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How to Say ‘A plum wine soda and a draft beer, please.’ in Japanese

梅酒ソーダと生ビール、お願いします。

umeshu sooda to nama biiru o negai shi masu

[OO-meh-shoo SOH-dah toh NAH-mah BEE-roo oh neh-guy shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: と joins items like "and": 枝豆と唐揚げ "edamame and fried chicken". It only links nouns, not whole sentences.

Phrase Breakdown

梅酒ソーダと

umeshu sooda to

a plum wine soda and

と means 'and' between nouns.

Example

梅酒ソーダと枝豆をください。

A plum wine soda and edamame, please.

Words in this phrase

梅酒

umeshu

[OO-meh-shoo]

plum wine

Sweet Japanese liqueur made from ume plums.

Example

梅酒をロックでください。

Plum wine on the rocks, please.

ソーダ

sooda

[SOH-dah]

soda

Carbonated water, often mixed with alcohol.

Example

レモンソーダが好きです。

I like lemon soda.

と

[toh]

and

A particle connecting nouns in a list.

Example

マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。

I am interested in both marketing and sales.

生ビール、

nama biiru

a draft beer,

Pause briefly after the item before you make the request.

Example

生ビール、二つください。

Two draft beers, please.

Words in this phrase

生

nama

[NAH-mah]

draft; raw

Means fresh or raw; before beer it means draft beer.

Example

生ビールが一番です。

Draft beer is the best.

ビール

biiru

[BEE-roo]

beer

Loanword from Dutch 'bier'; the most common drink ordered at Japanese izakaya.

Example

冷たいビールが飲みたいです。

I want to drink a cold beer.

お願いします。

o negai shi masu

please

A polite way to finish an order.

Example

お会計、お願いします。

The check, please.

Words in this phrase

お

[oh]

honorific prefix used in polite expressions

The polite prefix お makes the following word sound more courteous.

Example

お願いできますか。

Could you please do that?

願い

negai

[neh-guy]

request; favor

願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.

Example

お願いがあります。

I have a request.

し

shi

[shee]

do; make

The verb stem of する, attached to 交換 to form the action 'to exchange.'

Example

名刺を交換したいです。

I want to exchange business cards.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite present/future ending

ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.

Example

予約します。

I will make a reservation.

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