,794,797],{},[83,795,796],{},"Audio followed",[83,798,799],{},"You connect sound and text",[65,801,802,805],{},[83,803,804],{},"Days returned after missing",[83,806,807],{},"You build resilience",[10,809,810],{},"The most important metric may be this:",[10,812,813],{},[257,814,815],{},"How quickly do you return after a break?",[10,817,818],{},"That number matters more than a perfect streak.",[48,820,822],{"id":821},"stop-collecting-resources-as-a-substitute-for-reading","Stop collecting resources as a substitute for reading",[10,824,825],{},"Resource shopping feels like progress because it has the shape of preparation.",[10,827,828],{},"You compare apps. You save videos. You make folders. You research methods. You build a spreadsheet. You search for the perfect textbook.",[10,830,831],{},"Some of that can help.",[10,833,834],{},"But if choosing tools becomes the main activity, the language stays theoretical.",[10,836,837],{},"Use this rule:",[10,839,840],{},[257,841,842],{},"For every 10 minutes spent looking for resources, spend 20 minutes reading or listening.",[10,844,845],{},"You can change tools later.",[10,847,848],{},"But today, you need contact with the language.",[48,850,852],{"id":851},"what-to-do-when-you-feel-behind","What to do when you feel behind",[10,854,855],{},"Feeling behind is one of the biggest restart triggers.",[10,857,858],{},"The phrase \"behind\" usually means you are comparing your real life to an imaginary schedule.",[10,860,861],{},"Drop the imaginary schedule.",[10,863,864],{},"Ask a smaller question:",[10,866,867],{},"What can I read today?",[10,869,870],{},"That question is better because it has an answer.",[10,872,873],{},"You can read:",[228,875,876,879,882,885,888,891,894,897],{},[178,877,878],{},"one paragraph",[178,880,881],{},"one short story",[178,883,884],{},"one restaurant menu",[178,886,887],{},"one product label",[178,889,890],{},"one apartment listing",[178,892,893],{},"one train ticket",[178,895,896],{},"one text message",[178,898,899],{},"one page of a graded reader",[10,901,902],{},"The language does not care whether you are behind.",[10,904,905],{},"It responds to contact.",[48,907,909],{"id":908},"the-best-restart-replacement-rereading","The best restart replacement: rereading",[10,911,912],{},"Rereading is underrated because it does not feel new.",[10,914,915],{},"But rereading is exactly what you need after a break.",[10,917,918],{},"The first read tells you what the text says.",[10,920,921],{},"The second read helps you notice structure.",[10,923,924],{},"The third read makes useful words feel less foreign.",[10,926,927],{},"The fourth read lets you move faster.",[10,929,930],{},"If you keep restarting, build rereading into your routine:",[59,932,933,943],{},[62,934,935],{},[65,936,937,940],{},[68,938,939],{},"Session",[68,941,942],{},"Goal",[78,944,945,953,961,969,977],{},[65,946,947,950],{},[83,948,949],{},"First read",[83,951,952],{},"Understand the scene",[65,954,955,958],{},[83,956,957],{},"Second read",[83,959,960],{},"Check blocked words",[65,962,963,966],{},[83,964,965],{},"Third read",[83,967,968],{},"Notice grammar and connectors",[65,970,971,974],{},[83,972,973],{},"Fourth read",[83,975,976],{},"Read more smoothly",[65,978,979,982],{},[83,980,981],{},"Later reread",[83,983,984],{},"Confirm that the text feels easier",[10,986,987],{},"This is one reason short stories work so well. A short story is easy to revisit without turning review into a full study project.",[48,989,991],{"id":990},"use-the-two-list-method","Use the two-list method",[10,993,994],{},"When you return to a language, make two lists.",[10,996,997,998],{},"List one: ",[257,999,1000],{},"I still know this.",[10,1002,1003,1004],{},"List two: ",[257,1005,1006],{},"I need to refresh this.",[10,1008,1009],{},"Most people only notice the second list.",[10,1011,1012],{},"That makes the language feel destroyed.",[10,1014,1015],{},"But the first list is usually bigger than you think:",[228,1017,1018,1021,1024,1027,1030,1033],{},[178,1019,1020],{},"words you recognize",[178,1022,1023],{},"sounds that feel familiar",[178,1025,1026],{},"sentence endings you remember",[178,1028,1029],{},"basic verbs you can still identify",[178,1031,1032],{},"phrases that come back after one reread",[178,1034,1035],{},"topics you understand faster than before",[10,1037,1038],{},"Write those down.",[10,1040,1041],{},"You are not starting from zero. You are waking up old pathways.",[48,1043,1045],{"id":1044},"a-realistic-weekly-routine","A realistic weekly routine",[10,1047,1048],{},"Here is a routine that is hard to break because it is not dramatic.",[59,1050,1051,1059],{},[62,1052,1053],{},[65,1054,1055,1057],{},[68,1056,593],{},[68,1058,939],{},[78,1060,1061,1069,1077,1085,1093,1101,1109],{},[65,1062,1063,1066],{},[83,1064,1065],{},"Monday",[83,1067,1068],{},"Read one short story",[65,1070,1071,1074],{},[83,1072,1073],{},"Tuesday",[83,1075,1076],{},"Reread it and tap unknown words",[65,1078,1079,1082],{},[83,1080,1081],{},"Wednesday",[83,1083,1084],{},"Listen with the text",[65,1086,1087,1090],{},[83,1088,1089],{},"Thursday",[83,1091,1092],{},"Read a second short story",[65,1094,1095,1098],{},[83,1096,1097],{},"Friday",[83,1099,1100],{},"Review words from both stories",[65,1102,1103,1106],{},[83,1104,1105],{},"Saturday",[83,1107,1108],{},"Read something real-world: menu, label, ticket, sign",[65,1110,1111,1114],{},[83,1112,1113],{},"Sunday",[83,1115,1116],{},"Reread your favorite text from the week",[10,1118,1119],{},"That is enough.",[10,1121,1122],{},"You do not need to touch every skill every day.",[10,1124,1125],{},"You need a loop you can keep returning to.",[48,1127,1129],{"id":1128},"when-a-full-reset-actually-makes-sense","When a full reset actually makes sense",[10,1131,1132],{},"Sometimes restarting is reasonable.",[10,1134,1135],{},"It might make sense if:",[228,1137,1138,1141,1144,1147,1150,1153],{},[178,1139,1140],{},"you chose the wrong language for your current life",[178,1142,1143],{},"you genuinely want a different language more",[178,1145,1146],{},"your old materials are unusable",[178,1148,1149],{},"you never learned the writing system well enough to read anything",[178,1151,1152],{},"the course you used left huge gaps",[178,1154,1155],{},"you need a structured beginning because you have no foundation",[10,1157,1158],{},"Even then, do not restart emotionally.",[10,1160,1161],{},"Restart strategically.",[10,1163,1164],{},"Choose what you are keeping, what you are replacing and what your first small goal will be.",[10,1166,1167],{},"The goal is not a beautiful new plan.",[10,1169,1170],{},"The goal is a plan you can return to.",[48,1172,1174],{"id":1173},"the-anti-restart-checklist","The anti-restart checklist",[10,1176,1177],{},"Before you start over, ask:",[59,1179,1180,1190],{},[62,1181,1182],{},[65,1183,1184,1187],{},[68,1185,1186],{},"Question",[68,1188,1189],{},"Better action",[78,1191,1192,1200,1208,1216,1224,1232,1240],{},[65,1193,1194,1197],{},[83,1195,1196],{},"Did I actually forget everything?",[83,1198,1199],{},"Reread one familiar text and check",[65,1201,1202,1205],{},[83,1203,1204],{},"Is the material too hard?",[83,1206,1207],{},"Drop one level for a week",[65,1209,1210,1213],{},[83,1211,1212],{},"Am I bored?",[83,1214,1215],{},"Read a practical real-world text",[65,1217,1218,1221],{},[83,1219,1220],{},"Am I ashamed of missing time?",[83,1222,1223],{},"Do one five-minute return session",[65,1225,1226,1229],{},[83,1227,1228],{},"Am I avoiding the middle?",[83,1230,1231],{},"Continue from a recent text",[65,1233,1234,1237],{},[83,1235,1236],{},"Am I resource-shopping?",[83,1238,1239],{},"Use one thing for seven days",[65,1241,1242,1245],{},[83,1243,1244],{},"Do I need structure?",[83,1246,1247],{},"Pick a short daily reading loop",[10,1249,1250],{},"If the answer is still \"I need to restart,\" fine.",[10,1252,1253],{},"But make that a clear decision, not a shame reaction.",[48,1255,1257],{"id":1256},"a-better-script-for-coming-back","A better script for coming back",[10,1259,1260],{},"Use this script when you return after a break:",[10,1262,1263],{},"\"I missed time. That is normal. I am not restarting from zero. I am reading one small thing today.\"",[10,1265,1266],{},"Then do it.",[10,1268,1269],{},"Read one short scene.",[10,1271,1272],{},"Tap the words that block you.",[10,1274,1275],{},"Check the sentence support if you need it.",[10,1277,1278],{},"Reread the same text tomorrow.",[10,1280,1281],{},"That is how you stop becoming a beginner again and again.",[10,1283,1284],{},"You keep returning.",[48,1286,1288],{"id":1287},"sources","Sources",[228,1290,1291,1300,1307],{},[178,1292,1293],{},[1294,1295,1299],"a",{"href":1296,"rel":1297},"https:\u002F\u002Ferfoundation.org\u002Fwordpress\u002Fthe-extensive-reading-foundations-guide-to-extensive-reading\u002F",[1298],"nofollow","Extensive Reading Foundation: Guide to Extensive Reading",[178,1301,1302],{},[1294,1303,1306],{"href":1304,"rel":1305},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.actfl.org\u002Fproficiency-guidelines-overview",[1298],"ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Overview",[178,1308,1309],{},[1294,1310,1313],{"href":1311,"rel":1312},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lextutor.ca\u002Fcover\u002Fpapers\u002Fnation_2006.pdf",[1298],"Paul Nation on vocabulary size and text coverage",{"title":1315,"searchDepth":1316,"depth":1316,"links":1317},"",2,[1318,1319,1320,1321,1322,1323,1324,1325,1326,1327,1328,1329,1330,1331,1332,1333,1334,1335,1336],{"id":50,"depth":1316,"text":51},{"id":169,"depth":1316,"text":170},{"id":216,"depth":1316,"text":217},{"id":274,"depth":1316,"text":275},{"id":355,"depth":1316,"text":356},{"id":462,"depth":1316,"text":463},{"id":504,"depth":1316,"text":505},{"id":580,"depth":1316,"text":581},{"id":690,"depth":1316,"text":691},{"id":735,"depth":1316,"text":736},{"id":821,"depth":1316,"text":822},{"id":851,"depth":1316,"text":852},{"id":908,"depth":1316,"text":909},{"id":990,"depth":1316,"text":991},{"id":1044,"depth":1316,"text":1045},{"id":1128,"depth":1316,"text":1129},{"id":1173,"depth":1316,"text":1174},{"id":1256,"depth":1316,"text":1257},{"id":1287,"depth":1316,"text":1288},"If you keep restarting the same language, the problem is probably not discipline. Learn how to rebuild momentum with smaller reading sessions, review loops and clearer next steps.",null,"md",true,"en",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-stop-restarting-the-same-language-over-and-over","2026-08-05",{"title":5,"description":1337},"Learn why you keep restarting the same language and how to stop the cycle with smaller goals, short reading sessions, realistic review and a simple weekly plan.","how-to-stop-restarting-the-same-language-over-and-over","blog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-stop-restarting-the-same-language-over-and-over",[1350,1351,1352,1353,1354],"language learning motivation","language learning habits","beginner language learning","reading practice","language learning routine","Multilingual","KhkxXoW2sfbecpexIeFyxJVXxd4-Kotz6wcArD9cIfU",[1358,2618,5238],{"id":1359,"title":1360,"body":1361,"description":2604,"excerpt":1338,"extension":1339,"featured":1340,"locale":1341,"meta":2605,"navigation":1340,"path":2606,"publishedAt":2607,"seo":2608,"seoDescription":2609,"seoTitle":1360,"slug":2610,"stem":2611,"tags":2612,"targetLanguage":1355,"updatedAt":2607,"__hash__":2617},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-learn-language-from-receipts-menus-labels-street-signs.md","How to Learn a Language From Receipts, Menus, Labels, and Street Signs",{"type":7,"value":1362,"toc":2588},[1363,1366,1369,1401,1404,1407,1410,1416,1419,1422,1425,1429,1432,1435,1438,1441,1444,1447,1450,1453,1457,1460,1463,1466,1469,1472,1534,1537,1540,1543,1546,1549,1553,1556,1601,1604,1607,1610,1657,1660,1677,1680,1683,1687,1690,1693,1734,1737,1740,1743,1812,1815,1823,1827,1830,1833,1865,1868,1871,1874,1877,1931,1948,1952,1955,1958,1990,1993,2022,2025,2028,2031,2034,2037,2049,2053,2056,2059,2110,2113,2116,2119,2171,2174,2178,2181,2184,2187,2207,2210,2232,2235,2238,2242,2245,2248,2250,2270,2273,2276,2280,2283,2286,2289,2309,2312,2356,2359,2362,2366,2369,2449,2452,2455,2458,2462,2465,2468,2471,2474,2477,2480,2484,2487,2556,2559,2562,2565,2567],[10,1364,1365],{},"You do not need to wait until you can read novels to start reading real language.",[10,1367,1368],{},"You can start with the small texts that already show up in daily life:",[228,1370,1371,1374,1377,1380,1383,1386,1389,1392,1395,1398],{},[178,1372,1373],{},"receipts",[178,1375,1376],{},"menus",[178,1378,1379],{},"product labels",[178,1381,1382],{},"street signs",[178,1384,1385],{},"café boards",[178,1387,1388],{},"tickets",[178,1390,1391],{},"checkout screens",[178,1393,1394],{},"apartment listings",[178,1396,1397],{},"pharmacy labels",[178,1399,1400],{},"warning notices",[10,1402,1403],{},"These little texts are not glamorous.",[10,1405,1406],{},"They are better than glamorous.",[10,1408,1409],{},"They are useful.",[10,1411,1412],{},[37,1413],{"alt":1414,"src":1415},"How to learn a language from receipts, menus, labels, and street signs","\u002Fblog\u002Freceipts-menus-labels-street-signs-guide.svg",[10,1417,1418],{},"A receipt tells you what you paid. A menu helps you choose food. A label tells you what is inside or how to use something. A street sign tells you where to go, what to avoid, or what action to take.",[10,1420,1421],{},"That purpose makes the language easier to remember.",[10,1423,1424],{},"You are not memorizing random vocabulary. You are solving small real-world problems.",[48,1426,1428],{"id":1427},"why-tiny-real-world-texts-work","Why tiny real-world texts work",[10,1430,1431],{},"Receipts, menus, labels, and street signs work because they are short, repetitive, and tied to a clear situation.",[10,1433,1434],{},"You usually know the category before you understand the words.",[10,1436,1437],{},"If you are looking at a receipt, you expect item names, prices, subtotal, tax, total, payment method, and change.",[10,1439,1440],{},"If you are looking at a menu, you expect dish names, ingredients, prices, sizes, add-ons, drinks, and allergy notes.",[10,1442,1443],{},"If you are looking at a product label, you expect quantity, ingredients, dates, storage, warnings, and instructions.",[10,1445,1446],{},"If you are looking at a sign, you expect directions, rules, warnings, hours, exits, entrances, or restrictions.",[10,1448,1449],{},"That context does half the work.",[10,1451,1452],{},"The text is not just a page of unknown words. It is a thing with a job.",[48,1454,1456],{"id":1455},"read-for-purpose-first","Read for purpose first",[10,1458,1459],{},"The biggest mistake is treating every real-world text like a test.",[10,1461,1462],{},"Do not start with:",[10,1464,1465],{},"\"What does every word mean?