Japanese	Romaji	English
すいとーよ	suitou yo	I like you / I love it (Hakata-ben for 'suki da yo')
なんしよーと？	nanshiyou to?	What are you doing?
どこいくと？	doko iku to?	Where are you going?
よかよ	yoka yo	It's good / It's fine / Sure
うまかー	umakaa	Delicious!
かえだまください	kaedama kudasai	An extra serving of noodles, please

Japanese	Romaji	English
はかたのよるやたいのあかり	Hakata no yoru yatai no akari	A night in Hakata, the glow of the food stalls
とんこつラーメンゆげがたつ	Tonkotsu raamen yuge ga tatsu	Steam rises from the tonkotsu ramen
となりのおじさんわらっていう	Tonari no ojisan waratte iu	The man sitting next to me laughs and says
なんしよーと？どこからきたと？	Nanshiyooto? Doko kara kitato?	What are you up to? Where did you come from?
ふくおかのことばあったかい	Fukuoka no kotoba attakai	The dialect of Fukuoka is warm
すいとーよすいとーよすきだよのかわりに	Suitooyo suitooyo suki da yo no kawari ni	"I love you, I love you" — instead of saying "I like you"
よかよかよかよいいよのかわりに	Yoka yoka yoka yo ii yo no kawari ni	"It's good, it's good, it's fine" — instead of saying "It's okay"
うまかーばいおいしいよ	Umakaa bai oishii yo	So tasty! It's delicious
はかたのことばすいとーよ	Hakata no kotoba suitooyo	In Hakata dialect, "suitoo yo" (I love you)
かえだまくださいといったら	Kaedama kudasai to ittara	When I say, "A noodle refill, please"
はいよもういっぱいたべると？	Hai yo mou ippai taberuto?	"Here you go! Will you eat another bowl?"
おなかいっぱいかえりみち	Onaka ippai kaerimichi	With a full stomach, on the way home
つきもわらっているみたい	Tsuki mo waratte iru mitai	The moon seems to be smiling too
なんしよーと？ラーメンたべよーと！	Nanshiyooto? Raamen tabeyooto!	What are you doing? I'm eating ramen!
どこいくと？やたいにいくと！	Doko ikuto? Yatai ni ikuto!	Where are you going? I'm going to the food stall!
すいとーよ… またね	Suitooyo... Matane	I love you... See you later

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