Konnichiwa! I’m Layla from bite size Japanese. You’re Japanese teacher! Today I’ll teach you words and phrases that you can use at a Japanese restaurant. I’ll play a waitress, so please be the customer. I’ll explain each word after each session. Let’s get started When you enter a restaurant, a waitress will say “irasshaimase” to you, which means quite literally “you are welcome here” You don’t need to reply to that. If you smile and bow to the person ,then you can make a good impression. Then the waitress will ask you, “nanmeisama desu ka?” which is a very polite way of asking “nannin desu ka?” “How many people?” To respond to this, you can say the number of people in your group and say “mei desu” or “nin desu” after If it was 3 people then you would say “3名です“. Or “3人です“ If you are alone, you can say 1名です or ひとりです。 “Mei” is more polite than “nin” and it is used in formal situations. Okay, now let’s move on to the next situation. A waitress will take you to the table and say “kochira he douzo” which means “Please sit here” then she will pass you a menu saying “menu ni narimasu” Which means “this is a menu” or just “here you are” She can just say “menu desu” but It’s very common to use “ni narimasu” instead of “desu” in the service industry. “Something ni narimasu” literally means It will naturally become something” So, by using this phrase, you are trying to avoid any direct expressions. I think this expression really shows Japanese culture. But anyway, “ni narimasu” is commonly used in service industries, not in daily life. If you want an English menu, then you can ask “Eigo no menu wa arimasu ka?” Which literally means “Is there an English menu?” When a waitress leaves the table for a little while, they will usually say “shosho omachi kudasai” “Shosho” means “ a little bit” and “omachi kudasai” means “Please wait” When she comes back with the menu, she will hand it to you saying “Kochira ni narimasu” “here it is” Again, she used “ni narimasu” If you want to be a good customer, please say “arigatou gozaimasu” every time when they pass you something. Okay, now let’s look at the next situation, Ordering food. When you want to make an order, please wait until a waitress comes close to you And please say “ano~, suimasen” to get their attention When they notice you, you can say “chumon onegaishimasu” which means “Can I make an order?” A waitress will usually say “kashikomarimashita” to say “Sure” or “I understand” When you order something, Please say (The name of the dish) wo (the number of dishes using the tsu (or general counter)) and kudasai. Like Cランチを1つください。 サンドイッチを2つください。 After that, maybe a waitress would ask you, “Would you like something to drink?” お飲み物はいかがですか？ “Nomimono” means “drink” and you can add “o” to in front of it to sound more polite. “Something wa ikaga desu ka?” Means ``would you like something?” A waitress would ask if “gochuumon wa ijyo de yoroshii desho ka?” “Chumon” means “an order” If you add “go” to the beginning of it, it will sound more polite. “ ijyo de yoroshii desho ka?” Means ``Will that be all?” If so, you can say “hai” which means “yes” When a waitress leaves your table or brings a dish and puts it in front of you, they will usually say “shitsureishimasu “Shitsurei” means “rude” so it basically means “Sorry for disturbing you” or “Sorry for my rudeness” But you don’t have to reply to that. You can just bow a little bit. Okay, now let’s practise how to pay the bill. When you want to pay the bill, clean the table as much as you can and go to the cashier. In some restaurants you can pay your bill at your table, but in most cases, You will have to go to the cashier near the entrance. And say “okaikei onegaishimasu” which means “check, please?” A waitress will say how much you have to pay, like “san zen yen ni narimasu” “That will be 3000 yen.” Here she used “ni narimasu” again, but it just means “desu” If you want to use your credit card, you can ask “card wa tsukaemasuka?” After checking the bill, the waitress will usually say “omatase itashimashita” which means “thank you for waiting” After everything is finished, I recommend you say “arigatou gozaimashita” “Thank you very much!” and “gochisousama deshita” which means “Thank you for the meal. It was delicious” If you say that, you will leave a really good impression. Okay, that’s it for today’s lesson. I really hope these phrases will be useful for you when you visit a Japanese restaurant. If you like this style of video, please tell me. If you enjoyed today’s lesson, please give me a like and subscribe to my channel! That will make me happy and keep me motivated to make more videos for you. Thank you very much for sticking with me till the end. I really hope I can see you in the next video!! See you then!
