Japan conbini
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Bento from 7-11, Lawson, Family Marts or Daily Yamazaki's
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I think everyone remembers that first moment they stumble into a Japanese convenience store, known as a conbini: neatly plastic-wrapped items in a sea of characters you can’t read in an aura o…
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On a recent trip back to Japan, I overheard two young Japanese women talking about what they’d missed most while living overseas for a year. Together, they said, “Conbini!” and started laughing. And I nodded my head in agreement because, yeah, I miss them too. And for good reason: conbini, short for convenience stores (spelled
Master this list of 10 useful Japanese phrases, and you’re on your way to becoming a convenience store connoisseur. You might be already aware of the phrases, irasshaimase (“Welcome”), arigatou gozaimasu (“Thank you very much”), and moushi wake gozaimasen (“I’m terribly sorry”), but have you ever wondered about the other phrases that convenience store staff say? A bonus list of response phrases follows at the end of this column.
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