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◦ Todd: OK, Nanju, I'm going to ask you about your favorites. What is your favorite color?
◦ Nanju: My favorite color, black.
◦ Todd: Black! Really, OK, and what is your favorite fruit?
◦ Nanju: Fruit? OK, it's mango.
◦ Todd: Oh, mango.
◦ Nanju: Yeah.
◦ Todd: OK. Can you get mangoes in Japan?
◦ Nanju: No, I haven't seen a proper mango here, because everything's very small, that is not a very good mango, I know because in India I will get a lot of
mangoes, very good taste, and variety of mangoes, I haven't tried, I haven't found anywhere in Japan.
◦ Todd: Really.
◦ Nanju: Yeah, sure.
◦ Todd: Oh, wow. So how do you eat mango, just do you eat it raw, or do you?
◦ Nanju: Yeah, I'll eat it raw. The raw mango is very good.
◦ Todd: Oh, cool. Nice. So do you have like mango juice? Is that popular?
◦ Nanju: Yeah. But mango juice, it's not that much good. I eat only raw mango. It will be very good, very good, very good.
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proper
◦ I haven't seen a proper mango here.
◦ In this case "proper" can be replaced with "real," "normal" or "regular." 

◦ Notice the following:

1.She finally bought a proper pair of shoes and stopped wearing sandals everywhere.

2.Do you have a proper plate?  I hate plastic plates.

variety
◦ There are a variety of mangoes.
◦ A "variety of mangoes" is a number of different types of mangoes.Notice the following:
1.He likes food from a variety of countries.

2.We have a variety of different games.

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◦ How do you eat mango, do you eat it raw?

◦ To eat something "raw" is to eat it without cooking it.  Notice the following:
1.He eats his meat almost raw.

2.Do you cook the carrots or eat them raw?

juice

◦ Do you have mango juice?

◦ "Mango juice" is the liquid of the mango and the fruit mixed together to make a liquid.  Usually juice is
made from fruits or vegetables.  Notice the following:
1.Do you like tomato juice?

2.He drinks orange juice every morning with his breakfast.

popular
◦ Is mango juice popular?
◦ If something is "popular" a lot of people like it.  Notice the following:
1.That band has never been popular.

2.She was very popular in high school.

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