\"",[10,1467,1468],{},"Start with:",[10,1470,1471],{},"\"What is this text helping me do?\"",[59,1473,1474,1484],{},[62,1475,1476],{},[65,1477,1478,1481],{},[68,1479,1480],{},"Text type",[68,1482,1483],{},"First question",[78,1485,1486,1494,1502,1510,1518,1526],{},[65,1487,1488,1491],{},[83,1489,1490],{},"Receipt",[83,1492,1493],{},"What did I pay, and how?",[65,1495,1496,1499],{},[83,1497,1498],{},"Menu",[83,1500,1501],{},"What can I order?",[65,1503,1504,1507],{},[83,1505,1506],{},"Product label",[83,1508,1509],{},"What is inside, and how do I use it?",[65,1511,1512,1515],{},[83,1513,1514],{},"Street sign",[83,1516,1517],{},"What should I do, avoid, or notice?",[65,1519,1520,1523],{},[83,1521,1522],{},"Ticket",[83,1524,1525],{},"Where do I go, and when?",[65,1527,1528,1531],{},[83,1529,1530],{},"Apartment listing",[83,1532,1533],{},"What is included, and what does it cost?",[10,1535,1536],{},"Purpose gives you a reading path.",[10,1538,1539],{},"If you are reading a menu, you do not need every adjective. You need the section, main ingredient, size, price, and any words that affect your choice.",[10,1541,1542],{},"If you are reading a receipt, you do not need the full store address. You need item names, total, tax, discounts, payment, and change.",[10,1544,1545],{},"If you are reading a sign, you do not need to parse every grammar detail. You need to know whether it says enter, exit, wait, stop, caution, closed, reserved, private, or prohibited.",[10,1547,1548],{},"Purpose protects you from overwhelm.",[48,1550,1552],{"id":1551},"the-four-word-routine","The four-word routine",[10,1554,1555],{},"Use this routine with any tiny real-world text:",[59,1557,1558,1567],{},[62,1559,1560],{},[65,1561,1562,1565],{},[68,1563,1564],{},"Step",[68,1566,596],{},[78,1568,1569,1577,1585,1593],{},[65,1570,1571,1574],{},[83,1572,1573],{},"Find",[83,1575,1576],{},"Identify the text type and purpose",[65,1578,1579,1582],{},[83,1580,1581],{},"Scan",[83,1583,1584],{},"Look for numbers, headings, icons, and repeated words",[65,1586,1587,1590],{},[83,1588,1589],{},"Save",[83,1591,1592],{},"Keep only the words that matter for the situation",[65,1594,1595,1598],{},[83,1596,1597],{},"Reread",[83,1599,1600],{},"Read the same text again after checking meaning",[10,1602,1603],{},"Do not save everything.",[10,1605,1606],{},"Save words you will see again.",[10,1608,1609],{},"Good words to save:",[228,1611,1612,1615,1618,1621,1624,1627,1630,1633,1636,1639,1642,1645,1648,1651,1654],{},[178,1613,1614],{},"total",[178,1616,1617],{},"tax included",[178,1619,1620],{},"add topping",[178,1622,1623],{},"keep refrigerated",[178,1625,1626],{},"do not enter",[178,1628,1629],{},"platform",[178,1631,1632],{},"receipt",[178,1634,1635],{},"set meal",[178,1637,1638],{},"open",[178,1640,1641],{},"closed",[178,1643,1644],{},"use by",[178,1646,1647],{},"no smoking",[178,1649,1650],{},"cash only",[178,1652,1653],{},"takeout",[178,1655,1656],{},"allergy information",[10,1658,1659],{},"Bad words to save:",[228,1661,1662,1665,1668,1671,1674],{},[178,1663,1664],{},"rare product names you will never buy",[178,1666,1667],{},"decorative adjectives",[178,1669,1670],{},"long legal text you do not need yet",[178,1672,1673],{},"every address line",[178,1675,1676],{},"every company registration number",[10,1678,1679],{},"The goal is not to collect words.",[10,1681,1682],{},"The goal is to recognize useful language the next time it appears.",[48,1684,1686],{"id":1685},"receipts-teach-money-language","Receipts teach money language",[10,1688,1689],{},"Receipts are excellent because they have a predictable structure.",[10,1691,1692],{},"They often include:",[228,1694,1695,1698,1701,1704,1707,1710,1713,1716,1719,1722,1725,1728,1731],{},[178,1696,1697],{},"store name",[178,1699,1700],{},"date and time",[178,1702,1703],{},"item names",[178,1705,1706],{},"quantity",[178,1708,1709],{},"unit price",[178,1711,1712],{},"subtotal",[178,1714,1715],{},"tax",[178,1717,1718],{},"discount",[178,1720,1721],{},"final total",[178,1723,1724],{},"payment method",[178,1726,1727],{},"cash received",[178,1729,1730],{},"change",[178,1732,1733],{},"points or loyalty information",[10,1735,1736],{},"This makes receipts easier than they first look.",[10,1738,1739],{},"You can read them by fields.",[10,1741,1742],{},"Ask:",[59,1744,1745,1754],{},[62,1746,1747],{},[65,1748,1749,1751],{},[68,1750,1186],{},[68,1752,1753],{},"Words to look for",[78,1755,1756,1764,1772,1780,1788,1796,1804],{},[65,1757,1758,1761],{},[83,1759,1760],{},"What did I buy?",[83,1762,1763],{},"item, product, quantity",[65,1765,1766,1769],{},[83,1767,1768],{},"What was the subtotal?",[83,1770,1771],{},"subtotal, before tax",[65,1773,1774,1777],{},[83,1775,1776],{},"What was the final amount?",[83,1778,1779],{},"total, amount due",[65,1781,1782,1785],{},[83,1783,1784],{},"Was tax included?",[83,1786,1787],{},"tax, VAT, included",[65,1789,1790,1793],{},[83,1791,1792],{},"How did I pay?",[83,1794,1795],{},"cash, card, electronic money",[65,1797,1798,1801],{},[83,1799,1800],{},"Did I get change?",[83,1802,1803],{},"change, amount received",[65,1805,1806,1809],{},[83,1807,1808],{},"Did a discount apply?",[83,1810,1811],{},"coupon, discount, sale",[10,1813,1814],{},"Receipts also teach real abbreviations and compact wording. That is useful because real life rarely gives you full textbook sentences.",[10,1816,1817,1818,1822],{},"For a concrete example, read ",[1294,1819,1821],{"href":1820},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-read-japanese-convenience-store-receipt","how to read a Japanese convenience store receipt",".",[48,1824,1826],{"id":1825},"menus-teach-choice-language","Menus teach choice language",[10,1828,1829],{},"Menus are one of the best places to learn because the vocabulary clusters naturally.",[10,1831,1832],{},"You see:",[228,1834,1835,1838,1841,1844,1847,1850,1853,1856,1859,1862],{},[178,1836,1837],{},"food names",[178,1839,1840],{},"drinks",[178,1842,1843],{},"prices",[178,1845,1846],{},"sizes",[178,1848,1849],{},"set meals",[178,1851,1852],{},"add-ons",[178,1854,1855],{},"cooking methods",[178,1857,1858],{},"allergy words",[178,1860,1861],{},"takeout or dine-in language",[178,1863,1864],{},"today-only specials",[10,1866,1867],{},"Menus teach words through choices.",[10,1869,1870],{},"You are not learning \"rice\" as an isolated word. You are seeing rice bowl, fried rice, rice noodles, rice with chicken, rice set, rice extra, no rice, or large rice.",[10,1872,1873],{},"That is much stronger than a disconnected list.",[10,1875,1876],{},"When you read a menu, use this order:",[59,1878,1879,1887],{},[62,1880,1881],{},[65,1882,1883,1885],{},[68,1884,1564],{},[68,1886,596],{},[78,1888,1889,1896,1903,1910,1917,1924],{},[65,1890,1891,1893],{},[83,1892,606],{},[83,1894,1895],{},"Find the section",[65,1897,1898,1900],{},[83,1899,617],{},[83,1901,1902],{},"Identify the main ingredient",[65,1904,1905,1907],{},[83,1906,628],{},[83,1908,1909],{},"Check size or portion",[65,1911,1912,1914],{},[83,1913,639],{},[83,1915,1916],{},"Check price",[65,1918,1919,1921],{},[83,1920,650],{},[83,1922,1923],{},"Look for add-ons or substitutions",[65,1925,1926,1928],{},[83,1927,661],{},[83,1929,1930],{},"Check allergy or dietary notes if needed",[10,1932,1933,1934,1938,1939,1943,1944,1822],{},"You can practice with guides like ",[1294,1935,1937],{"href":1936},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-read-spanish-restaurant-menu","how to read a Spanish restaurant menu",", ",[1294,1940,1942],{"href":1941},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-read-italian-restaurant-menu","how to read an Italian restaurant menu",", and ",[1294,1945,1947],{"href":1946},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-read-korean-cafe-menu","how to read a Korean café menu",[48,1949,1951],{"id":1950},"labels-teach-instruction-language","Labels teach instruction language",[10,1953,1954],{},"Product labels are dense, but they are full of useful repeated phrases.",[10,1956,1957],{},"They often teach:",[228,1959,1960,1963,1966,1969,1972,1975,1978,1981,1984,1987],{},[178,1961,1962],{},"ingredients",[178,1964,1965],{},"net weight",[178,1967,1968],{},"expiration dates",[178,1970,1971],{},"use-by dates",[178,1973,1974],{},"storage instructions",[178,1976,1977],{},"dosage or frequency",[178,1979,1980],{},"warnings",[178,1982,1983],{},"age limits",[178,1985,1986],{},"directions for use",[178,1988,1989],{},"recycling information",[10,1991,1992],{},"Labels are especially good for instruction words:",[228,1994,1995,1998,2001,2004,2007,2010,2013,2016,2019],{},[178,1996,1997],{},"store in a cool place",[178,1999,2000],{},"shake before use",[178,2002,2003],{},"apply twice daily",[178,2005,2006],{},"take with water",[178,2008,2009],{},"keep out of reach",[178,2011,2012],{},"do not exceed",[178,2014,2015],{},"use before",[178,2017,2018],{},"refrigerate after opening",[178,2020,2021],{},"avoid direct sunlight",[10,2023,2024],{},"These phrases are useful because they show how verbs behave in real context.",[10,2026,2027],{},"Do not just save \"store.\"",[10,2029,2030],{},"Save \"store in a cool place.\"",[10,2032,2033],{},"Do not just save \"use.\"",[10,2035,2036],{},"Save \"use within seven days after opening.\"",[10,2038,2039,2040,2044,2045,1822],{},"For examples, read ",[1294,2041,2043],{"href":2042},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-read-korean-product-label","how to read a Korean product label"," and ",[1294,2046,2048],{"href":2047},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-read-french-pharmacy-label","how to read a French pharmacy label",[48,2050,2052],{"id":2051},"street-signs-teach-action-language","Street signs teach action language",[10,2054,2055],{},"Street signs are small, direct, and repetitive.",[10,2057,2058],{},"They teach language for action:",[228,2060,2061,2064,2067,2070,2073,2076,2079,2082,2085,2088,2091,2094,2096,2098,2101,2104,2107],{},[178,2062,2063],{},"enter",[178,2065,2066],{},"exit",[178,2068,2069],{},"stop",[178,2071,2072],{},"wait",[178,2074,2075],{},"push",[178,2077,2078],{},"pull",[178,2080,2081],{},"cross",[178,2083,2084],{},"turn",[178,2086,2087],{},"keep right",[178,2089,2090],{},"no entry",[178,2092,2093],{},"no parking",[178,2095,1641],{},[178,2097,1638],{},[178,2099,2100],{},"private",[178,2102,2103],{},"reserved",[178,2105,2106],{},"caution",[178,2108,2109],{},"danger",[10,2111,2112],{},"They also teach the difference between polite written language and everyday spoken language.",[10,2114,2115],{},"A sign may use a formal noun, a shortened phrase, or a command form. That is part of real reading.",[10,2117,2118],{},"When reading signs, ask:",[59,2120,2121,2129],{},[62,2122,2123],{},[65,2124,2125,2127],{},[68,2126,1186],{},[68,2128,757],{},[78,2130,2131,2139,2147,2155,2163],{},[65,2132,2133,2136],{},[83,2134,2135],{},"Is this telling me to do something?",[83,2137,2138],{},"Look for command or instruction words",[65,2140,2141,2144],{},[83,2142,2143],{},"Is this warning me?",[83,2145,2146],{},"Look for caution, danger, prohibited",[65,2148,2149,2152],{},[83,2150,2151],{},"Is this about direction?",[83,2153,2154],{},"Look for arrows, exits, entrances, floors",[65,2156,2157,2160],{},[83,2158,2159],{},"Is this about time?",[83,2161,2162],{},"Look for hours, days, open, closed",[65,2164,2165,2168],{},[83,2166,2167],{},"Is this about permission?",[83,2169,2170],{},"Look for allowed, forbidden, reserved",[10,2172,2173],{},"Signs are a good