Write clear steps for a cucumber and tomato salad in polite Japanese.
The idea
Name the ingredients and amounts first: 1本 counts a cucumber, 1個 a tomato, and 大さじ1杯 measures a tablespoon of oil. Then order the actions with まず and さいごに. Use the て form plus ください for each instruction: 洗ってください, 切ってください and 混ぜてください.
| Part | Example |
|---|---|
| Quantity | きゅうり1本 |
| Wash | 野菜を洗ってください。 |
| Cut | きゅうりを薄く切ってください。 |
| Put in | ボウルに入れてください。 |
| Mix | よく混ぜてください。 |
Examples
- 材料は、きゅうり1本、トマト1個、オリーブオイル大さじ1杯です。The ingredients are one cucumber, one tomato and one tablespoon of olive oil.
- まず、きゅうりとトマトを洗ってください。First, wash the cucumber and tomato.
- きゅうりを薄く切ってください。Slice the cucumber thinly.
- トマトも小さく切ってください。Cut the tomato into small pieces too.
- 野菜をボウルに入れてください。Put the vegetables in a bowl.
- オリーブオイルを大さじ1杯入れてください。Add one tablespoon of olive oil.
- さいごに、よく混ぜてください。Finally, mix well.
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Watch out
The て form changes with the verb: 洗う becomes 洗って, while 入れる becomes 入れて. に marks the bowl as the destination of the vegetables. Wash the produce before cutting; the examples give one simple salad, not a universal recipe.
Try it yourself
Choose and fill the blank: まず、野菜を_ください。(洗って/洗います)
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洗って
洗って is the て form of 洗う; add ください to make a polite instruction.
Choose and fill the blank: ボウル_野菜を入れてください。(に/で)
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に
に marks the bowl as the destination into which the vegetables go.
Choose and fill the blank: きゅうりを_切ってください。(薄く/薄い)
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薄く
薄く is the adverbial form of 薄い and describes how to cut.
Choose and fill the blank: さいごに、野菜とオイルを_。(混ぜてください/洗ってください)
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混ぜてください
混ぜてください means ‘please mix’; washing vegetables and oil together at the end is not the intended step.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose and fill the blank: まず、野菜を_ください。(洗って/洗います)
Choose and fill the blank: ボウル_野菜を入れてください。(に/で)
Choose and fill the blank: きゅうりを_切ってください。(薄く/薄い)
Choose and fill the blank: さいごに、野菜とオイルを_。(混ぜてください/洗ってください)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write your own short salad recipe. List amounts, then write at least three steps in order using てください. Check that the preparation is clear.

