【Ordering in Japanese】Please watch this before you go to a restaurant in Japan ☺︎ Easy Japanese

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Hello everyone I'm Naoko Have you ever
been to a restaurant in Japan Today
I'd like to introduce five simple
phrases you can use at a restaurant
We'll also introduce three important questions
First five simple phrases
Five phrases
Firs
For example
it's fine—two
vegetariansfor
instance no problem
I'm fine It's
okay I'm good
It's fine
Then it's just
two people
We are two We are two people
This is really important
Then next
second item
Please could you bring us
"Please" is "please" in English
For example
This
Order
Bill
Beer
Please do this for me
Please order this one
Order
Please place your order
or please
place an order
order please
well the nuance is
I'd like to order
please place an order
and
the bill
please bring the bill
Then please
check the bill
Like this
The third one
The third item
what do you have
For example
an English menu
water a new plate
and then beer
Is
there
an
English
menu
[-]
[-]
Do you have
an English menu
English
Then next
fourth
The fourth one is
What can I get
This is
Can I get
I wonder
For example
Water
ChopsticksSeconds
Can I have some water
Can I get some water
Can I have a pair of chopsticks
Next the fifth one—the
fifth
one is what
What is this
For example
this— recommended —today's dessert —what
is this
What is this
What is the recommendation Or
what do you recommend
Then let's take
a look
at the restaurant's atmosphere
And before that
I'll introduce three important questions
These three questions
are used at restaurants cafes or shops
words that staff use in stores
they are very polite expressions
It's very courteous
First how many guests
The second option is: How
would you like your beverage
And the third
one—would that be sufficient
Let's check the
words first How many
people How many
people is "How many people " Next how
about a drink First
a drink This refers
to a beverage Drink
Beveragedr
And thirdly is
that sufficientYes
that's
fine Yes is a
polite
way of saying
good Polite
Is it good
A very polite version
Let's move on to
the next section the
skid and I 'll
explain it afterward Please
go ahead Hello
Welcome How many in
your party Just one
Right this way Sorry
Do you have an English menu
Here it is
Thank you very muc
Sorry
Please take my order
I'll be right over
I'd like this one
Understood What would you like to drink
I'll have a beer
Is that all right
I'm
fine Understood
This is beer
Thank you
We sincerely apologize
for the wait Thank you
Looks delicious
Sorry what
is this Is it
chicken No this
is tofu Tofu
Looks delicious
May I have
seconds please
Of course
I'm ready to eat
Sorry
Could I have a pair of chopsticks please
Just a moment please
Sorry
Here you go
Thank you very muc
We'll have some drinks here
Sorry
What's the dessert today
Today's desserts are sponge cake and chocolate cake
I'll have the sponge cake
please Certainly
Here it is right away
It's the sponge cake
Thank you It looks delicious
Sorry could I have the
check please
Yes right away
Thank you for the meal
Your total comes to 1 100 yen
Cash or card
Cash please Understood
Thank you very much Thank you for the meal
Thanks a lo
Thank you for your hard work
Did that make sense
Let's go over it one more time
I'll explain each part step by step
Please go ahead
Hello welcome How many guests
Yes In this
case they're asking for
the number of people
We use
the phrase "one person" or "two people" here
three people four people five people
one person
please come this way
Then the staff member says "
Please come this way " which is a
polite way of saying "This way
please" or "For me
" and adds "Sorry "
When you want an English menu ask the staff
This time use the third phrase
Third
Do you have an English menu
Do you have an English menu
Yes here it is
Thank you
If you have any allergies
For example shellfish allergy
It would best to say you have a shrimp allergy
Sorry I've made
up my mind — I 'd
like to place my order When
ordering please use phrase number
2 Please proceed with the order
I'd like to place an order
I'd like to place an order
Yes I'll come right away
The staff member said they'd come right over
I'll come over
Yes that means I'd like to place an order
That's a very polite way
of saying it Well then
let's place the order
When ordering use number
2 I'd like this please Please get this for me
If I want to say a number here
I'd say: "One of these please "
Understood Then the staff member said "Understood "
which means they've acknowledged your request
It's a very polite way of speaking
Would you like something to drink
And he said "How about a drink "
Since it's a drink that means a beverage
When ordering a drink use the number 2
Two beers please
Beer please Beer please
And when the order is finished the server says
Is that all right
Is that all right
That means it's fine okay no problem
Then let's use phrase number one here
Yes that's fine
Understood
Yes this is the beer Thank you very
much We truly apologize
for the long wait
Looks delicious
Yes the staff member said "We're very sorry for keeping you waiting "
We're very sorry for keeping you waiting
It means we apologize for taking so long
And the food arrived
There's something unfamiliar on the plate
What could it be
At this moment I use phrase number 5
What is this
Excuse me what is this
There are other ways to say it too
That's phrase number 1
It's chicken
I'll make a small change to this
Is it chicken
This is tofu Tofu
And while waiting for the rice I ended up drinking
a beer I'd like another beer
Please bring me a refill
Yes certainly
I'm ready to eat
Oops I dropped my chopsticks here
I dropped my chopsticks
Let's use the phrase "four" here
Can I have some chopsticks
Can I get some
chopsticks please
Excuse me could I please have a pair of chopsticks
Here you go Thank
you very much
I'll have a second helping please
And once I finish eating rice I feel like having dessert
I'll order dessert
I don't know what dessert we're having today
Let me ask
Five phrases used
Sorry what's today's dessert
Today's desserts are sponge cake and chocolate cake
I'd like a chiffon
cake please Certainly
It was delicious so delicious
Well I'm full now
Let's head home
Let's pay the bill before we leave
When paying use the phrase "two "
May I have the check please
Sorry could I get the check
please Certainly
For payment please use either a card or cash
Thank you for the meal
Your total is 1 100 yen
Will that be card or cash
We'll make a small adjustment to these two phrases here
Cash or card please
Or please pay by credit card
Please pay by credit
The bill has been settled
Just say thank you and that's it
You could also say "thank you for the meal"
Thank you
Thank you for the meal thank you
That's all thank you for your hard work
Today I introduced five simple phrases
Of course situations vary depending on the store
But if you memorize these five phrases
you should be able to order in Japanese
Now finally a practice
exercise — you are the customers
Welcome how many in your
party It's fine just one
Would you like something
to drink I'll have
a beer Do you have salad Which one would
you like Thank you so much for watching
until the end Bye-bye see you next time