reminder that reading is not always a paragraph. Sometimes reading is one word at exactly the right moment.",[48,2175,2177],{"id":2176},"why-this-works-better-than-random-vocabulary-lists","Why this works better than random vocabulary lists",[10,2179,2180],{},"Random vocabulary lists make words feel clean.",[10,2182,2183],{},"Real-world texts make words useful.",[10,2185,2186],{},"A list might teach:",[228,2188,2189,2191,2193,2196,2199,2201,2204],{},[178,2190,1632],{},[178,2192,1614],{},[178,2194,2195],{},"menu",[178,2197,2198],{},"price",[178,2200,2066],{},[178,2202,2203],{},"warning",[178,2205,2206],{},"ingredient",[10,2208,2209],{},"A real-world text shows:",[228,2211,2212,2215,2217,2220,2223,2226,2229],{},[178,2213,2214],{},"total due",[178,2216,1617],{},[178,2218,2219],{},"set meal price",[178,2221,2222],{},"add extra noodles",[178,2224,2225],{},"exit only",[178,2227,2228],{},"caution, wet floor",[178,2230,2231],{},"contains milk and soy",[10,2233,2234],{},"The phrase is easier to remember because it has a job.",[10,2236,2237],{},"This is the same reason stories help. A word becomes easier to remember when it belongs to a scene.",[48,2239,2241],{"id":2240},"do-not-make-real-world-reading-too-hard","Do not make real-world reading too hard",[10,2243,2244],{},"The trick is to keep the text tiny.",[10,2246,2247],{},"Do not try to read an entire government form, lease, medical pamphlet, or dense legal notice on your first day.",[10,2249,1468],{},[228,2251,2252,2255,2258,2261,2264,2267],{},[178,2253,2254],{},"one receipt",[178,2256,2257],{},"one menu section",[178,2259,2260],{},"one label panel",[178,2262,2263],{},"one sign",[178,2265,2266],{},"one ticket field",[178,2268,2269],{},"one short checkout screen",[10,2271,2272],{},"You are training recognition.",[10,2274,2275],{},"One clear phrase is enough.",[48,2277,2279],{"id":2278},"the-one-photo-method","The one-photo method",[10,2281,2282],{},"Use your phone.",[10,2284,2285],{},"Take a photo of one small real-world text. Then study it later for five minutes.",[10,2287,2288],{},"Use this routine:",[175,2290,2291,2294,2297,2300,2303,2306],{},[178,2292,2293],{},"Look at the whole text.",[178,2295,2296],{},"Ask what the text is helping you do.",[178,2298,2299],{},"Circle or write down five useful words.",[178,2301,2302],{},"Check only those words.",[178,2304,2305],{},"Reread the full text.",[178,2307,2308],{},"Write one sentence about what it means.",[10,2310,2311],{},"For example:",[59,2313,2314,2324],{},[62,2315,2316],{},[65,2317,2318,2321],{},[68,2319,2320],{},"Text",[68,2322,2323],{},"Five words to save",[78,2325,2326,2333,2340,2348],{},[65,2327,2328,2330],{},[83,2329,1632],{},[83,2331,2332],{},"subtotal, total, cash, change, discount",[65,2334,2335,2337],{},[83,2336,2195],{},[83,2338,2339],{},"set meal, spicy, extra, takeout, today's special",[65,2341,2342,2345],{},[83,2343,2344],{},"label",[83,2346,2347],{},"ingredients, use by, refrigerate, contains, warning",[65,2349,2350,2353],{},[83,2351,2352],{},"street sign",[83,2354,2355],{},"entrance, exit, closed, no entry, caution",[10,2357,2358],{},"Five words is enough.",[10,2360,2361],{},"The next day, use a different text.",[48,2363,2365],{"id":2364},"the-seven-day-tiny-text-plan","The seven-day tiny text plan",[10,2367,2368],{},"Here is a simple one-week plan.",[59,2370,2371,2381],{},[62,2372,2373],{},[65,2374,2375,2377,2379],{},[68,2376,593],{},[68,2378,2320],{},[68,2380,942],{},[78,2382,2383,2392,2401,2410,2419,2429,2439],{},[65,2384,2385,2387,2389],{},[83,2386,606],{},[83,2388,1490],{},[83,2390,2391],{},"Find total, tax, payment, and change",[65,2393,2394,2396,2398],{},[83,2395,617],{},[83,2397,1498],{},[83,2399,2400],{},"Choose three things you could order",[65,2402,2403,2405,2407],{},[83,2404,628],{},[83,2406,1506],{},[83,2408,2409],{},"Find date, ingredients, and storage",[65,2411,2412,2414,2416],{},[83,2413,639],{},[83,2415,1514],{},[83,2417,2418],{},"Identify the action or warning",[65,2420,2421,2423,2426],{},[83,2422,650],{},[83,2424,2425],{},"Ticket or departure board",[83,2427,2428],{},"Find time, place, and platform or gate",[65,2430,2431,2433,2436],{},[83,2432,661],{},[83,2434,2435],{},"Café board or kiosk screen",[83,2437,2438],{},"Find size, add-ons, and price",[65,2440,2441,2443,2446],{},[83,2442,672],{},[83,2444,2445],{},"Reread the week's words",[83,2447,2448],{},"Group words by situation",[10,2450,2451],{},"This is small, but it works because the vocabulary is attached to real contexts.",[10,2453,2454],{},"You are not just studying words.",[10,2456,2457],{},"You are building a shelf of useful situations.",[48,2459,2461],{"id":2460},"how-lingovo-fits-this-kind-of-practice","How Lingovo fits this kind of practice",[10,2463,2464],{},"Real-world texts are powerful, but they can be uneven.",[10,2466,2467],{},"One receipt might be easy. One label might be full of tiny legal language. One menu might use regional food words you do not need yet.",[10,2469,2470],{},"Lingovo gives you a steadier version of the same idea. You read a short scene, tap individual words when you need help, check line-by-line support, hear the audio, and reread the text until the language feels more familiar.",[10,2472,2473],{},"Then, when you meet similar words on a receipt, menu, label, sign, ticket, or listing, the real-world text does not feel as random.",[10,2475,2476],{},"The app gives you a clean practice loop. The world gives you extra little tests.",[10,2478,2479],{},"They work well together.",[48,2481,2483],{"id":2482},"quick-checklist","Quick checklist",[10,2485,2486],{},"When you find a tiny real-world text, ask:",[59,2488,2489,2498],{},[62,2490,2491],{},[65,2492,2493,2495],{},[68,2494,1186],{},[68,2496,2497],{},"Why it matters",[78,2499,2500,2508,2516,2524,2532,2540,2548],{},[65,2501,2502,2505],{},[83,2503,2504],{},"What kind of text is this?",[83,2506,2507],{},"Sets expectations",[65,2509,2510,2513],{},[83,2511,2512],{},"What is it helping me do?",[83,2514,2515],{},"Gives you a purpose",[65,2517,2518,2521],{},[83,2519,2520],{},"Which numbers matter?",[83,2522,2523],{},"Prices, times, dates, quantities",[65,2525,2526,2529],{},[83,2527,2528],{},"Which headings matter?",[83,2530,2531],{},"Sections tell you the topic",[65,2533,2534,2537],{},[83,2535,2536],{},"Which words repeat?",[83,2538,2539],{},"Repeated words are worth saving",[65,2541,2542,2545],{},[83,2543,2544],{},"Which words affect action?",[83,2546,2547],{},"These are the words to prioritize",[65,2549,2550,2553],{},[83,2551,2552],{},"Can I reread it after checking?",[83,2554,2555],{},"Rereading turns lookup into learning",[10,2557,2558],{},"You do not need a perfect translation.",[10,2560,2561],{},"You need enough meaning to use the text.",[10,2563,2564],{},"That is real reading.",[48,2566,1288],{"id":1287},[228,2568,2569,2576,2583],{},[178,2570,2571],{},[1294,2572,2575],{"href":2573,"rel":2574},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.actfl.org\u002Feducator-resources\u002Fguiding-principles-for-language-learning\u002Fuse-authentic-texts",[1298],"ACTFL: Use Authentic Texts",[178,2577,2578],{},[1294,2579,2582],{"href":2580,"rel":2581},"https:\u002F\u002Famericanenglish.state.gov\u002Fresources\u002Fteachers-corner-teaching-authentic-materials",[1298],"American English: Teaching with Authentic Materials",[178,2584,2585],{},[1294,2586,1299],{"href":1296,"rel":2587},[1298],{"title":1315,"searchDepth":1316,"depth":1316,"links":2589},[2590,2591,2592,2593,2594,2595,2596,2597,2598,2599,2600,2601,2602,2603],{"id":1427,"depth":1316,"text":1428},{"id":1455,"depth":1316,"text":1456},{"id":1551,"depth":1316,"text":1552},{"id":1685,"depth":1316,"text":1686},{"id":1825,"depth":1316,"text":1826},{"id":1950,"depth":1316,"text":1951},{"id":2051,"depth":1316,"text":2052},{"id":2176,"depth":1316,"text":2177},{"id":2240,"depth":1316,"text":2241},{"id":2278,"depth":1316,"text":2279},{"id":2364,"depth":1316,"text":2365},{"id":2460,"depth":1316,"text":2461},{"id":2482,"depth":1316,"text":2483},{"id":1287,"depth":1316,"text":1288},"Learn how to turn receipts, menus, product labels, and street signs into useful language practice, with a simple routine for reading real-world text without getting overwhelmed.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-learn-language-from-receipts-menus-labels-street-signs","2026-08-08",{"title":1360,"description":2604},"Learn how to study a language from receipts, menus, labels, and street signs by reading for purpose, repeated words, useful phrases, and real-world context.","how-to-learn-language-from-receipts-menus-labels-street-signs","blog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-learn-language-from-receipts-menus-labels-street-signs",[2613,2614,2615,474,2616],"real-world reading","authentic texts","language reading practice","practical language learning","rCbyl69jwjyLKQlbOo6FreIeohmR3SqehXMeiyQc694",{"id":2619,"title":2620,"body":2621,"description":5227,"excerpt":1338,"extension":1339,"featured":5228,"locale":1341,"meta":5229,"navigation":1340,"path":5230,"publishedAt":2607,"seo":5231,"seoDescription":5232,"seoTitle":5233,"slug":5234,"stem":5235,"tags":5236,"targetLanguage":1338,"updatedAt":2607,"__hash__":5237},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-read-japanese-restaurant-ticket-machine.md","How to Read a Japanese Restaurant Ticket Machine: 食券, 券売機, おすすめ, 大盛 and つり銭",{"type":7,"value":2622,"toc":5207},[2623,2630,2633,2636,2639,2642,2648,2651,2654,2658,2661,2887,2903,2907,2910,2913,2916,2924,2946,2965,2975,2989,2998,3002,3005,3065,3071,3074,3118,3129,3133,3136,3231,3233,3278,3286,3290,3293,3472,3474,3533,3536,3540,3543,3645,3647,3691,3696,3700,3703,3821,3823,3872,3877,3881,3884,4025,4027,4069,4079,4083,4086,4184,4186,4230,4236,4240,4243,4373,4375,4428,4434,4438,4441,4558,4560,4614,4620,4624,4627,4702,4704,4744,4750,4754,4757,4760,4808,4811,4832,4835,4839,4842,4909,4914,4918,4921,4996,4999,5002,5028,5031,5034,5038,5041,5044,5058,5060,5063,5169,5172,5175,5177],[10,2624,2625,2626,2629],{},"If you are trying to figure out ",[257,2627,2628],{},"how to read a Japanese restaurant ticket machine",", the pressure is usually worse than the Japanese.",[10,2631,2632],{},"You walk into a ramen shop, curry shop, beef bowl place, soba shop, udon shop, or small cafeteria. There is a machine near the entrance. People are behind you. The buttons are covered with dish names, sizes, toppings, prices, and payment options.",[10,2634,2635],{},"The good news is that most restaurant ticket machines follow a simple flow.",[10,2637,2638],{},"Choose the item. Pay. Take the ticket. Give the ticket to staff.",[10,2640,2641],{},"The hard part is recognizing the words quickly enough.",[10,2643,2644],{},[37,2645],{"alt":2646,"src":2647},"How to read a Japanese restaurant ticket machine","\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese-restaurant-ticket-machine-guide.svg",[10,2649,2650],{},"This guide explains the Japanese words you are most likely to see on restaurant ticket machines in Japan, especially ramen shops, soba shops, udon shops, curry restaurants, donburi restaurants, casual lunch spots, and station-area restaurants.",[10,2652,2653],{},"This article is for reading and vocabulary help. Machines vary by restaurant, and some now support English, QR payment, IC cards, or touch screens. Use the words here as a practical map, not a promise that every machine looks the same.",[48,2655,2657],{"id":2656},"the-most-important-japanese-ticket-machine-words","The most important Japanese ticket machine words",[10,2659,2660],{},"Start with these words. They carry most of the machine.",[59,2662,2663,2677],{},[62,2664,2665],{},[65,2666,2667,2670,2672,2675],{},[68,2668,2669],{},"Japanese",[68,2671,410],{},[68,2673,2674],{},"Meaning",[68,2676,2497],{},[78,2678,2679,2693,2707,2721,2734,2748,2762,2776,2790,2804,2818,2832,2846,2860,2874],{},[65,2680,2681,2684,2687,2690],{},[83,2682,2683],{},"食券",[83,2685,2686],{},"しょっけん \u002F shokken",[83,2688,2689],{},"Meal ticket",[83,2691,2692],{},"The paper ticket you give to staff",[65,2694,2695,2698,2701,2704],{},[83,2696,2697],{},"券売機",[83,2699,2700],{},"けんばいき \u002F kenbaiki",[83,2702,2703],{},"Ticket vending machine",[83,2705,2706],{},"The machine itself",[65,2708,2709,2712,2715,2718],{},[83,2710,2711],{},"食券機",[83,2713,2714],{},"しょっけんき \u002F shokkenki",[83,2716,2717],{},"Meal ticket machine",[83,2719,2720],{},"Another common machine word",[65,2722,2723,2726,2729,2731],{},[83,2724,2725],{},"メニュー",[83,2727,2728],{},"menyuu",[83,2730,1498],{},[83,2732,2733],{},"Dish list",[65,2735,2736,2739,2742,2745],{},[83,2737,2738],{},"おすすめ",[83,2740,2741],{},"osusume",[83,2743,2744],{},"Recommended",[83,2746,2747],{},"Good shortcut when unsure",[65,2749,2750,2753,2756,2759],{},[83,2751,2752],{},"人気",[83,2754,2755],{},"にんき \u002F ninki",[83,2757,2758],{},"Popular",[83,2760,2761],{},"Often marks a popular item",[65,2763,2764,2767,2770,2773],{},[83,2765,2766],{},"限定",[83,2768,2769],{},"げんてい \u002F gentei",[83,2771,2772],{},"Limited",[83,2774,2775],{},"Limited-time or limited-quantity item",[65,2777,2778,2781,2784,2787],{},[83,2779,2780],{},"売切 \u002F 売り切れ",[83,2782,2783],{},"うりきれ \u002F urikire",[83,2785,2786],{},"Sold