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Japanese phrases for restaurants, ramen and konbini

Get a table, order with confidence, explain allergies, and eat your way through ramen shops, konbini and izakaya.

7 stops · 39 phrases

Stops on the Food & drink line

  1. Getting a table at a Japanese restaurant

    道頓堀 · Dotonbori, Osaka · 5-minute lesson Free

    よやくしていません

    yoyaku shite imasen

    We don't have a reservation.

    せきはあいていますか?

    seki wa aite imasu ka?

    Do you have any free seats?

    テーブルせきはありますか?

    teeburu seki wa arimasu ka?

    Do you have a table?

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  2. Ordering food in Japanese

    築地場外市場 · Tsukiji Outer Market, Tokyo · 6-minute lesson Pass

    これをおねがいします

    kore o onegaishimasu

    This one, please.

    おすすめはなんですか?

    osusume wa nan desu ka?

    What do you recommend?

    えいごのメニューはありますか?

    eigo no menyuu wa arimasu ka?

    Do you have an English menu?

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  3. Food allergies and diets in Japanese

    錦市場 · Nishiki Market, Kyoto · 6-minute lesson Free

    ebi no arerugii ga arimasu

    I'm allergic to shrimp.

    ネギぬきでおねがいします

    negi nuki de onegaishimasu

    No green onions, please.

    にくはたべられません

    niku wa taberaremasen

    I can't eat meat.

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  4. How to order ramen in Japanese

    博多 · Hakata, Fukuoka · 6-minute lesson Pass

    しょっけんはどこでかいますか?

    shokken wa doko de kaimasu ka?

    Where do I buy a meal ticket?

    おおもりにできますか?

    oomori ni dekimasu ka?

    Can I get a large portion?

    めんはかためでおねがいします

    men wa katame de onegaishimasu

    Firm noodles, please.

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  5. Konbini Japanese: the convenience store phrases

    国際通り · Kokusai-dori, Naha · 5-minute lesson Pass

    あたためてください

    atatamete kudasai

    Please heat it up.

    ふくろはいりません

    fukuro wa irimasen

    I don't need a bag.

    おはしをください

    ohashi o kudasai

    Chopsticks, please.

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  6. Izakaya Japanese: kanpai and beyond

    思い出横丁 · Omoide Yokocho, Shinjuku · 6-minute lesson Pass

    かんぱい!

    kanpai!

    Cheers!

    なまビールください

    nama biiru kudasai

    A draft beer, please.

    おかわりおねがいします

    okawari onegaishimasu

    Another one, please.

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  7. Paying the bill in Japanese

    お好み村 · Okonomimura, Hiroshima · 6-minute lesson Pass

    おかいけいおねがいします

    okaikei onegaishimasu

    The bill, please.

    べつべつでおねがいします

    betsubetsu de onegaishimasu

    Separate bills, please.

    カードでおねがいします

    kaado de onegaishimasu

    By card, please.

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