Japanese Listening Practice With A Story #8 | Restaurant (+Free PDF :)

Ramen! Ramen! I'm sorry. I'm full now. How long will you wait? About 40 minutes. Are you hungry? Yes. I understand. I'll come again next time. I'm sorry. I'll be waiting for your next visit. Japanese food, Taro. Do you want to eat here? Yes. Yay! Wow! Welcome. Do you have a reservation? No. How many people? Two people. Where would you like to sit? A seat? A chair? A seat, please. I'll show you. Midori-san, what is a seat? I don't know. Eh? This way, please. Wow! A tatami mat. Please put on your socks. Yes. Be careful of the tatami mat. Yes. Excuse me. This is your lunch menu. Yes. Please call us when your order is ready. Yes. What a lovely restaurant. Midori-san, this is a luxury restaurant. It's a restaurant specializing in Kaiseki cuisine. Eh? What should I do? Is your order ready? Ah... Um... Orange juice, please. Yes. I'd like an orange juice, too. Yes. Here you go. What would you like to eat? Ah! Which one do you recommend? This one is the most popular. Then, I'll have two of those. Yes. Would you like to have a drink first? Yes, please. Understood. Please wait a moment. Yes. Midori-san, how much do you have now? 1,000 yen. How about you, Billy-san? 2,000 yen. Oh, no. Here is your appetizer. What a beautiful plating. Fresh sashimi. It's delicious. Ah... It was delicious. Thank you for the meal. Thank you very much. The payment method is... cash. Cash. Excuse me. Excuse me, but are you a Martian? Yes. Taro. Midori. I'll treat you. What? Thank you very much. I did it! Yay! Ramen. I'm sorry. We are full now. Manseki means all seats occupied. How long do we have to wait? Machimasu means to wait. Yonjuppun hodo desu. About 40 minutes. Hodo means about. You can also say kurai instead of hodo, but hodo is more formal, so you'll often hear it in the business setting. Onaka suiteru? Hai. Wakarimashita. Mata kondo kimasu. We will come back another time. Mata kondo means another time. If you are willing to wait, you can say Wakarimashita. Machimasu. Okay, we'll wait. Moushiwake gozaimasen. Mata no okoshi wo omachi shite orimasu. Nihon ryouri. Taro. Koko de tabemasu ka? Hai. Yay! Wa. Irasshaimase. Go yoyaku sarete imasu ka? Do you have a reservation? The key word here is yoyaku, which means reservation. You can answer it by saying ie or ie, no, or hai. Namae wa Smith desu. Yes, my name is Smith, for example. Ie. Nanmei sama desu ka? How many are in your party? Nanmei sama is the sonkeigo, honorific language, and it means how many people. Futari desu. Two people. You can also say hitori desu. One person. San nin desu. Three people. Ozashiki to isuseki dochira ni nasaimasu ka? Ozashiki to isuseki dochira ni nasaimasu ka? Would you like a tatami room or chair seats? Ozashiki means a tatami room and isuseki means chair seats. Dochira in here means which. Please note that isuseki might be sometimes called teiburuseki table seats but both means the same and are indicating a western-style table and chairs. In addition, there is kauntaseki counter seat if you visit sushi shop for example. Ozashiki isuseki? Ozashiki de onegaishimasu. Ozashiki de onegaishimasu. I'd like the tatami room, please. De onegaishimasu is often used when you're choosing an option. For example, if you order a drink at a cafe, you'll always have this conversation. Hotto to aisu dochira ni nasaimasu ka? Would you like it hot or iced? Hotto de onegaishimasu. Hot, please. Goannaitashimasu. Midori-san, Ozashiki tte nandesuka? Wakarimasen. E? Kochira e douzo. Waa! Tatami. Kutsushita douzo. Hai. Tatami no heri ni kiotsukete. Hai. Shitsurei shimasu. Kochira ga ohiru no menu de gozaimasu. Hai. Gochumon ga okimari ni narimashitara oyobi kudasai. Hai. Suteki na omise desu ne. Midori-san, koko wa koukyuu na omise desu. Kaiseki ryouri no omise desu. E? Doushimasu ka? Gochumon wa okimari deshou ka? Aa... Eto... Orenji juusu onegaishimasu. Hai. Watashi mo orenji juusu onegaishimasu. Hai. Kore. Oshokuji wa... Osusume wa dore desu ka? Osusume wa dore desu ka? Which one do you recommend? Osusume means recommendation. Dore means which. Kochira ga ichiban ninki desu. Kochira ga ichiban ninki desu. This is the most popular one. Ninki means popular. Jyaa sore futatsu kudasai. Sore futatsu kudasai. Can I get two of that? Sore means it or that. You can also say onegaishimasu instead of kudasai. I explained this sentence pattern in my konbini video with more examples. So please check it out. Hai. Onomimono wa saki ni omochishimashou ka? Onomimono wa saki ni omochishimashou ka? Shall I serve your drinks first? The key words here are nomimono a drink and saki first. You can answer this by saying Hai. Onegaishimasu. Yes, please. Or Shokugo ni onegaishimasu. After the meal, please. Shokugo means after meals. The particle ni marks a point of time. They might also ask you Onomimono wa Itsu omochishimashou ka? When shall I serve your drinks? Itsu means when. Likewise, you can answer this by saying Saki ni onegaishimasu. First, please. Or Shokugo ni onegaishimasu. Hai. Onegaishimasu. Kashikomarimashita. Shoushou omachikudasai mase. Hai. Midori-san. Ima Ikura motteimasu ka? Sen en desu. Biri-san wa? Ni sen en desu. Oh, no. Omatase itashimashita. Kochira zensai de gozaimasu. Utsukushii moritsuke. Shinsen na sashimi. Oishii desu. Haa. Oishikatta desu. It was delicious. Gochisousama deshita. Thank you for the meal. At some restaurants, when you say Gochisousama deshita at the cash register and present the check, the cashier help process the payment. However, if you are not sure where to make the payment or haven't received the check yet, you can first tell restaurant staff Okaikei onegaishimasu. May I have the check, please? Okaikei means check or bill. Arigatou gozaimasu. Oshiharai houhou wa? How would you like to pay? Genkin de. I'm paying by cash. I also explained these phrases related to the payment in my konbini video in more detail, so please check it out. Um, excuse me. Excuse me, are you a Martian? Yes. Ho-ho-me-ri-ba-me-ri-bi-ba-ra-hi. Taro. Ho-ho-me-ri-ba-me-ri-bi-ba-ra-hi. Midori. I will treat you. Eh? Arigatou gozaimasu. Yay! Great job! There might be quite few phrases for you to remember in this lesson, so I made a PDF summary note for you to keep and review. Please check it out if you are interested. See you again in the next lesson. Dewa mata.