out",[83,2788,2789],{},"Button may be unavailable",[65,2791,2792,2795,2798,2801],{},[83,2793,2794],{},"現金",[83,2796,2797],{},"げんきん \u002F genkin",[83,2799,2800],{},"Cash",[83,2802,2803],{},"Payment method",[65,2805,2806,2809,2812,2815],{},[83,2807,2808],{},"交通系IC",[83,2810,2811],{},"こうつうけいIC \u002F kotsu-kei ai shii",[83,2813,2814],{},"Transit IC card",[83,2816,2817],{},"Suica, PASMO and similar cards",[65,2819,2820,2823,2826,2829],{},[83,2821,2822],{},"つり銭",[83,2824,2825],{},"つりせん \u002F tsurisen",[83,2827,2828],{},"Change",[83,2830,2831],{},"Money returned by the machine",[65,2833,2834,2837,2840,2843],{},[83,2835,2836],{},"発券",[83,2838,2839],{},"はっけん \u002F hakken",[83,2841,2842],{},"Ticket issuing",[83,2844,2845],{},"Button or output area",[65,2847,2848,2851,2854,2857],{},[83,2849,2850],{},"取消",[83,2852,2853],{},"とりけし \u002F torikeshi",[83,2855,2856],{},"Cancel",[83,2858,2859],{},"Cancel selection",[65,2861,2862,2865,2868,2871],{},[83,2863,2864],{},"戻る",[83,2866,2867],{},"もどる \u002F modoru",[83,2869,2870],{},"Back",[83,2872,2873],{},"Return to previous screen",[65,2875,2876,2879,2882,2884],{},[83,2877,2878],{},"領収書",[83,2880,2881],{},"りょうしゅうしょ \u002F ryoshuusho",[83,2883,1490],{},[83,2885,2886],{},"Formal receipt",[10,2888,2889,2890,1938,2892,1938,2894,1938,2896,1938,2899,1943,2901,1822],{},"If you only remember six terms, remember ",[257,2891,2683],{},[257,2893,2697],{},[257,2895,2738],{},[257,2897,2898],{},"売切",[257,2900,2794],{},[257,2902,2822],{},[48,2904,2906],{"id":2905},"read-the-machine-in-this-order","Read the machine in this order",[10,2908,2909],{},"Do not try to translate every button.",[10,2911,2912],{},"Read the machine like a person trying to order.",[10,2914,2915],{},"First, look for pictures or the main menu categories. Many machines group ramen, rice bowls, side dishes, toppings, drinks, and set meals.",[10,2917,2918,2919,1938,2921,2923],{},"Second, find a safe main dish. Look for ",[257,2920,2738],{},[257,2922,2752],{},", or the biggest photo.",[10,2925,2926,2927,1938,2930,1938,2933,1938,2936,1938,2939,2942,2943,1822],{},"Third, choose size or noodle amount. Look for ",[257,2928,2929],{},"並盛",[257,2931,2932],{},"大盛",[257,2934,2935],{},"小",[257,2937,2938],{},"中",[257,2940,2941],{},"大",", or ",[257,2944,2945],{},"替玉",[10,2947,2948,2949,1938,2952,1938,2955,1938,2958,1938,2961,2964],{},"Fourth, choose toppings only if you want them. Look for ",[257,2950,2951],{},"トッピング",[257,2953,2954],{},"味玉",[257,2956,2957],{},"チャーシュー",[257,2959,2960],{},"ねぎ",[257,2962,2963],{},"のり",", and similar words.",[10,2966,2967,2968,2970,2971,2974],{},"Fifth, check whether the button is available. If it says ",[257,2969,2898],{}," or ",[257,2972,2973],{},"売り切れ",", it is sold out.",[10,2976,2977,2978,1938,2980,1938,2982,1938,2985,2988],{},"Sixth, pay. Look for ",[257,2979,2794],{},[257,2981,2808],{},[257,2983,2984],{},"クレジット",[257,2986,2987],{},"QR決済",", or the money slot.",[10,2990,2991,2992,2994,2995,2997],{},"Seventh, take the ",[257,2993,2683],{}," and any ",[257,2996,2822],{},". Then hand the ticket to staff.",[48,2999,3001],{"id":3000},"食券-and-券売機","食券 and 券売機",[10,3003,3004],{},"Two words are at the center of the whole system.",[59,3006,3007,3017],{},[62,3008,3009],{},[65,3010,3011,3013,3015],{},[68,3012,2669],{},[68,3014,410],{},[68,3016,2674],{},[78,3018,3019,3028,3037,3046,3056],{},[65,3020,3021,3023,3026],{},[83,3022,2683],{},[83,3024,3025],{},"shokken",[83,3027,2689],{},[65,3029,3030,3032,3035],{},[83,3031,2697],{},[83,3033,3034],{},"kenbaiki",[83,3036,2703],{},[65,3038,3039,3041,3044],{},[83,3040,2711],{},[83,3042,3043],{},"shokkenki",[83,3045,2717],{},[65,3047,3048,3051,3054],{},[83,3049,3050],{},"券",[83,3052,3053],{},"ken",[83,3055,1522],{},[65,3057,3058,3060,3063],{},[83,3059,2836],{},[83,3061,3062],{},"hakken",[83,3064,2842],{},[10,3066,3067,3068,3070],{},"In many small restaurants, you buy a ",[257,3069,2683],{}," before sitting down. The machine prints one or more tickets. You give the ticket to staff, and that ticket becomes your order.",[10,3072,3073],{},"Examples:",[59,3075,3076,3085],{},[62,3077,3078],{},[65,3079,3080,3083],{},[68,3081,3082],{},"Machine or sign says",[68,3084,2674],{},[78,3086,3087,3095,3103,3111],{},[65,3088,3089,3092],{},[83,3090,3091],{},"先に食券をお買い求めください",[83,3093,3094],{},"Please buy a meal ticket first",[65,3096,3097,3100],{},[83,3098,3099],{},"食券をスタッフにお渡しください",[83,3101,3102],{},"Please hand the meal ticket to staff",[65,3104,3105,3108],{},[83,3106,3107],{},"券売機で食券を購入してください",[83,3109,3110],{},"Please buy a meal ticket at the ticket machine",[65,3112,3113,3116],{},[83,3114,3115],{},"発券中",[83,3117,2842],{},[10,3119,3120,3121,3124,3125,3128],{},"The word ",[257,3122,3123],{},"先に"," means first or beforehand. If a sign says ",[257,3126,3127],{},"先に食券",", buy the ticket before sitting.",[48,3130,3132],{"id":3131},"おすすめ-人気-and-限定","おすすめ, 人気 and 限定",[10,3134,3135],{},"If you are overwhelmed, look for the recommendation words.",[59,3137,3138,3148],{},[62,3139,3140],{},[65,3141,3142,3144,3146],{},[68,3143,2669],{},[68,3145,410],{},[68,3147,2674],{},[78,3149,3150,3158,3167,3178,3189,3200,3209,3220],{},[65,3151,3152,3154,3156],{},[83,3153,2738],{},[83,3155,2741],{},[83,3157,2744],{},[65,3159,3160,3162,3165],{},[83,3161,2752],{},[83,3163,3164],{},"ninki",[83,3166,2758],{},[65,3168,3169,3172,3175],{},[83,3170,3171],{},"当店人気",[83,3173,3174],{},"touten ninki",[83,3176,3177],{},"Popular at this shop",[65,3179,3180,3183,3186],{},[83,3181,3182],{},"一番人気",[83,3184,3185],{},"ichiban ninki",[83,3187,3188],{},"Most popular",[65,3190,3191,3194,3197],{},[83,3192,3193],{},"定番",[83,3195,3196],{},"teiban",[83,3198,3199],{},"Standard favorite",[65,3201,3202,3204,3207],{},[83,3203,2766],{},[83,3205,3206],{},"gentei",[83,3208,2772],{},[65,3210,3211,3214,3217],{},[83,3212,3213],{},"期間限定",[83,3215,3216],{},"kikan gentei",[83,3218,3219],{},"Limited time",[65,3221,3222,3225,3228],{},[83,3223,3224],{},"数量限定",[83,3226,3227],{},"suuryou gentei",[83,3229,3230],{},"Limited quantity",[10,3232,3073],{},[59,3234,3235,3244],{},[62,3236,3237],{},[65,3238,3239,3242],{},[68,3240,3241],{},"Button says",[68,3243,2674],{},[78,3245,3246,3254,3262,3270],{},[65,3247,3248,3251],{},[83,3249,3250],{},"おすすめ 特製ラーメン",[83,3252,3253],{},"Recommended special ramen",[65,3255,3256,3259],{},[83,3257,3258],{},"一番人気 つけ麺",[83,3260,3261],{},"Most popular tsukemen",[65,3263,3264,3267],{},[83,3265,3266],{},"期間限定 味噌ラーメン",[83,3268,3269],{},"Limited-time miso ramen",[65,3271,3272,3275],{},[83,3273,3274],{},"定番 しょうゆラーメン",[83,3276,3277],{},"Standard shoyu ramen",[10,3279,3280,3281,2044,3283,3285],{},"If you cannot decide, ",[257,3282,2738],{},[257,3284,2752],{}," are useful shortcuts.",[48,3287,3289],{"id":3288},"common-dish-words","Common dish words",[10,3291,3292],{},"Restaurant ticket machines use compact dish names.",[59,3294,3295,3305],{},[62,3296,3297],{},[65,3298,3299,3301,3303],{},[68,3300,2669],{},[68,3302,410],{},[68,3304,2674],{},[78,3306,3307,3318,3329,3340,3351,3362,3373,3384,3395,3406,3417,3428,3439,3450,3461],{},[65,3308,3309,3312,3315],{},[83,3310,3311],{},"ラーメン",[83,3313,3314],{},"raamen",[83,3316,3317],{},"Ramen",[65,3319,3320,3323,3326],{},[83,3321,3322],{},"つけ麺",[83,3324,3325],{},"tsukemen",[83,3327,3328],{},"Dipping noodles",[65,3330,3331,3334,3337],{},[83,3332,3333],{},"まぜそば",[83,3335,3336],{},"mazesoba",[83,3338,3339],{},"Brothless mixed noodles",[65,3341,3342,3345,3348],{},[83,3343,3344],{},"そば",[83,3346,3347],{},"soba",[83,3349,3350],{},"Soba noodles",[65,3352,3353,3356,3359],{},[83,3354,3355],{},"うどん",[83,3357,3358],{},"udon",[83,3360,3361],{},"Udon noodles",[65,3363,3364,3367,3370],{},[83,3365,3366],{},"カレー",[83,3368,3369],{},"karee",[83,3371,3372],{},"Curry",[65,3374,3375,3378,3381],{},[83,3376,3377],{},"丼",[83,3379,3380],{},"どん \u002F don",[83,3382,3383],{},"Rice bowl",[65,3385,3386,3389,3392],{},[83,3387,3388],{},"牛丼",[83,3390,3391],{},"ぎゅうどん \u002F gyuudon",[83,3393,3394],{},"Beef bowl",[65,3396,3397,3400,3403],{},[83,3398,3399],{},"親子丼",[83,3401,3402],{},"おやこどん \u002F oyakodon",[83,3404,3405],{},"Chicken and egg rice bowl",[65,3407,3408,3411,3414],{},[83,3409,3410],{},"カツ丼",[83,3412,3413],{},"かつどん \u002F katsudon",[83,3415,3416],{},"Pork cutlet rice bowl",[65,3418,3419,3422,3425],{},[83,3420,3421],{},"定食",[83,3423,3424],{},"ていしょく \u002F teishoku",[83,3426,3427],{},"Set meal",[65,3429,3430,3433,3436],{},[83,3431,3432],{},"餃子",[83,3434,3435],{},"ぎょうざ \u002F gyouza",[83,3437,3438],{},"Gyoza",[65,3440,3441,3444,3447],{},[83,3442,3443],{},"唐揚げ",[83,3445,3446],{},"からあげ \u002F karaage",[83,3448,3449],{},"Fried chicken",[65,3451,3452,3455,3458],{},[83,3453,3454],{},"ライス",[83,3456,3457],{},"raisu",[83,3459,3460],{},"Rice",[65,3462,3463,3466,3469],{},[83,3464,3465],{},"半ライス",[83,3467,3468],{},"han raisu",[83,3470,3471],{},"Half rice",[10,3473,3073],{},[59,3475,3476,3484],{},[62,3477,3478],{},[65,3479,3480,3482],{},[68,3481,3241],{},[68,3483,2674],{},[78,3485,3486,3494,3502,3509,3517,3525],{},[65,3487,3488,3491],{},[83,3489,3490],{},"しょうゆラーメン",[83,3492,3493],{},"Shoyu ramen",[65,3495,3496,3499],{},[83,3497,3498],{},"味噌ラーメン",[83,3500,3501],{},"Miso ramen",[65,3503,3504,3506],{},[83,3505,3322],{},[83,3507,3508],{},"Tsukemen",[65,3510,3511,3514],{},[83,3512,3513],{},"カツカレー",[83,3515,3516],{},"Pork cutlet curry",[65,3518,3519,3522],{},[83,3520,3521],{},"餃子セット",[83,3523,3524],{},"Gyoza set",[65,3526,3527,3530],{},[83,3528,3529],{},"唐揚げ定食",[83,3531,3532],{},"Fried chicken set meal",[10,3534,3535],{},"Some machines show photos. Use the photo first, then confirm the dish name and price.",[48,3537,3539],{"id":3538},"ramen-flavor-words","Ramen flavor words",[10,3541,3542],{},"Ramen machines often organize buttons by broth or flavor.",[59,3544,3545,3555],{},[62,3546,3547],{},[65,3548,3549,3551,3553],{},[68,3550,2669],{},[68,3552,410],{},[68,3554,2674],{},[78,3556,3557,3568,3579,3590,3601,3612,3623,3634],{},[65,3558,3559,3562,3565],{},[83,3560,3561],{},"しょうゆ",[83,3563,3564],{},"shouyu",[83,3566,3567],{},"Soy sauce flavor",[65,3569,3570,3573,3576],{},[83,3571,3572],{},"塩",[83,3574,3575],{},"しお \u002F shio",[83,3577,3578],{},"Salt flavor",[65,3580,3581,3584,3587],{},[83,3582,3583],{},"味噌",[83,3585,3586],{},"みそ \u002F miso",[83,3588,3589],{},"Miso flavor",[65,3591,3592,3595,3598],{},[83,3593,3594],{},"豚骨",[83,3596,3597],{},"とんこつ \u002F tonkotsu",[83,3599,3600],{},"Pork bone broth",[65,3602,3603,3606,3609],{},[83,3604,3605],{},"鶏白湯",[83,3607,3608],{},"とりぱいたん \u002F tori paitan",[83,3610,3611],{},"Creamy chicken broth",[65,3613,3614,3617,3620],{},[83,3615,3616],{},"辛味噌",[83,3618,3619],{},"からみそ \u002F kara miso",[83,3621,3622],{},"Spicy miso",[65,3624,3625,3628,3631],{},[83,3626,3627],{},"魚介",[83,3629,3630],{},"ぎょかい \u002F gyokai",[83,3632,3633],{},"Seafood or fish-based",[65,3635,3636,3639,3642],{},[83,3637,3638],{},"特製",[83,3640,3641],{},"とくせい \u002F tokusei",[83,3643,3644],{},"Special \u002F deluxe",[10,3646,3073],{},[59,3648,3649,3657],{},[62,3650,3651],{},[65,3652,3653,3655],{},[68,3654,3241],{},[68,3656,2674],{},[78,3658,3659,3667,3675,3683],{},[65,3660,3661,3664],{},[83,3662,3663],{},"特製しょうゆラーメン",[83,3665,3666],{},"Special shoyu ramen",[65,3668,3669,3672],{},[83,3670,3671],{},"辛味噌ラーメン",[83,3673,3674],{},"Spicy miso ramen",[65,3676,3677,3680],{},[83,3678,3679],{},"豚骨ラーメン",[83,3681,3682],{},"Tonkotsu ramen",[65,3684,3685,3688],{},[83,3686,3687],{},"魚介つけ麺",[83,3689,3690],{},"Seafood-style tsukemen",[10,3692,3693,3695],{},[257,3694,3638],{}," usually means the deluxe version with extra toppings. It is often more expensive than the basic version.",[48,3697,3699],{"id":3698},"size-words-並盛-大盛-and-替玉","Size words: 並盛, 大盛 and 替玉",[10,3701,3702],{},"Size words matter because many machines offer the same dish in different amounts.",[59,3704,3705,3715],{},[62,3706,3707],{},[65,3708,3709,3711,3713],{},[68,3710,2669],{},[68,3712,410],{},[68,3714,2674],{},[78,3716,3717,3727,3738,3748,3758,3768,3778,3789,3800,3811],{},[65,3718,3719,3721,3724],{},[83,3720,2929],{},[83,3722,3723],{},"なみもり \u002F namimori",[83,3725,3726],{},"Regular serving",[65,3728,3729,3732,3735],{},[83,3730,3731],{},"普通",[83,3733,3734],{},"ふつう \u002F futsuu",[83,3736,3737],{},"Regular \u002F normal",[65,3739,3740,3742,3745],{},[83,3741,2935],{},[83,3743,3744],{},"しょう \u002F shou",[83,3746,3747],{},"Small",[65,3749,3750,3752,3755],{},[83,3751,2938],{},[83,3753,3754],{},"ちゅう \u002F chuu",[83,3756,3757],{},"Medium",[65,3759,3760,3762,3765],{},[83,3761,2941],{},[83,3763,3764],{},"だい \u002F dai",[83,3766,3767],{},"Large",[65,3769,3770,3772,3775],{},[83,3771,2932],{},[83,3773,3774],{},"おおもり \u002F oomori",[83,3776,3777],{},"Large serving",[65,3779,3780,3783,3786],{},[83,3781,3782],{},"特盛",[83,3784,3785],{},"とくもり \u002F tokumori",[83,3787,3788],{},"Extra large",[65,3790,3791,3794,3797],{},[83,3792,3793],{},"麺少なめ",[83,3795,3796],{},"めんすくなめ \u002F men sukuname",[83,3798,3799],{},"Less noodles",[65,3801,3802,3805,3808],{},[83,3803,3804],{},"麺大盛",[83,3806,3807],{},"めんおおもり \u002F men oomori",[83,3809,3810],{},"Extra noodles",[65,3812,3813,3815,3818],{},[83,3814,2945],{},[83,3816,3817],{},"かえだま \u002F kaedama",[83,3819,3820],{},"Extra noodle