๐ฝ๏ธ Time to Eat!
Learn how to order food in Japanese! This guide will teach you simple phrases and expressions for dining out. Perfect for beginners who want to eat at Japanese restaurants with confidence!
Essential Food & Restaurant Words
Learn these basic words first - they'll help you understand the dialogs better:
ใใใฃใใใใพใ
Welcome (polite greeting)
Greetingsใชใใใใใพ
How many people
Questionsใฒใจใ
One person
Numbersใตใใ
Two people
Numbersใกใใฅใผ
Menu
Restaurant Itemsใกใ ใใใ
Order
Actionsใใญใใใใพใ
Please (when requesting)
Politenessใใใใ
Delicious
Tasteใใใใใ
Bill/Check
Paymentใใใ ใใพใ
Before eating (thanks for food)
Mannersใใกใใใใพ
After eating (thanks for meal)
Mannersใใฟใพใใ
Excuse me
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ใฌในใใฉใณใซใฏใใ
ใใใฃใใใใพใ
Welcome! (staff says this)
ใชใใใใใพใงใใ
How many people?
ใฒใจใใงใ
One person
ใตใใใงใ
Two people
ใใใซใใใ
ใใกใใธใฉใใ
This way, please
ใใใซใใใฃใฆใใ ใใ
Please sit here
ใใใใจใใใใใพใ
Thank you
ใกใใฅใผใใฟใ
ใกใใฅใผใใใ ใใ
Menu, please
ใใใฏใชใใงใใ
What is this?
ใใใใใฏใชใใงใใ
What do you recommend?
ใใใใใใกใ ใใใใใ
ใใใใใ ใใ
Please give me this
ใฉใผใกใณใใใ ใใ
Ramen, please
ใฟใใใใ ใใ
Water, please
ใใชใใใฎใใใ ใใ
Same thing, please
ใในใ
ใใใ ใใพใ
Let's eat (before eating)
ใใใใใงใ
It's delicious
ใใชใใใฃใฑใใงใ
I'm full
ใใใญใใฏใใ
ใใใใใใใใญใใใใพใ
Check, please
ใใใใงใใ
How much is it?
ใใกใใใใพใงใใ
Thank you for the meal
Popular Foods You Can Order
These are common foods you'll find in Japanese restaurants. Practice saying: "[Food name] ใใใ ใใ" (Please give me [food name])
ใฉใผใกใณ
Ramen
ใใ
Sushi
ใฆใใทใ
Tempura
ใซใฌใผ
Curry
ใใใจใ
Grilled chicken
ใฟใใใ
Miso soup
ใใฏใ
Rice
ใตใฉใ
Salad
ใฟใ
Water
ใใกใ
Tea
ใใผใซ
Beer
ใธใฅใผใน
Juice
๐ก Ordering Tip:
To order any of these foods, just say: "[food name]ใใใ ใใ" For example: "ใฉใผใกใณใใใ ใใ" (Ramen, please) or "ใฟใใใใ ใใ" (Water, please)
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Ordering at a Restaurant
Dialog 1: At a Restaurant (Beginner)
ใฆใใใ (Staff):
ใใใฃใใใใพใใใชใใใใใพใงใใ
Welcome. How many people?
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใฒใจใใงใ
One person.
ใฆใใใ (Staff):
ใใกใใธใฉใใ
This way, please.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใฎใใใฆใใทใใฏใชใใงใใ
Excuse me, what is tempura?
ใฆใใใ (Staff):
ใฆใใทใใฏใใใใใใใณใใใใใใใใใงใ
Tempura is a dish of fried vegetables and shrimp.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใใใใฆใใทใใใใ ใใ
Then, please give me tempura.
ใฆใใใ (Staff):
ใฏใ
Yes.
ใฆใใใ (Staff):
ใฆใใทใใงใ
Here is your tempura.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใใ ใใพใ
Let's eat. (said before eating)
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใใใใงใ
It's delicious.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใใใใใใใญใใใใพใ
The check, please.
ใฆใใใ (Staff):
ใใใใจใใใใใพใ
Thank you very much.
Eating at a Friend's House
Dialog 2: At Home (Beginner)
ใใพใ (Yamada):
ใใกใงใใฏใใในใใ
Let's eat at my house.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใใญ๏ผ
Sounds good!
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใชใซใใคใใใ
What will you make?
ใใพใ (Yamada):
ใซใฌใผใใคใใใ
I'll make curry.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใฃใ๏ผ
Yay!
ใใพใ (Yamada):
ใใใ ใใพใ
Let's eat.
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใใใ๏ผ
Delicious!
ใใพใ (Yamada):
ใใใฃใ
I'm glad!
ใขใชใน (Alice):
ใใกใใใใพ
Thanks for the meal.
ใใพใ (Yamada):
ใพใใญ๏ผ
See you!
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