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How to Say ‘I'll have oolong tea.’ in Japanese

僕はウーロン茶にします。

boku wa uuron cha ni shi masu

[boku wah OO-rohn CHAH ni shee mahs]

Phrase Breakdown

僕は

boku wa

as for me

僕 (boku) is a casual 'I', used mostly by men. は is read 'wa'.

Example

僕はコーヒーが好きです。

I like coffee.

Words in this phrase

僕

boku

[boku]

I

The speaker or writer (equivalent to 'I').

Example

僕は学生です。

I am a student.

は

wa

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

ウーロン茶にします。

uuron cha ni shi masu

I'll have oolong tea

ウーロン茶 (uuroncha) means 'oolong tea'. Start with a long 'uu'. ～にします (ni shimasu) means 'I'll go with...'.

Example

私は緑茶にします。

I'll have green tea.

Words in this phrase

ウーロン

uuron

[OO-rohn]

oolong

A type of Chinese tea, written in katakana; very common in Japanese restaurants.

Example

ウーロン茶は人気です。

Oolong tea is popular.

茶

cha

[CHAH]

tea

Tea; used as a suffix in tea names like 緑茶 or 麦茶.

Example

お茶を飲みます。

I drink tea.

に

ni

[ni]

to

Used to indicate direction or point of action.

Example

学校に行きます。

I go to school.

し

shi

[shee]

do

し is the stem of する, meaning to do.

Example

予約しします。

I do the reservation.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認し ます。

I will confirm the reservation.

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