refill",[10,3822,3073],{},[59,3824,3825,3833],{},[62,3826,3827],{},[65,3828,3829,3831],{},[68,3830,3241],{},[68,3832,2674],{},[78,3834,3835,3843,3851,3859,3866],{},[65,3836,3837,3840],{},[83,3838,3839],{},"ラーメン 並盛",[83,3841,3842],{},"Regular ramen",[65,3844,3845,3848],{},[83,3846,3847],{},"ラーメン 大盛",[83,3849,3850],{},"Large ramen",[65,3852,3853,3856],{},[83,3854,3855],{},"つけ麺 大",[83,3857,3858],{},"Large tsukemen",[65,3860,3861,3863],{},[83,3862,2945],{},[83,3864,3865],{},"Extra serving of noodles",[65,3867,3868,3870],{},[83,3869,3465],{},[83,3871,3471],{},[10,3873,3874,3876],{},[257,3875,2945],{}," is common in ramen shops, especially tonkotsu ramen shops. It means an extra serving of noodles, not a full second bowl of soup.",[48,3878,3880],{"id":3879},"toppings-トッピング","Toppings: トッピング",[10,3882,3883],{},"Toppings are often separate buttons.",[59,3885,3886,3896],{},[62,3887,3888],{},[65,3889,3890,3892,3894],{},[68,3891,2669],{},[68,3893,410],{},[68,3895,2674],{},[78,3897,3898,3908,3918,3929,3939,3949,3959,3970,3981,3992,4003,4014],{},[65,3899,3900,3902,3905],{},[83,3901,2951],{},[83,3903,3904],{},"toppingu",[83,3906,3907],{},"Topping",[65,3909,3910,3912,3915],{},[83,3911,2954],{},[83,3913,3914],{},"あじたま \u002F ajitama",[83,3916,3917],{},"Seasoned egg",[65,3919,3920,3923,3926],{},[83,3921,3922],{},"玉子 \u002F 卵",[83,3924,3925],{},"たまご \u002F tamago",[83,3927,3928],{},"Egg",[65,3930,3931,3933,3936],{},[83,3932,2957],{},[83,3934,3935],{},"chaashuu",[83,3937,3938],{},"Chashu pork",[65,3940,3941,3943,3946],{},[83,3942,2960],{},[83,3944,3945],{},"negi",[83,3947,3948],{},"Green onion",[65,3950,3951,3953,3956],{},[83,3952,2963],{},[83,3954,3955],{},"nori",[83,3957,3958],{},"Seaweed",[65,3960,3961,3964,3967],{},[83,3962,3963],{},"メンマ",[83,3965,3966],{},"menma",[83,3968,3969],{},"Bamboo shoots",[65,3971,3972,3975,3978],{},[83,3973,3974],{},"バター",[83,3976,3977],{},"bataa",[83,3979,3980],{},"Butter",[65,3982,3983,3986,3989],{},[83,3984,3985],{},"コーン",[83,3987,3988],{},"koon",[83,3990,3991],{},"Corn",[65,3993,3994,3997,4000],{},[83,3995,3996],{},"にんにく",[83,3998,3999],{},"ninniku",[83,4001,4002],{},"Garlic",[65,4004,4005,4008,4011],{},[83,4006,4007],{},"辛味",[83,4009,4010],{},"からみ \u002F karami",[83,4012,4013],{},"Spicy paste or spice",[65,4015,4016,4019,4022],{},[83,4017,4018],{},"全部のせ",[83,4020,4021],{},"zenbu nose",[83,4023,4024],{},"All toppings",[10,4026,3073],{},[59,4028,4029,4037],{},[62,4030,4031],{},[65,4032,4033,4035],{},[68,4034,3241],{},[68,4036,2674],{},[78,4038,4039,4047,4055,4063],{},[65,4040,4041,4044],{},[83,4042,4043],{},"味玉トッピング",[83,4045,4046],{},"Seasoned egg topping",[65,4048,4049,4052],{},[83,4050,4051],{},"チャーシュー追加",[83,4053,4054],{},"Add chashu pork",[65,4056,4057,4060],{},[83,4058,4059],{},"ねぎ増し",[83,4061,4062],{},"Extra green onion",[65,4064,4065,4067],{},[83,4066,4018],{},[83,4068,4024],{},[10,4070,3120,4071,4074,4075,4078],{},[257,4072,4073],{},"追加"," means add. The word ",[257,4076,4077],{},"増し"," means increased or extra.",[48,4080,4082],{"id":4081},"set-meals-and-side-dishes","Set meals and side dishes",[10,4084,4085],{},"Machines often include side dishes or set buttons.",[59,4087,4088,4098],{},[62,4089,4090],{},[65,4091,4092,4094,4096],{},[68,4093,2669],{},[68,4095,410],{},[68,4097,2674],{},[78,4099,4100,4111,4120,4129,4140,4151,4162,4173],{},[65,4101,4102,4105,4108],{},[83,4103,4104],{},"セット",[83,4106,4107],{},"setto",[83,4109,4110],{},"Set",[65,4112,4113,4115,4118],{},[83,4114,3421],{},[83,4116,4117],{},"teishoku",[83,4119,3427],{},[65,4121,4122,4124,4127],{},[83,4123,3521],{},[83,4125,4126],{},"gyouza setto",[83,4128,3524],{},[65,4130,4131,4134,4137],{},[83,4132,4133],{},"ライスセット",[83,4135,4136],{},"raisu setto",[83,4138,4139],{},"Rice set",[65,4141,4142,4145,4148],{},[83,4143,4144],{},"半チャーハン",[83,4146,4147],{},"han chaahan",[83,4149,4150],{},"Half fried rice",[65,4152,4153,4156,4159],{},[83,4154,4155],{},"ミニ丼",[83,4157,4158],{},"mini don",[83,4160,4161],{},"Mini rice bowl",[65,4163,4164,4167,4170],{},[83,4165,4166],{},"サイドメニュー",[83,4168,4169],{},"saido menyuu",[83,4171,4172],{},"Side menu",[65,4174,4175,4178,4181],{},[83,4176,4177],{},"ドリンク",[83,4179,4180],{},"dorinku",[83,4182,4183],{},"Drink",[10,4185,3073],{},[59,4187,4188,4196],{},[62,4189,4190],{},[65,4191,4192,4194],{},[68,4193,3241],{},[68,4195,2674],{},[78,4197,4198,4206,4214,4222],{},[65,4199,4200,4203],{},[83,4201,4202],{},"ラーメン餃子セット",[83,4204,4205],{},"Ramen and gyoza set",[65,4207,4208,4211],{},[83,4209,4210],{},"カレーセット",[83,4212,4213],{},"Curry set",[65,4215,4216,4219],{},[83,4217,4218],{},"半チャーハンセット",[83,4220,4221],{},"Half fried rice set",[65,4223,4224,4227],{},[83,4225,4226],{},"ミニ丼セット",[83,4228,4229],{},"Mini rice bowl set",[10,4231,4232,4233,4235],{},"If you only want the main dish, avoid buttons with ",[257,4234,4104],{}," unless you want the side item too.",[48,4237,4239],{"id":4238},"payment-words-現金-ic-qr決済","Payment words: 現金, IC, QR決済",[10,4241,4242],{},"Older machines may accept only cash. Newer machines may accept cards, transit IC cards, or QR payment.",[59,4244,4245,4255],{},[62,4246,4247],{},[65,4248,4249,4251,4253],{},[68,4250,2669],{},[68,4252,410],{},[68,4254,2674],{},[78,4256,4257,4266,4277,4288,4299,4308,4319,4330,4340,4351,4362],{},[65,4258,4259,4261,4264],{},[83,4260,2794],{},[83,4262,4263],{},"genkin",[83,4265,2800],{},[65,4267,4268,4271,4274],{},[83,4269,4270],{},"紙幣",[83,4272,4273],{},"shihei",[83,4275,4276],{},"Bills \u002F banknotes",[65,4278,4279,4282,4285],{},[83,4280,4281],{},"硬貨",[83,4283,4284],{},"kouka",[83,4286,4287],{},"Coins",[65,4289,4290,4293,4296],{},[83,4291,4292],{},"千円札",[83,4294,4295],{},"sen-en satsu",[83,4297,4298],{},"1,000 yen bill",[65,4300,4301,4303,4306],{},[83,4302,2808],{},[83,4304,4305],{},"kotsu-kei ai shii",[83,4307,2814],{},[65,4309,4310,4313,4316],{},[83,4311,4312],{},"ICカード",[83,4314,4315],{},"ai shii kaado",[83,4317,4318],{},"IC card",[65,4320,4321,4324,4327],{},[83,4322,4323],{},"クレジットカード",[83,4325,4326],{},"kurejitto kaado",[83,4328,4329],{},"Credit card",[65,4331,4332,4334,4337],{},[83,4333,2987],{},[83,4335,4336],{},"kyuu aaru kessai",[83,4338,4339],{},"QR payment",[65,4341,4342,4345,4348],{},[83,4343,4344],{},"電子マネー",[83,4346,4347],{},"denshi manee",[83,4349,4350],{},"Electronic money",[65,4352,4353,4356,4359],{},[83,4354,4355],{},"使用可",[83,4357,4358],{},"shiyou ka",[83,4360,4361],{},"Can be used",[65,4363,4364,4367,4370],{},[83,4365,4366],{},"使用不可",[83,4368,4369],{},"shiyou fuka",[83,4371,4372],{},"Cannot be used",[10,4374,3073],{},[59,4376,4377,4386],{},[62,4378,4379],{},[65,4380,4381,4384],{},[68,4382,4383],{},"Machine says",[68,4385,2674],{},[78,4387,4388,4396,4404,4412,4420],{},[65,4389,4390,4393],{},[83,4391,4392],{},"現金のみ",[83,4394,4395],{},"Cash only",[65,4397,4398,4401],{},[83,4399,4400],{},"千円札のみ使用可",[83,4402,4403],{},"Only 1,000 yen bills accepted",[65,4405,4406,4409],{},[83,4407,4408],{},"交通系IC使用可",[83,4410,4411],{},"Transit IC cards accepted",[65,4413,4414,4417],{},[83,4415,4416],{},"クレジットカード使用不可",[83,4418,4419],{},"Credit cards not accepted",[65,4421,4422,4425],{},[83,4423,4424],{},"QR決済対応",[83,4426,4427],{},"QR payment supported",[10,4429,4430,4431,4433],{},"If you see ",[257,4432,4392],{},", the machine is cash only.",[48,4435,4437],{"id":4436},"change-cancel-and-trouble-buttons","Change, cancel, and trouble buttons",[10,4439,4440],{},"These words help when you make a mistake.",[59,4442,4443,4453],{},[62,4444,4445],{},[65,4446,4447,4449,4451],{},[68,4448,2669],{},[68,4450,410],{},[68,4452,2674],{},[78,4454,4455,4464,4474,4485,4494,4503,4514,4525,4536,4547],{},[65,4456,4457,4459,4462],{},[83,4458,2822],{},[83,4460,4461],{},"tsurisen",[83,4463,2828],{},[65,4465,4466,4469,4472],{},[83,4467,4468],{},"おつり",[83,4470,4471],{},"otsuri",[83,4473,2828],{},[65,4475,4476,4479,4482],{},[83,4477,4478],{},"返却",[83,4480,4481],{},"henkyaku",[83,4483,4484],{},"Return \u002F refund",[65,4486,4487,4489,4492],{},[83,4488,2850],{},[83,4490,4491],{},"torikeshi",[83,4493,2856],{},[65,4495,4496,4498,4501],{},[83,4497,2864],{},[83,4499,4500],{},"modoru",[83,4502,2870],{},[65,4504,4505,4508,4511],{},[83,4506,4507],{},"確認",[83,4509,4510],{},"kakunin",[83,4512,4513],{},"Confirm",[65,4515,4516,4519,4522],{},[83,4517,4518],{},"決定",[83,4520,4521],{},"kettei",[83,4523,4524],{},"Decide \u002F confirm",[65,4526,4527,4530,4533],{},[83,4528,4529],{},"呼出",[83,4531,4532],{},"yobidashi",[83,4534,4535],{},"Call staff",[65,4537,4538,4541,4544],{},[83,4539,4540],{},"故障",[83,4542,4543],{},"koshou",[83,4545,4546],{},"Out of order \u002F broken",[65,4548,4549,4552,4555],{},[83,4550,4551],{},"係員",[83,4553,4554],{},"kakariin",[83,4556,4557],{},"Staff member",[10,4559,3073],{},[59,4561,4562,4570],{},[62,4563,4564],{},[65,4565,4566,4568],{},[68,4567,4383],{},[68,4569,2674],{},[78,4571,4572,4580,4586,4592,4598,4606],{},[65,4573,4574,4577],{},[83,4575,4576],{},"つり銭をお取りください",[83,4578,4579],{},"Please take your change",[65,4581,4582,4584],{},[83,4583,2850],{},[83,4585,2856],{},[65,4587,4588,4590],{},[83,4589,2864],{},[83,4591,2870],{},[65,4593,4594,4596],{},[83,4595,4518],{},[83,4597,4513],{},[65,4599,4600,4603],{},[83,4601,4602],{},"故障中",[83,4604,4605],{},"Out of order",[65,4607,4608,4611],{},[83,4609,4610],{},"係員をお呼びください",[83,4612,4613],{},"Please call staff",[10,4615,4616,4617,4619],{},"If you are not sure whether you selected the right item, look for ",[257,4618,2850],{}," before paying.",[48,4621,4623],{"id":4622},"sold-out-and-unavailable","Sold out and unavailable",[10,4625,4626],{},"A button may be unavailable.",[59,4628,4629,4639],{},[62,4630,4631],{},[65,4632,4633,4635,4637],{},[68,4634,2669],{},[68,4636,410],{},[68,4638,2674],{},[78,4640,4641,4650,4658,4669,4680,4691],{},[65,4642,4643,4645,4648],{},[83,4644,2898],{},[83,4646,4647],{},"urikire",[83,4649,2786],{},[65,4651,4652,4654,4656],{},[83,4653,2973],{},[83,4655,4647],{},[83,4657,2786],{},[65,4659,4660,4663,4666],{},[83,4661,4662],{},"完売",[83,4664,4665],{},"kanbai",[83,4667,4668],{},"Sold out completely",[65,4670,4671,4674,4677],{},[83,4672,4673],{},"販売終了",[83,4675,4676],{},"hanbai shuuryou",[83,4678,4679],{},"Sales ended",[65,4681,4682,4685,4688],{},[83,4683,4684],{},"準備中",[83,4686,4687],{},"junbichuu",[83,4689,4690],{},"Preparing \u002F not ready yet",[65,4692,4693,4696,4699],{},[83,4694,4695],{},"休止中",[83,4697,4698],{},"kyuushichuu",[83,4700,4701],{},"Suspended \u002F not in service",[10,4703,3073],{},[59,4705,4706,4714],{},[62,4707,4708],{},[65,4709,4710,4712],{},[68,4711,3241],{},[68,4713,2674],{},[78,4715,4716,4722,4730,4737],{},[65,4717,4718,4720],{},[83,4719,2898],{},[83,4721,2786],{},[65,4723,4724,4727],{},[83,4725,4726],{},"本日分完売",[83,4728,4729],{},"Today's portion is sold out",[65,4731,4732,4734],{},[83,4733,4673],{},[83,4735,4736],{},"No longer being sold",[65,4738,4739,4741],{},[83,4740,4684],{},[83,4742,4743],{},"Not ready \u002F preparing",[10,4745,4746,4747,4749],{},"If the button is dark, crossed out, or marked ",[257,4748,2898],{},", choose something else.",[48,4751,4753],{"id":4752},"what-to-do-after-the-ticket-prints","What to do after the ticket prints",[10,4755,4756],{},"After payment, the machine usually prints one or more tickets.",[10,4758,4759],{},"Look for:",[59,4761,4762,4770],{},[62,4763,4764],{},[65,4765,4766,4768],{},[68,4767,2669],{},[68,4769,2674],{},[78,4771,4772,4780,4786,4792,4800],{},[65,4773,4774,4777],{},[83,4775,4776],{},"食券をお取りください",[83,4778,4779],{},"Please take your meal ticket",[65,4781,4782,4784],{},[83,4783,4576],{},[83,4785,4579],{},[65,4787,4788,4790],{},[83,4789,2878],{},[83,4791,1490],{},[65,4793,4794,4797],{},[83,4795,4796],{},"半券",[83,4798,4799],{},"Ticket stub",[65,4801,4802,4805],{},[83,4803,4804],{},"控え",[83,4806,4807],{},"Copy \u002F stub",[10,4809,4810],{},"Then:",[175,4812,4813,4816,4819,4822,4825],{},[178,4814,4815],{},"Take the ticket.",[178,4817,4818],{},"Take change if there is any.",[178,4820,4821],{},"Enter or move to the counter.",[178,4823,4824],{},"Hand the ticket to staff.",[178,4826,4827,4828,4831],{},"Say ",[257,4829,4830],{},"お願いします"," if you want a simple polite phrase.",[10,4833,4834],{},"Some places take the ticket at the counter. Some staff come to your seat. Some give you a buzzer or call your number. Watch what people ahead of you do.",[48,4836,4838],{"id":4837},"useful-phrases","Useful phrases",[10,4840,4841],{},"You can survive a ticket-machine restaurant with a few phrases.",[59,4843,4844,4852],{},[62,4845,4846],{},[65,4847,4848,4850],{},[68,4849,2669],{},[68,4851,2674],{},[78,4853,4854,4862,4870,4878,4886,4894,4902],{},[65,4855,4856,4859],{},[83,4857,4858],{},"すみません",[83,4860,4861],{},"Excuse me",[65,4863,4864,4867],{},[83,4865,4866],{},"おすすめはどれですか",[83,4868,4869],{},"Which one do you recommend?",[65,4871,4872,4875],{},[83,4873,4874],{},"これで合っていますか",[83,4876,4877],{},"Is this correct?",[65,4879,4880,4883],{},[83,4881,4882],{},"食券はどこで買いますか",[83,4884,4885],{},"Where do I buy the meal ticket?",[65,4887,4888,4891],{},[83,4889,4890],{},"現金しか使えませんか",[83,4892,4893],{},"Can I only use cash?",[65,4895,4896,4899],{},[83,4897,4898],{},"英語メニューはありますか",[83,4900,4901],{},"Do you have an English menu?",[65,4903,4904,4906],{},[83,4905,4830],{},[83,4907,4908],{},"Please \u002F thank you when handing something over",[10,4910,4911,4912,1822],{},"If the machine feels confusing, you can point and ask ",[257,4913,4874],{},[48,4915,4917],{"id":4916},"a-realistic-example","A realistic example",[10,4919,4920],{},"Imagine the machine has these buttons:",[59,4922,4923,4932],{},[62,4924,4925],{},[65,4926,4927,4930],{},[68,4928,4929],{},"Button",[68,4931,2674],{},[78,4933,4934,4942,4950,4958,4966,4974,4982,4990],{},[65,4935,4936,4939],{},[83,4937,4938],{},"おすすめ 特製ラーメン 1,250円",[83,4940,4941],{},"Recommended special ramen, 1,250 yen",[65,4943,4944,4947],{},[83,4945,4946],{},"しょうゆラーメン 900円",[83,4948,4949],{},"Shoyu ramen, 900 yen",[65,4951,4952,4955],{},[83,4953,4954],{},"味噌ラーメン 950円",[83,4956,4957],{},"Miso ramen, 950 yen",[65,4959,4960,4963],{},[83,4961,4962],{},"大盛 +150円",[83,4964,4965],{},"Large serving, plus 150 yen",[65,4967,4968,4971],{},[83,4969,4970],{},"味玉 150円",[83,4972,4973],{},"Seasoned egg, 150 yen",[65,4975,4976,4979],{},[83,4977,4978],{},"餃子セット 450円",[83,4980,4981],{},"Gyoza set, 450 yen",[65,4983,4984,4987],{},[83,4985,4986],{},"売切 つけ麺",[83,4988,4989],{},"Tsukemen sold out",[65,4991,4992,4994],{},[83,4993,4392],{},[83,4995,4395],{},[10,4997,4998],{},"You want shoyu ramen with a seasoned egg.",[10,5000,5001],{},"You press:",[175,5003,5004,5008,5012,5015,5020,5025],{},[178,5005,5006],{},[257,5007,3490],{},[178,5009,5010],{},[257,5011,2954],{},[178,5013,5014],{},"Insert cash",[178,5016,5017,5018],{},"Take the ",[257,5019,2683],{},[178,5021,5022,5023],{},"Take any ",[257,5024,2822],{},[178,5026,5027],{},"Give the ticket to staff",[10,5029,5030],{},"You do not need to understand every button.",[10,5032,5033],{},"You need the main dish, optional add-ons, payment, ticket, and change.",[48,5035,5037],{"id":5036},"how-lingovo-helps-with-restaurant-japanese","How Lingovo helps with restaurant Japanese",[10,5039,5040],{},"Ticket machines are great reading practice because the words are short and practical. You see dish names, size words, topping words, payment words, and instruction words all in one tiny situation.",[10,5042,5043],{},"Lingovo works in a similar way, but with a steadier practice loop. You read a short Japanese scene, tap words when you need help, check the line-by-line support, listen to the audio, and reread until the sentence feels less foreign.",[10,5045,5046,5047,1938,5049,1938,5051,1938,5053,2942,5055,5057],{},"That makes real-world text easier to face. The next time you see ",[257,5048,2738],{},[257,5050,2932],{},[257,5052,4392],{},[257,5054,2898],{},[257,5056,2822],{},", those words are no longer just machine text. They are part of a scene you can understand.",[48,5059,2483],{"id":2482},[10,5061,5062],{},"When you face a Japanese restaurant ticket machine, scan in this order:",[59,5064,5065,5077],{},[62,5066,5067],{},[65,5068,5069,5071,5074],{},[68,5070,1564],{},[68,5072,5073],{},"Look for",[68,5075,5076],{},"Why",[78,5078,5079,5089,5099,5109,5119,5128,5137,5147,5158],{},[65,5080,5081,5083,5086],{},[83,5082,606],{},[83,5084,5085],{},"写真 \u002F メニュー",[83,5087,5088],{},"Use photos and categories first",[65,5090,5091,5093,5096],{},[83,5092,617],{},[83,5094,5095],{},"おすすめ \u002F 人気",[83,5097,5098],{},"Find safe popular options",[65,5100,5101,5103,5106],{},[83,5102,628],{},[83,5104,5105],{},"Dish name",[83,5107,5108],{},"Choose ramen, curry, soba, udon, donburi, or set",[65,5110,5111,5113,5116],{},[83,5112,639],{},[83,5114,5115],{},"並盛 \u002F 大盛 \u002F 替玉",[83,5117,5118],{},"Choose size or extra noodles",[65,5120,5121,5123,5125],{},[83,5122,650],{},[83,5124,2951],{},[83,5126,5127],{},"Add egg, pork, seaweed, green onion, or other toppings",[65,5129,5130,5132,5134],{},[83,5131,661],{},[83,5133,2898],{},[83,5135,5136],{},"Avoid sold-out buttons",[65,5138,5139,5141,5144],{},[83,5140,672],{},[83,5142,5143],{},"現金 \u002F IC \u002F QR決済",[83,5145,5146],{},"Know how to pay",[65,5148,5149,5152,5155],{},[83,5150,5151],{},"8",[83,5153,5154],{},"食券 \u002F つり銭",[83,5156,5157],{},"Take the ticket and change",[65,5159,5160,5163,5166],{},[83,5161,5162],{},"9",[83,5164,5165],{},"Staff or counter",[83,5167,5168],{},"Hand over the ticket",[10,5170,5171],{},"The machine looks busy, but the order is simple.",[10,5173,5174],{},"Choose. Pay. Take the ticket. Hand it over.",[48,5176,1288],{"id":1287},[228,5178,5179,5186,5193,5200],{},[178,5180,5181],{},[1294,5182,5185],{"href":5183,"rel":5184},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.japanesepod101.com\u002Flesson\u002Finnovative-japanese-culture-for-absolute-beginners-7-how-to-order-food-at-a-ramen-restaurant",[1298],"JapanesePod101: How to buy meal tickets in Japan",[178,5187,5188],{},[1294,5189,5192],{"href":5190,"rel":5191},"https:\u002F\u002Fcotoacademy.com\u002Fhow-to-use-japan-ramen-vending-machines\u002F",[1298],"Coto Academy: How to use Japan ramen vending machines",[178,5194,5195],{},[1294,5196,5199],{"href":5197,"rel":5198},"https:\u002F\u002Flivejapan.com\u002Fen\u002Fin-tokyo\u002Fin-pref-tokyo\u002Fin-asakusa\u002Farticle-a0001973\u002F",[1298],"Live Japan: How to order ramen using a ticket vending machine",[178,5201,5202],{},[1294,5203,5206],{"href":5204,"rel":5205},"https:\u002F\u002Fvoyapon.com\u002Forder-ticket-vending-machine\u002F",[1298],"Voyapon: How to order using a ticket vending machine",{"title":1315,"searchDepth":1316,"depth":1316,"links":5208},[5209,5210,5211,5212,5213,5214,5215,5216,5217,5218,5219,5220,5221,5222,5223,5224,5225,5226],{"id":2656,"depth":1316,"text":2657},{"id":2905,"depth":1316,"text":2906},{"id":3000,"depth":1316,"text":3001},{"id":3131,"depth":1316,"text":3132},{"id":3288,"depth":1316,"text":3289},{"id":3538,"depth":1316,"text":3539},{"id":3698,"depth":1316,"text":3699},{"id":3879,"depth":1316,"text":3880},{"id":4081,"depth":1316,"text":4082},{"id":4238,"depth":1316,"text":4239},{"id":4436,"depth":1316,"text":4437},{"id":4622,"depth":1316,"text":4623},{"id":4752,"depth":1316,"text":4753},{"id":4837,"depth":1316,"text":4838},{"id":4916,"depth":1316,"text":4917},{"id":5036,"depth":1316,"text":5037},{"id":2482,"depth":1316,"text":2483},{"id":1287,"depth":1316,"text":1288},"Learn how to read a Japanese restaurant ticket machine, including meal tickets, recommended items, ramen buttons, sizes, toppings, payment, change and handing the ticket to staff.",false,{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-read-japanese-restaurant-ticket-machine",{"title":2620,"description":5227},"Learn how to read Japanese restaurant ticket machines, including 食券, 券売機, おすすめ, 並盛, 大盛, 替玉, トッピング, 現金, IC and つり銭.","How to Read a Japanese Restaurant Ticket Machine","how-to-read-japanese-restaurant-ticket-machine","blog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-read-japanese-restaurant-ticket-machine",[],"139cehUMM7_CDU1TAmfRF67zueTRRQsRwlP7hkWk_eM",{"id":5239,"title":5240,"body":5241,"description":7246,"excerpt":1338,"extension":1339,"featured":5228,"locale":1341,"meta":7247,"navigation":1340,"path":7248,"publishedAt":7249,"seo":7250,"seoDescription":7251,"seoTitle":7252,"slug":7253,"stem":7254,"tags":7255,"targetLanguage":1338,"updatedAt":7249,"__hash__":7256},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-read-french-train-station-departure-board.md","How to Read a French Train Station Departure Board: Départs, Voie, Retard and Supprimé",{"type":7,"value":5242,"toc":7228},[5243,5249,5252,5270,5273,5276,5323,5326,5332,5335,5338,5342,5345,5556,5572,5576,5579,5588,5591,5597,5604,5610,5631,5634,5638,5641,5696,5698,5737,5740,5744,5749,5794,5796,5840,5843,5847,5853,5856,5859,5905,5908,5911,5914,5971,5973,6017,6020,6024,6032,6035,6079,6082,6092,6096,6101,6165,6167,6218,6221,6224,6228,6231,6343,6345,6401,6407,6411,6416,6431,6501,6503,6547,6550,6554,6557,6620,6622,6666,6669,6673,6676,6754,6757,6760,6762,6764,6821,6824,6855,6858,6861,6878,6881,6915,6918,6922,6925,7023,7025,7062,7065,7069,7072,7088,7091,7094,7096,7099,7187,7190,7193,7196,7198],[10,5244,2625,5245,5248],{},[257,5246,5247],{},"how to read a French train station departure board",", the hardest part is not one word.",[10,5250,5251],{},"It is the speed of the situation.",[10,5253,5254,5255,1938,5258,1938,5261,1938,5264,2044,5267,1822],{},"You are standing in a busy station. People are moving. The screen changes. Your ticket may not show the platform yet. The board uses short labels like ",[257,5256,5257],{},"départs",[257,5259,5260],{},"voie",[257,5262,5263],{},"retard",[257,5265,5266],{},"supprimé",[257,5268,5269],{},"embarquement",[10,5271,5272],{},"The goal is simple: match the board to your ticket before you walk to the platform.",[10,5274,5275],{},"Start with the questions that matter:",[228,5277,5278,5287,5290,5293,5296,5302,5317,5320],{},[178,5279,5280,5281,2970,5283,5286],{},"Is this board for ",[257,5282,5257],{},[257,5284,5285],{},"arrivées","?",[178,5288,5289],{},"What time is my train leaving?",[178,5291,5292],{},"What is the final destination shown on the board?",[178,5294,5295],{},"What is the train number?",[178,5297,5298,5299,5301],{},"Has the ",[257,5300,5260],{}," been announced?",[178,5303,5304,5305,1938,5308,1938,5311,5313,5314,5286],{},"Is the train ",[257,5306,5307],{},"à l'heure",[257,5309,5310],{},"retardé",[257,5312,5266],{}," or already ",[257,5315,5316],{},"en embarquement",[178,5318,5319],{},"Does the board show intermediate stops?",[178,5321,5322],{},"Do I need to scan a ticket at boarding gates?",[10,5324,5325],{},"Once you know the basic words, a French departure board becomes a checklist instead of a panic screen.",[10,5327,5328],{},[37,5329],{"alt":5330,"src":5331},"How to read a French train station departure board","\u002Fblog\u002Ffrench-train-station-departure-board-guide.svg",[10,5333,5334],{},"This guide explains the French words you are most likely to see on SNCF station screens, French departure boards, platform displays, app station timetables and train status screens.",[10,5336,5337],{},"This article is for reading and travel vocabulary help. Station information changes quickly, so always follow the current station display, official app information and staff announcements.",[48,5339,5341],{"id":5340},"the-most-important-french-departure-board-words","The most important French departure board words",[10,5343,5344],{},"Start with these words. They carry most of the information on a station screen.",[59,5346,5347,5358],{},[62,5348,5349],{},[65,5350,5351,5354,5356],{},[68,5352,5353],{},"French",[68,5355,2674],{},[68,5357,2497],{},[78,5359,5360,5371,5382,5393,5403,5414,5424,5435,5446,5457,5468,5479,5490,5501,5512,5523,5534,5545],{},[65,5361,5362,5365,5368],{},[83,5363,5364],{},"Départs",[83,5366,5367],{},"Departures",[83,5369,5370],{},"Trains leaving this station",[65,5372,5373,5376,5379],{},[83,5374,5375],{},"Arrivées",[83,5377,5378],{},"Arrivals",[83,5380,5381],{},"Trains arriving at this station",[65,5383,5384,5387,5390],{},[83,5385,5386],{},"Heure",[83,5388,5389],{},"Time",[83,5391,5392],{},"Scheduled departure or arrival time",[65,5394,5395,5398,5400],{},[83,5396,5397],{},"Destination",[83,5399,5397],{},[83,5401,5402],{},"Usually the final stop of the train",[65,5404,5405,5408,5411],{},[83,5406,5407],{},"Provenance",[83,5409,5410],{},"Coming from",[83,5412,5413],{},"Usually on arrival boards",[65,5415,5416,5419,5421],{},[83,5417,5418],{},"Train",[83,5420,5418],{},[83,5422,5423],{},"The service itself",[65,5425,5426,5429,5432],{},[83,5427,5428],{},"N° train",[83,5430,5431],{},"Train number",[83,5433,5434],{},"Exact service number",[65,5436,5437,5440,5443],{},[83,5438,5439],{},"Voie",[83,5441,5442],{},"Platform \u002F track",[83,5444,5445],{},"Where to board",[65,5447,5448,5451,5454],{},[83,5449,5450],{},"Quai",[83,5452,5453],{},"Platform",[83,5455,5456],{},"Platform area",[65,5458,5459,5462,5465],{},[83,5460,5461],{},"Statut",[83,5463,5464],{},"Status",[83,5466,5467],{},"On time, delayed, cancelled, boarding",[65,5469,5470,5473,5476],{},[83,5471,5472],{},"À l'heure",[83,5474,5475],{},"On time",[83,5477,5478],{},"No listed delay",[65,5480,5481,5484,5487],{},[83,5482,5483],{},"Retard",[83,5485,5486],{},"Delay",[83,5488,5489],{},"Train is late",[65,5491,5492,5495,5498],{},[83,5493,5494],{},"Supprimé",[83,5496,5497],{},"Cancelled",[83,5499,5500],{},"Train is not running",[65,5502,5503,5506,5509],{},[83,5504,5505],{},"Embarquement",[83,5507,5508],{},"Boarding",[83,5510,5511],{},"Passengers can board or access the platform",[65,5513,5514,5517,5520],{},[83,5515,5516],{},"À quai",[83,5518,5519],{},"At platform",[83,5521,5522],{},"Train is at the platform",[65,5524,5525,5528,5531],{},[83,5526,5527],{},"Correspondance",[83,5529,5530],{},"Connection \u002F transfer",[83,5532,5533],{},"Change to another service",[65,5535,5536,5539,5542],{},[83,5537,5538],{},"Dernier appel",[83,5540,5541],{},"Last call",[83,5543,5544],{},"Boarding is closing soon",[65,5546,5547,5550,5553],{},[83,5548,5549],{},"Terminus",[83,5551,5552],{},"Final stop",[83,5554,5555],{},"End of the service",[10,5557,5558,5559,1938,5561,1938,5563,1938,5566,1938,5568,2044,5570,1822],{},"If you only remember six words, remember ",[257,5560,5257],{},[257,5562,5260],{},[257,5564,5565],{},"destination",[257,5567,5428],{},[257,5569,5263],{},[257,5571,5266],{},[48,5573,5575],{"id":5574},"read-the-board-in-this-order","Read the board in this order",[10,5577,5578],{},"Do not begin by reading every row. Find your row