How to Order at a Cafe in Japanese (and ACTUALLY Get Your Coffee)

Hello everyone Alright grab your notebook and let’s get started Once you enter a store if there's a line you must wait for your turn When it's your turn you might hear Next please the customer waiting This is what staff say to summon the next customer Then they will greet you with Welcome And they will ask: Are you using Ten-Nai Would you like to try it now They're asking whether you'll be dining in or taking out If you're staying inside just say Yes for here If you're ordering to go then I'd like to take out please Now let's learn how to actually place an order For drinks follow this structure Please specify the item size and quantity Or please provide the item code size and quantity You might know the words "atakai" or "atsui" for hot and " tsumetai" for cold But we usually don’t use them when ordering drinks Just say hot or iced instead For sizes most cafes use Small or S- size for small Regular or M-size for medium and Large or L-size for large for quantity in Japanese ひとつ means one wo three four At the same time For example I'd like one S-size hot coffee please I'd like one iced matcha latte regular size please I'd like one iced matcha latte regular size please When you order a basic iced or hot coffee they might ask if you 'd like sugar and milk This is asking whether you'd like milk and sugar If so just say yes please If you don't need them just say it's fine If you're ordering more than one item connect each order with と which means and For example One iced cafe latte large size please I'd like one small size iced coffee please One iced cafe latte large size and one iced coffee small size please If you're heading to Starbucks you probably already know the size names are different Short Tall Grande Venti Let's try ordering using Starbucks size names One Tall size Matcha Cream Frappuccino please One Tall size Matcha Cream Frappuccino please One grande- sized caramel macchiato ice please One favor please If you'd like to switch the milk here are the types of milk available in Japanese Low-fat mil Nonfat mil soy mil [-] Oat milk Almond milk Bleu Milk To request a change say Change to Blabla For instance Change the hot cafe mocca to a short size and switch the milk to oat milk Change the hot cafe mocca to a short size and substitute oat milk If you'd like to add something like a topping you can say: "Bura- bura add on please " Loitering Please add more if possible For example I'd like a tall Caramel Frappuccino with an extra caramel sauce please Caramel Frappuccino tall size with extra caramel sauce please You can also say "a bit more " for extra slightly less for less Without ice please For example a regular-sized iced coffee with less ice I'd like a regular-sized iced coffee please with less ice Now let's learn how to order food This is the basic structure Please send me Quantity items For example one strawberry Mont Blanc please I'd like one strawberry Mont Blanc please I'd like two chocolate croissants please Two chocolate croissants please If you'd like to order as a set you can say " the set of " For example "One set of egg sandwiches " I'd like one egg sandwich set please When you order a set you might be asked to choose a drink Then you can respond with: "I' d like an iced coffee please " I'd like an iced coffee please After placing your order the staff will confirm it If everything is correct simply say yes Then make your payment and that's it You've successfully ordered your drinks How was it Let's review some example conversations as a recap Welcome how can we help you today I'd like to take out please Please place your order Change the Tall size of the Matcha Cream Frappuccino to almond milk Understood Your total comes to 660 yen Welcome how may I help you Would you like to dine in Yes please I'll have one set of tomato cream pasta Please select your drink I'd like a hot coffee please Would you like sugar and milk I'm fine Understood Your total comes to 1 200 yen Welcome are you dining in I'd like to take out please Please place your order Change the Tall size of the Matcha Cream Frappuccino to almond milk Understood Your total comes to 660 yen Welcome would you like to dine in Yes inside the store Please place your order: one set of tomato cream pasta please Please choose a drink I would like a hot coffee please Would you like sugar and milk I'm fine Understood Your total comes to 1 200 yen That's all for today's lesson In a Japanese café If this video was helpful Don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel Please hit the notification bell for the next video I’d love to hear your thoughts Let me know in the comments See you in the next video Thank you for watching See you in the next video Until next time