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Restaurant & Food Phrases
Ordering food, asking about ingredients, and dining etiquette phrases.
38 phrases
ใใใ ใใพใ
Itadakimasu
Thank you for the food (before eating)
Said before every meal
easy
ใใกใใใใพใงใใ
Gochisousama deshita
Thank you for the meal (after eating)
Said after finishing a meal
easy
ใกใใฅใผใใใ ใใ
Menyuu o kudasai
Menu, please
Asking for the menu
easy
ใใใใใ ใใ
Kore o kudasai
This one, please
Pointing at menu or display
easy
ใไผ่จใ้กใใใพใ
Okaikei onegai shimasu
Check, please
Asking for the bill
easy
ๆฐดใใใ ใใ
Mizu o kudasai
Water, please
Ordering water
easy
ใใใใใฏไฝใงใใ
Osusume wa nan desu ka
What do you recommend?
Asking for recommendations
easy
ใขใฌใซใฎใผใใใใพใ
Arerugii ga arimasu
I have allergies
Informing about food allergies
easy
ใใใใ๏ผ
Oishii!
Delicious!
Complimenting food
easy
ไธไบบใงใ
Hitori desu
One person (table for one)
At restaurant entrance
easy
ไบไบบใงใ
Futari desu
Two people
At restaurant entrance
easy
ใใธใฟใชใขใณใงใ
Bejitarian desu
I'm vegetarian
Dietary restriction
easy
ไธไบบใงใ
Sannin desu
Three people
At restaurant entrance
easy
ไบ็ดใใใใพใ
Yoyaku ga arimasu
I have a reservation
At restaurant entrance with booking
easy
ไบ็ดใชใใงใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ
Yoyaku nashi demo daijoubu desu ka
Is it okay without a reservation?
Walk-in at a restaurant
medium
๏ฝๆใใงใ้กใใใพใ
~ nuki de onegai shimasu
Without ~, please
Removing an ingredient (e.g. wasabi nuki)
medium
ใใใณๆใใงใ้กใใใพใ
Wasabi nuki de onegai shimasu
Without wasabi, please
Common sushi request
easy
ๅคง็ใใงใ้กใใใพใ
Oomori de onegai shimasu
Large portion, please
Ordering extra rice/noodles
easy
ๅฐใชใใงใ้กใใใพใ
Sukuname de onegai shimasu
Smaller portion, please
Requesting less food
easy
ใ็ฎธใใใ ใใ
Ohashi o kudasai
Chopsticks, please
Requesting chopsticks
easy
ใใฉใผใฏใใใ ใใ
Fooku o kudasai
A fork, please
If chopsticks are difficult
easy
ในใใผใณใใใ ใใ
Supuun o kudasai
A spoon, please
Requesting a spoon
easy
ใใผใซใใใ ใใ
Biiru o kudasai
Beer, please
Ordering a beer
easy
ๆฅๆฌ้
ใใใ ใใ
Nihonshu o kudasai
Sake, please
Ordering Japanese rice wine
easy
ใ่ถใใใ ใใ
Ocha o kudasai
Tea, please
Ordering green tea
easy
ใใใฏไฝใฎ่ใงใใ
Kore wa nan no niku desu ka
What kind of meat is this?
Asking about meat type
medium
่ใฏ้ฃในใพใใ
Niku wa tabemasen
I don't eat meat
Vegetarian/dietary restriction
easy
้ญใฏ้ฃในใใใพใใ
Sakana wa taberaremasen
I can't eat fish
Fish allergy or preference
medium
ๅตใขใฌใซใฎใผใงใ
Tamago arerugii desu
I'm allergic to eggs
Egg allergy
easy
ๅฐ้บฆใขใฌใซใฎใผใงใ
Komugi arerugii desu
I'm allergic to wheat/gluten
Gluten/wheat allergy
easy
ไนณ่ฃฝๅใขใฌใซใฎใผใงใ
Nyuuseihin arerugii desu
I'm allergic to dairy
Dairy allergy
medium
ใใใใขใฌใซใฎใผใงใ
Nattsu arerugii desu
I'm allergic to nuts
Nut allergy
easy
ๆใกๅธฐใใงใใพใใ
Mochikaeri dekimasu ka
Can I take it to go?
Takeout request
medium
้ฃในๆพ้กใฏใใใพใใ
Tabehoudai wa arimasu ka
Is there all-you-can-eat?
Asking about buffet options
medium
้ฃฒใฟๆพ้กใฏใใใพใใ
Nomihoudai wa arimasu ka
Is there all-you-can-drink?
Asking about drink packages
medium
่พใใใชใใงใใ ใใ
Karaku shinaide kudasai
Please don't make it spicy
Requesting no spice
medium
ๅฅใ
ใซใ้กใใใพใ
Betsubetsu ni onegai shimasu
Separate checks, please
Splitting the bill
medium
ใฏใฌใธใใใซใผใใฏไฝฟใใพใใ
Kurejitto kaado wa tsukaemasu ka
Do you accept credit cards?
Asking about payment
medium
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