first.",[10,5580,5581,5582,5584,5585,5587],{},"First, make sure you are looking at ",[257,5583,5257],{},", not ",[257,5586,5285],{},". A departure board shows trains leaving the station.",[10,5589,5590],{},"Second, find the time on your ticket. If several trains leave around the same time, do not stop there.",[10,5592,5593,5594,5596],{},"Third, match the ",[257,5595,5565],{},". The board may show the final destination, not necessarily the city where you get off.",[10,5598,5599,5600,5603],{},"Fourth, match the ",[257,5601,5602],{},"train number",". This is the most reliable detail when multiple trains share a destination or route.",[10,5605,5606,5607,5609],{},"Fifth, check ",[257,5608,5260],{},". The platform may appear only shortly before departure.",[10,5611,5612,5613,5616,5617,1938,5619,1938,5621,1938,5623,1938,5625,2970,5628,1822],{},"Sixth, read the ",[257,5614,5615],{},"statut",". Look for ",[257,5618,5307],{},[257,5620,5263],{},[257,5622,5266],{},[257,5624,5269],{},[257,5626,5627],{},"à quai",[257,5629,5630],{},"dernier appel",[10,5632,5633],{},"Seventh, check any small notes, especially if the train is delayed, cancelled, split into sections or boarding through gates.",[48,5635,5637],{"id":5636},"départs-vs-arrivées","Départs vs arrivées",[10,5639,5640],{},"The first word to check is the board title.",[59,5642,5643,5654],{},[62,5644,5645],{},[65,5646,5647,5649,5651],{},[68,5648,5353],{},[68,5650,2674],{},[68,5652,5653],{},"Use this board when",[78,5655,5656,5665,5674,5685],{},[65,5657,5658,5660,5662],{},[83,5659,5364],{},[83,5661,5367],{},[83,5663,5664],{},"You are taking a train from this station",[65,5666,5667,5669,5671],{},[83,5668,5375],{},[83,5670,5378],{},[83,5672,5673],{},"You are meeting someone or checking an incoming train",[65,5675,5676,5679,5682],{},[83,5677,5678],{},"Prochains départs",[83,5680,5681],{},"Next departures",[83,5683,5684],{},"Upcoming trains leaving soon",[65,5686,5687,5690,5693],{},[83,5688,5689],{},"Prochaines arrivées",[83,5691,5692],{},"Next arrivals",[83,5694,5695],{},"Upcoming trains arriving soon",[10,5697,3073],{},[59,5699,5700,5709],{},[62,5701,5702],{},[65,5703,5704,5707],{},[68,5705,5706],{},"Board says",[68,5708,2674],{},[78,5710,5711,5717,5723,5729],{},[65,5712,5713,5715],{},[83,5714,5364],{},[83,5716,5367],{},[65,5718,5719,5721],{},[83,5720,5375],{},[83,5722,5378],{},[65,5724,5725,5727],{},[83,5726,5678],{},[83,5728,5681],{},[65,5730,5731,5734],{},[83,5732,5733],{},"Trains au départ",[83,5735,5736],{},"Departing trains",[10,5738,5739],{},"This sounds obvious, but in a large station the arrivals and departures screens can sit near each other. If you read the wrong board, every other detail becomes confusing.",[48,5741,5743],{"id":5742},"heure-the-departure-time","Heure: the departure time",[10,5745,5746,5748],{},[257,5747,5386],{}," means time. French train boards usually show a 24-hour clock.",[59,5750,5751,5760],{},[62,5752,5753],{},[65,5754,5755,5758],{},[68,5756,5757],{},"Board time",[68,5759,2674],{},[78,5761,5762,5770,5778,5786],{},[65,5763,5764,5767],{},[83,5765,5766],{},"07:12",[83,5768,5769],{},"7:12 AM",[65,5771,5772,5775],{},[83,5773,5774],{},"13:45",[83,5776,5777],{},"1:45 PM",[65,5779,5780,5783],{},[83,5781,5782],{},"16:38",[83,5784,5785],{},"4:38 PM",[65,5787,5788,5791],{},[83,5789,5790],{},"21:05",[83,5792,5793],{},"9:05 PM",[10,5795,3073],{},[59,5797,5798,5806],{},[62,5799,5800],{},[65,5801,5802,5804],{},[68,5803,5706],{},[68,5805,2674],{},[78,5807,5808,5816,5824,5832],{},[65,5809,5810,5813],{},[83,5811,5812],{},"16:38 Lyon Part-Dieu",[83,5814,5815],{},"Train scheduled for 4:38 PM toward Lyon Part-Dieu",[65,5817,5818,5821],{},[83,5819,5820],{},"Départ 18:02",[83,5822,5823],{},"Departure at 6:02 PM",[65,5825,5826,5829],{},[83,5827,5828],{},"Retard estimé 10 min",[83,5830,5831],{},"Estimated delay 10 minutes",[65,5833,5834,5837],{},[83,5835,5836],{},"Nouvelle heure 17:04",[83,5838,5839],{},"New time 5:04 PM",[10,5841,5842],{},"Do not rely only on the time. Many stations have several trains leaving within a few minutes of each other.",[48,5844,5846],{"id":5845},"destination-why-your-city-may-not-be-the-big-word","Destination: why your city may not be the big word",[10,5848,5849,5850,5852],{},"The ",[257,5851,5565],{}," on the board is usually the final destination of the train.",[10,5854,5855],{},"That means your stop may not be the destination shown.",[10,5857,5858],{},"Imagine your ticket says:",[59,5860,5861,5871],{},[62,5862,5863],{},[65,5864,5865,5868],{},[68,5866,5867],{},"Your ticket",[68,5869,5870],{},"Board may show",[78,5872,5873,5881,5889,5897],{},[65,5874,5875,5878],{},[83,5876,5877],{},"Paris to Avignon",[83,5879,5880],{},"Marseille Saint-Charles",[65,5882,5883,5886],{},[83,5884,5885],{},"Lyon to Valence",[83,5887,5888],{},"Montpellier Saint-Roch",[65,5890,5891,5894],{},[83,5892,5893],{},"Lille to Arras",[83,5895,5896],{},"Amiens",[65,5898,5899,5902],{},[83,5900,5901],{},"Bordeaux to Angoulême",[83,5903,5904],{},"Paris Montparnasse",[10,5906,5907],{},"This is normal.",[10,5909,5910],{},"If your city is an intermediate stop, look for the train number, time and sometimes the list of stops.",[10,5912,5913],{},"Useful words:",[59,5915,5916,5924],{},[62,5917,5918],{},[65,5919,5920,5922],{},[68,5921,5353],{},[68,5923,2674],{},[78,5925,5926,5933,5941,5949,5957,5963],{},[65,5927,5928,5930],{},[83,5929,5397],{},[83,5931,5932],{},"Final destination",[65,5934,5935,5938],{},[83,5936,5937],{},"Dessertes",[83,5939,5940],{},"Stops served",[65,5942,5943,5946],{},[83,5944,5945],{},"Arrêts",[83,5947,5948],{},"Stops",[65,5950,5951,5954],{},[83,5952,5953],{},"Via",[83,5955,5956],{},"Via \u002F through",[65,5958,5959,5961],{},[83,5960,5549],{},[83,5962,5552],{},[65,5964,5965,5968],{},[83,5966,5967],{},"Ne dessert pas",[83,5969,5970],{},"Does not serve \u002F does not stop at",[10,5972,3073],{},[59,5974,5975,5983],{},[62,5976,5977],{},[65,5978,5979,5981],{},[68,5980,5706],{},[68,5982,2674],{},[78,5984,5985,5993,6001,6009],{},[65,5986,5987,5990],{},[83,5988,5989],{},"Destination: Marseille Saint-Charles",[83,5991,5992],{},"Final destination is Marseille Saint-Charles",[65,5994,5995,5998],{},[83,5996,5997],{},"Via Dijon, Lyon Part-Dieu",[83,5999,6000],{},"Goes through Dijon and Lyon Part-Dieu",[65,6002,6003,6006],{},[83,6004,6005],{},"Terminus: Bordeaux Saint-Jean",[83,6007,6008],{},"Ends at Bordeaux Saint-Jean",[65,6010,6011,6014],{},[83,6012,6013],{},"Ce train ne dessert pas Massy TGV",[83,6015,6016],{},"This train does not stop at Massy TGV",[10,6018,6019],{},"If the destination looks wrong but the time and train number match, check the stops before assuming it is not your train.",[48,6021,6023],{"id":6022},"n-train-the-number-that-saves-you","N° train: the number that saves you",[10,6025,6026,6028,6029,1822],{},[257,6027,5428],{}," means train number. You may also see ",[257,6030,6031],{},"numéro de train",[10,6033,6034],{},"This is one of the best details to match because the same destination can appear more than once.",[59,6036,6037,6045],{},[62,6038,6039],{},[65,6040,6041,6043],{},[68,6042,5706],{},[68,6044,2674],{},[78,6046,6047,6055,6063,6071],{},[65,6048,6049,6052],{},[83,6050,6051],{},"TGV INOUI 6689",[83,6053,6054],{},"TGV INOUI train 6689",[65,6056,6057,6060],{},[83,6058,6059],{},"TER 8583",[83,6061,6062],{},"TER regional train 8583",[65,6064,6065,6068],{},[83,6066,6067],{},"INTERCITÉS 3635",[83,6069,6070],{},"Intercités train 3635",[65,6072,6073,6076],{},[83,6074,6075],{},"OUIGO 7851",[83,6077,6078],{},"OUIGO train 7851",[10,6080,6081],{},"Your ticket may show the number next to the train type. Match it with the board.",[10,6083,6084,6085,6088,6089,6091],{},"If your ticket says ",[257,6086,6087],{},"TGV 6689"," and the board says ",[257,6090,6051],{},", that is the same service number. If the number is different, slow down and check again.",[48,6093,6095],{"id":6094},"voie-and-quai-platform-words","Voie and quai: platform words",[10,6097,6098,6099,1822],{},"The word you are looking for is usually ",[257,6100,5260],{},[59,6102,6103,6111],{},[62,6104,6105],{},[65,6106,6107,6109],{},[68,6108,5353],{},[68,6110,2674],{},[78,6112,6113,6119,6125,6133,6141,6149,6157],{},[65,6114,6115,6117],{},[83,6116,5439],{},[83,6118,5442],{},[65,6120,6121,6123],{},[83,6122,5450],{},[83,6124,5453],{},[65,6126,6127,6130],{},[83,6128,6129],{},"Hall",[83,6131,6132],{},"Hall or concourse",[65,6134,6135,6138],{},[83,6136,6137],{},"Accès",[83,6139,6140],{},"Access",[65,6142,6143,6146],{},[83,6144,6145],{},"Porte",[83,6147,6148],{},"Gate \u002F door",[65,6150,6151,6154],{},[83,6152,6153],{},"Portiques",[83,6155,6156],{},"Boarding gates",[65,6158,6159,6162],{},[83,6160,6161],{},"Accès au quai",[83,6163,6164],{},"Platform access",[10,6166,3073],{},[59,6168,6169,6177],{},[62,6170,6171],{},[65,6172,6173,6175],{},[68,6174,5706],{},[68,6176,2674],{},[78,6178,6179,6187,6195,6202,6210],{},[65,6180,6181,6184],{},[83,6182,6183],{},"Voie 14",[83,6185,6186],{},"Platform \u002F track 14",[65,6188,6189,6192],{},[83,6190,6191],{},"Quai B",[83,6193,6194],{},"Platform B",[65,6196,6197,6200],{},[83,6198,6199],{},"Hall 1",[83,6201,6199],{},[65,6203,6204,6207],{},[83,6205,6206],{},"Voie non encore affichée",[83,6208,6209],{},"Platform not displayed yet",[65,6211,6212,6215],{},[83,6213,6214],{},"Voie affichée 20 min avant le départ",[83,6216,6217],{},"Platform shown 20 minutes before departure",[10,6219,6220],{},"SNCF Connect says station timetables can show next departures and arrivals, platform numbers and disruptions. SNCF also notes that platform access for some trains generally begins once the platform is displayed, often around 20 minutes before departure.",[10,6222,6223],{},"So if your train has no platform yet, that does not automatically mean something is wrong.",[48,6225,6227],{"id":6226},"status-words-à-lheure-retard-supprimé","Status words: à l'heure, retard, supprimé",[10,6229,6230],{},"The status column tells you what is happening right now.",[59,6232,6233,6243],{},[62,6234,6235],{},[65,6236,6237,6239,6241],{},[68,6238,5353],{},[68,6240,2674],{},[68,6242,596],{},[78,6244,6245,6254,6263,6274,6283,6293,6304,6314,6323,6332],{},[65,6246,6247,6249,6251],{},[83,6248,5472],{},[83,6250,5475],{},[83,6252,6253],{},"Stay ready and watch for the platform",[65,6255,6256,6258,6260],{},[83,6257,5483],{},[83,6259,5486],{},[83,6261,6262],{},"Check the new time and keep watching",[65,6264,6265,6268,6271],{},[83,6266,6267],{},"Retardé",[83,6269,6270],{},"Delayed",[83,6272,6273],{},"Same as delayed",[65,6275,6276,6278,6280],{},[83,6277,5494],{},[83,6279,5497],{},[83,6281,6282],{},"Look for replacement instructions or staff help",[65,6284,6285,6288,6290],{},[83,6286,6287],{},"Annulé",[83,6289,5497],{},[83,6291,6292],{},"Often similar to supprimé",[65,6294,6295,6298,6301],{},[83,6296,6297],{},"En attente",[83,6299,6300],{},"Waiting \u002F pending",[83,6302,6303],{},"More information may come",[65,6305,6306,6308,6311],{},[83,6307,5516],{},[83,6309,6310],{},"At the platform",[83,6312,6313],{},"The train is at the platform",[65,6315,6316,6318,6320],{},[83,6317,5505],{},[83,6319,5508],{},[83,6321,6322],{},"Go to the platform or boarding gates",[65,6324,6325,6327,6329],{},[83,6326,5538],{},[83,6328,5541],{},[83,6330,6331],{},"Move quickly if this is your train",[65,6333,6334,6337,6340],{},[83,6335,6336],{},"Départ imminent",[83,6338,6339],{},"Departure imminent",[83,6341,6342],{},"Boarding is almost over",[10,6344,3073],{},[59,6346,6347,6355],{},[62,6348,6349],{},[65,6350,6351,6353],{},[68,6352,5706],{},[68,6354,2674],{},[78,6356,6357,6363,6371,6379,6385,6393],{},[65,6358,6359,6361],{},[83,6360,5472],{},[83,6362,5475],{},[65,6364,6365,6368],{},[83,6366,6367],{},"Retard 10 min",[83,6369,6370],{},"10-minute delay",[65,6372,6373,6376],{},[83,6374,6375],{},"Retard estimé 20 min",[83,6377,6378],{},"Estimated 20-minute delay",[65,6380,6381,6383],{},[83,6382,5494],{},[83,6384,5497],{},[65,6386,6387,6390],{},[83,6388,6389],{},"En embarquement voie 8",[83,6391,6392],{},"Boarding on platform 8",[65,6394,6395,6398],{},[83,6396,6397],{},"Dernier appel voie 12",[83,6399,6400],{},"Last call on platform 12",[10,6402,6403,6404,6406],{},"If the board says ",[257,6405,5266],{},", do not just wait at the old platform. Check the app, station screens or staff desk for exchange, replacement or refund instructions.",[48,6408,6410],{"id":6409},"embarquement-and-boarding-gates","Embarquement and boarding gates",[10,6412,6413,6415],{},[257,6414,5505],{}," means boarding.",[10,6417,6418,6419,1938,6422,1938,6425,2044,6428,1822],{},"In some large French stations, you may pass through boarding gates before reaching the platform. The words you may see include ",[257,6420,6421],{},"portiques",[257,6423,6424],{},"portes d'embarquement",[257,6426,6427],{},"contrôle",[257,6429,6430],{},"QR code",[59,6432,6433,6441],{},[62,6434,6435],{},[65,6436,6437,6439],{},[68,6438,5353],{},[68,6440,2674],{},[78,6442,6443,6449,6456,6463,6471,6479,6485,6493],{},[65,6444,6445,6447],{},[83,6446,5505],{},[83,6448,5508],{},[65,6450,6451,6453],{},[83,6452,6153],{},[83,6454,6455],{},"Gates \u002F barriers",[65,6457,6458,6461],{},[83,6459,6460],{},"Portes d'embarquement",[83,6462,6156],{},[65,6464,6465,6468],{},[83,6466,6467],{},"Scanner