Essential Japanese phrases for dining out. From ordering and paying to handling dietary needs and complimenting the food, these expressions will help you enjoy restaurants across Japan with confidence.
20 phrases
ใกใใฅใผใใใ ใใใ
Menyu o kudasai.
Please give me the menu.
ๆณจๆใใ้กใใใพใใ
Chลซmon o onegai shimasu.
I would like to order.
ใใใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
Osusume wa nan desu ka?
What do you recommend?
ใๆฐดใใใ ใใใ
Omizu o kudasai.
Please give me some water.
ใใใฏ่พใใงใใ๏ผ
Kore wa karai desu ka?
Is this spicy?
่พใใใชใใงใใ ใใใ
Karaku shinaide kudasai.
Please make it not spicy.
็งใฏใใธใฟใชใขใณใงใใ
Watashi wa bejitarian desu.
I am a vegetarian.
ใใผใใใใขใฌใซใฎใผใใใใพใใ
Pฤซnattsu arerugฤซ ga arimasu.
I have a peanut allergy.
ใจใฆใ็พๅณใใใงใใ
Totemo oishii desu.
This is very delicious.
ใไผ่จใใ้กใใใพใใ
Okaikei o onegai shimasu.
The bill, please.
ใซใผใใงๆฏๆใใพใใ๏ผ
Kฤdo de shiharaemasu ka?
Can I pay by card?
ใๆใกๅธฐใใซใใฆใใ ใใใ
Omochikaeri ni shite kudasai.
Please pack it to go.
ๅธญใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ
Seki wa arimasu ka?
Do you have a seat available?
ใใใใใไธใคใใ ใใใ
Kore o mล hitotsu kudasai.
One more of this, please.
ใใผใซใไธๆฏใใ ใใใ
Bฤซru o ippai kudasai.
One glass of beer, please.
ๅกฉๅใๅฐใชใใซใใฆใใ ใใใ
Enbun o sukuname ni shite kudasai.
Please use less salt.
ใใใซๅบงใฃใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Koko ni suwatte mo ii desu ka?
May I sit here?
ๆฌๆฅใฎใใใใใๆใใฆใใ ใใใ
Honjitsu no osusume o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me today's special.
ใใใญใณใใใ ใใใ
Napukin o kudasai.
Please give me a napkin.
ใใกใใใใพใงใใใ
Gochisลsama deshita.
Thank you for the meal.
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