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Breakdown of hashi
chopsticks
箸
With chopsticks made of bamboo and covered in some drops of soy sauce, you eat someone.
Usages of hashi
箸 で 食べるの が 余り 上手 じゃ ない。hashi de taberuno ga amari jouzu ja nai.
(I)'m not very good at eating with chopsticks.
箸 で 食べるの が 好き。hashi de taberuno ga suki.
I like eating with chopsticks.
日本 の レストラン に いる 時、 箸 を 使う。nihon no resutoran ni iru toki, hashi o tsukau.
I use chopsticks when I'm at a Japanese restaurant.
はし の 使い方 が 上手 です。hashi no tsukaikata ga jouzu desu.
You're good at using chopsticks. (The way you use chopsticks is good)
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