le billet",[83,6469,6470],{},"Scan the ticket",[65,6472,6473,6476],{},[83,6474,6475],{},"Code-barres",[83,6477,6478],{},"Barcode",[65,6480,6481,6483],{},[83,6482,6430],{},[83,6484,6430],{},[65,6486,6487,6490],{},[83,6488,6489],{},"Titre de transport",[83,6491,6492],{},"Travel ticket",[65,6494,6495,6498],{},[83,6496,6497],{},"Accès réglementé",[83,6499,6500],{},"Restricted access",[10,6502,3073],{},[59,6504,6505,6514],{},[62,6506,6507],{},[65,6508,6509,6512],{},[68,6510,6511],{},"Sign says",[68,6513,2674],{},[78,6515,6516,6523,6531,6539],{},[65,6517,6518,6521],{},[83,6519,6520],{},"Embarquement voie 8",[83,6522,6392],{},[65,6524,6525,6528],{},[83,6526,6527],{},"Présentez votre billet",[83,6529,6530],{},"Present your ticket",[65,6532,6533,6536],{},[83,6534,6535],{},"Scannez votre QR code",[83,6537,6538],{},"Scan your QR code",[65,6540,6541,6544],{},[83,6542,6543],{},"Accès réservé aux voyageurs munis d'un billet",[83,6545,6546],{},"Access reserved for passengers with a ticket",[10,6548,6549],{},"SNCF advises arriving early enough to find the coach, seat and luggage space. For many TGV, Intercités and TER trips, SNCF recommends arriving 20 minutes before departure, and says access is guaranteed up to 2 minutes before departure. OUIGO has stricter timing.",[48,6551,6553],{"id":6552},"intermediate-stops-arrêts-and-dessertes","Intermediate stops: arrêts and dessertes",[10,6555,6556],{},"Some boards or detailed screens show the stops served by the train.",[59,6558,6559,6567],{},[62,6560,6561],{},[65,6562,6563,6565],{},[68,6564,5353],{},[68,6566,2674],{},[78,6568,6569,6575,6581,6589,6596,6604,6612],{},[65,6570,6571,6573],{},[83,6572,5945],{},[83,6574,5948],{},[65,6576,6577,6579],{},[83,6578,5937],{},[83,6580,5940],{},[65,6582,6583,6586],{},[83,6584,6585],{},"Ce train dessert",[83,6587,6588],{},"This train serves",[65,6590,6591,6593],{},[83,6592,5967],{},[83,6594,6595],{},"Does not serve",[65,6597,6598,6601],{},[83,6599,6600],{},"Direct",[83,6602,6603],{},"Direct \u002F no intermediate stop",[65,6605,6606,6609],{},[83,6607,6608],{},"Omnibus",[83,6610,6611],{},"Stops at many or all stations",[65,6613,6614,6617],{},[83,6615,6616],{},"Sans arrêt",[83,6618,6619],{},"Nonstop",[10,6621,3073],{},[59,6623,6624,6632],{},[62,6625,6626],{},[65,6627,6628,6630],{},[68,6629,5706],{},[68,6631,2674],{},[78,6633,6634,6642,6650,6658],{},[65,6635,6636,6639],{},[83,6637,6638],{},"Ce train dessert Dijon, Lyon Part-Dieu, Valence TGV",[83,6640,6641],{},"This train stops at Dijon, Lyon Part-Dieu and Valence TGV",[65,6643,6644,6647],{},[83,6645,6646],{},"Train direct jusqu'à Rennes",[83,6648,6649],{},"Direct train to Rennes",[65,6651,6652,6655],{},[83,6653,6654],{},"Sans arrêt jusqu'à Lille Europe",[83,6656,6657],{},"Nonstop until Lille Europe",[65,6659,6660,6663],{},[83,6661,6662],{},"Ne dessert pas Le Mans",[83,6664,6665],{},"Does not stop at Le Mans",[10,6667,6668],{},"If your city is not the final destination, this section is your friend.",[48,6670,6672],{"id":6671},"train-types-on-french-boards","Train types on French boards",[10,6674,6675],{},"The board may show the train type before the number.",[59,6677,6678,6688],{},[62,6679,6680],{},[65,6681,6682,6685],{},[68,6683,6684],{},"Train type",[68,6686,6687],{},"What it usually means",[78,6689,6690,6698,6706,6714,6722,6730,6738,6746],{},[65,6691,6692,6695],{},[83,6693,6694],{},"TGV INOUI",[83,6696,6697],{},"High-speed SNCF train",[65,6699,6700,6703],{},[83,6701,6702],{},"OUIGO",[83,6704,6705],{},"Low-cost high-speed train",[65,6707,6708,6711],{},[83,6709,6710],{},"TER",[83,6712,6713],{},"Regional train",[65,6715,6716,6719],{},[83,6717,6718],{},"INTERCITÉS",[83,6720,6721],{},"Intercity train",[65,6723,6724,6727],{},[83,6725,6726],{},"Transilien",[83,6728,6729],{},"Paris-region commuter rail",[65,6731,6732,6735],{},[83,6733,6734],{},"RER",[83,6736,6737],{},"Paris-region express rail",[65,6739,6740,6743],{},[83,6741,6742],{},"Eurostar",[83,6744,6745],{},"International high-speed train",[65,6747,6748,6751],{},[83,6749,6750],{},"TGV Lyria",[83,6752,6753],{},"France-Switzerland high-speed train",[10,6755,6756],{},"Train type matters because boarding rules, luggage rules, reservation requirements and platform behavior can vary.",[10,6758,6759],{},"For example, OUIGO often asks you to arrive earlier than standard TGV services. A TER may have free seating, while a TGV ticket usually includes a coach and seat.",[48,6761,4917],{"id":4916},[10,6763,5858],{},[59,6765,6766,6776],{},[62,6767,6768],{},[65,6769,6770,6773],{},[68,6771,6772],{},"Ticket field",[68,6774,6775],{},"Ticket says",[78,6777,6778,6786,6794,6800,6806,6813],{},[65,6779,6780,6783],{},[83,6781,6782],{},"Départ",[83,6784,6785],{},"Paris Gare de Lyon",[65,6787,6788,6791],{},[83,6789,6790],{},"Arrivée",[83,6792,6793],{},"Lyon Part-Dieu",[65,6795,6796,6798],{},[83,6797,5386],{},[83,6799,5782],{},[65,6801,6802,6804],{},[83,6803,5418],{},[83,6805,6051],{},[65,6807,6808,6811],{},[83,6809,6810],{},"Voiture",[83,6812,650],{},[65,6814,6815,6818],{},[83,6816,6817],{},"Place",[83,6819,6820],{},"42",[10,6822,6823],{},"The station board says:",[59,6825,6826,6840],{},[62,6827,6828],{},[65,6829,6830,6832,6834,6836,6838],{},[68,6831,5386],{},[68,6833,5397],{},[68,6835,5418],{},[68,6837,5439],{},[68,6839,5461],{},[78,6841,6842],{},[65,6843,6844,6846,6848,6850,6853],{},[83,6845,5782],{},[83,6847,6793],{},[83,6849,6051],{},[83,6851,6852],{},"14",[83,6854,5472],{},[10,6856,6857],{},"That is your train.",[10,6859,6860],{},"You now know:",[228,6862,6863,6866,6869,6872,6875],{},[178,6864,6865],{},"leave from platform 14",[178,6867,6868],{},"board TGV INOUI 6689",[178,6870,6871],{},"go to coach 5",[178,6873,6874],{},"sit in seat 42",[178,6876,6877],{},"keep your ticket or QR code ready",[10,6879,6880],{},"Now imagine the board says:",[59,6882,6883,6897],{},[62,6884,6885],{},[65,6886,6887,6889,6891,6893,6895],{},[68,6888,5386],{},[68,6890,5397],{},[68,6892,5418],{},[68,6894,5439],{},[68,6896,5461],{},[78,6898,6899],{},[65,6900,6901,6904,6907,6909,6912],{},[83,6902,6903],{},"16:51",[83,6905,6906],{},"Nantes",[83,6908,6059],{},[83,6910,6911],{},"--",[83,6913,6914],{},"Retard 15 min",[10,6916,6917],{},"The platform is not shown yet, and the train is delayed. Do not run to a random platform. Keep watching the board or check the official app.",[48,6919,6921],{"id":6920},"common-announcement-words","Common announcement words",[10,6923,6924],{},"You may hear or see these words in a station.",[59,6926,6927,6935],{},[62,6928,6929],{},[65,6930,6931,6933],{},[68,6932,5353],{},[68,6934,2674],{},[78,6936,6937,6944,6952,6960,6968,6976,6984,6991,6999,7007,7015],{},[65,6938,6939,6942],{},[83,6940,6941],{},"Attention",[83,6943,6941],{},[65,6945,6946,6949],{},[83,6947,6948],{},"Le train à destination de",[83,6950,6951],{},"The train to",[65,6953,6954,6957],{},[83,6955,6956],{},"Va partir",[83,6958,6959],{},"Is going to depart",[65,6961,6962,6965],{},[83,6963,6964],{},"Est annoncé voie",[83,6966,6967],{},"Is announced on platform",[65,6969,6970,6973],{},[83,6971,6972],{},"Aura un retard de",[83,6974,6975],{},"Will be delayed by",[65,6977,6978,6981],{},[83,6979,6980],{},"En raison de",[83,6982,6983],{},"Due to",[65,6985,6986,6989],{},[83,6987,6988],{},"Incident",[83,6990,6988],{},[65,6992,6993,6996],{},[83,6994,6995],{},"Travaux",[83,6997,6998],{},"Works \u002F construction",[65,7000,7001,7004],{},[83,7002,7003],{},"Grève",[83,7005,7006],{},"Strike",[65,7008,7009,7012],{},[83,7010,7011],{},"Panne",[83,7013,7014],{},"Breakdown",[65,7016,7017,7020],{},[83,7018,7019],{},"Veuillez nous excuser",[83,7021,7022],{},"Please accept our apologies",[10,7024,3073],{},[59,7026,7027,7036],{},[62,7028,7029],{},[65,7030,7031,7034],{},[68,7032,7033],{},"Announcement says",[68,7035,2674],{},[78,7037,7038,7046,7054],{},[65,7039,7040,7043],{},[83,7041,7042],{},"Le train à destination de Nantes est annoncé voie 6",[83,7044,7045],{},"The train to Nantes is announced on platform 6",[65,7047,7048,7051],{},[83,7049,7050],{},"Ce train aura un retard de 10 minutes",[83,7052,7053],{},"This train will have a 10-minute delay",[65,7055,7056,7059],{},[83,7057,7058],{},"En raison d'un incident, le train est supprimé",[83,7060,7061],{},"Due to an incident, the train is cancelled",[10,7063,7064],{},"You do not need every word. Listen for the destination, train number, platform and status.",[48,7066,7068],{"id":7067},"how-lingovo-helps-with-station-french","How Lingovo helps with station French",[10,7070,7071],{},"Departure boards are perfect reading practice because they are short, urgent and repetitive.",[10,7073,7074,7075,1938,7077,1938,7079,1938,7081,1938,7083,2044,7085,7087],{},"Words like ",[257,7076,5257],{},[257,7078,5260],{},[257,7080,5263],{},[257,7082,5266],{},[257,7084,5565],{},[257,7086,5269],{}," appear in real situations where you need meaning quickly.",[10,7089,7090],{},"Lingovo is built around the same idea: read a compact text, tap individual words when you need help, check the sentence support, listen to the audio and reread until the pattern feels familiar.",[10,7092,7093],{},"When you practice short, useful French in context, the next station board feels less like a blur.",[48,7095,2483],{"id":2482},[10,7097,7098],{},"When you look at a French departure board, scan in this order:",[59,7100,7101,7111],{},[62,7102,7103],{},[65,7104,7105,7107,7109],{},[68,7106,1564],{},[68,7108,5073],{},[68,7110,5076],{},[78,7112,7113,7122,7131,7140,7149,7158,7167,7177],{},[65,7114,7115,7117,7119],{},[83,7116,606],{},[83,7118,5364],{},[83,7120,7121],{},"Make sure you are on the right board",[65,7123,7124,7126,7128],{},[83,7125,617],{},[83,7127,5386],{},[83,7129,7130],{},"Find your departure time",[65,7132,7133,7135,7137],{},[83,7134,628],{},[83,7136,5397],{},[83,7138,7139],{},"Match the final destination or route",[65,7141,7142,7144,7146],{},[83,7143,639],{},[83,7145,5428],{},[83,7147,7148],{},"Confirm the exact service",[65,7150,7151,7153,7155],{},[83,7152,650],{},[83,7154,5439],{},[83,7156,7157],{},"Find the platform",[65,7159,7160,7162,7164],{},[83,7161,661],{},[83,7163,5461],{},[83,7165,7166],{},"Check delay, cancellation or boarding",[65,7168,7169,7171,7174],{},[83,7170,672],{},[83,7172,7173],{},"Arrêts \u002F dessertes",[83,7175,7176],{},"Confirm your stop if needed",[65,7178,7179,7181,7184],{},[83,7180,5151],{},[83,7182,7183],{},"Embarquement \u002F portiques",[83,7185,7186],{},"Know whether to scan your ticket",[10,7188,7189],{},"If the time, destination and train number all match, you are probably looking at the right row.",[10,7191,7192],{},"If the platform is blank, wait and keep checking.",[10,7194,7195],{},"If the status changes, follow the updated board.",[48,7197,1288],{"id":1287},[228,7199,7200,7207,7214,7221],{},[178,7201,7202],{},[1294,7203,7206],{"href":7204,"rel":7205},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sncf-connect.com\u002Fen-en\u002Fhelp\u002Fview-next-departures-and-arrivals-any-station",[1298],"SNCF Connect: View next departures and arrivals at any station",[178,7208,7209],{},[1294,7210,7213],{"href":7211,"rel":7212},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sncf-connect.com\u002Fen-en\u002Fhelp\u002Fboarding-train",[1298],"SNCF Connect: How long before departure must I be at the station?",[178,7215,7216],{},[1294,7217,7220],{"href":7218,"rel":7219},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sncf-connect.com\u002Faide\u002Fportes-embarquement",[1298],"SNCF Connect: Boarding gates in stations",[178,7222,7223],{},[1294,7224,7227],{"href":7225,"rel":7226},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sncf-voyageurs.com\u002Fen\u002Ftravel-with-us\u002Fbooking-and-itinerary\u002Fsearch-by-train-number\u002F",[1298],"SNCF Voyageurs: Search by train number",{"title":1315,"searchDepth":1316,"depth":1316,"links":7229},[7230,7231,7232,7233,7234,7235,7236,7237,7238,7239,7240,7241,7242,7243,7244,7245],{"id":5340,"depth":1316,"text":5341},{"id":5574,"depth":1316,"text":5575},{"id":5636,"depth":1316,"text":5637},{"id":5742,"depth":1316,"text":5743},{"id":5845,"depth":1316,"text":5846},{"id":6022,"depth":1316,"text":6023},{"id":6094,"depth":1316,"text":6095},{"id":6226,"depth":1316,"text":6227},{"id":6409,"depth":1316,"text":6410},{"id":6552,"depth":1316,"text":6553},{"id":6671,"depth":1316,"text":6672},{"id":4916,"depth":1316,"text":4917},{"id":6920,"depth":1316,"text":6921},{"id":7067,"depth":1316,"text":7068},{"id":2482,"depth":1316,"text":2483},{"id":1287,"depth":1316,"text":1288},"Learn how to read a French train station departure board, including départs, voie, quai, destination, train number, retard, supprimé, à l'heure and embarquement.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-read-french-train-station-departure-board","2026-08-06",{"title":5240,"description":7246},"Learn how to read French train station departure boards, including départs, voie, quai, destination, train number, retard, supprimé and embarquement.","How to Read a French Train Station Departure Board","how-to-read-french-train-station-departure-board","blog\u002Fen\u002Fhow-to-read-french-train-station-departure-board",[],"Rj9srg8AMDWYoz7IcS0ljJkQwWHwpP4Nuqrq6UzUQYY",1786192869064]