Flirting at the bar: Buy them a drink after asking for their permission.
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Key Phrases
ここ、空いていますか。
koko ai te i masu ka
Is this seat free?
よく来るんですか。
yoku kuru n desu ka
Do you come here often?
何か一杯おごってもいいですか。
nani ka itsu pai ogotsu te mo ii desu ka
May I buy you a drink?
Skills You'll Learn
How to politely ask to sit next to someone
隣に座ってもいいか丁寧にたずねる言い方
tonari ni suwatsu te mo ii ka teinei ni tazuneru ii kata
How to make small talk about visiting a place
その場所によく来るかどうかを聞く雑談の仕方
sono basho ni yoku kuru ka dou ka o kiku zatsudan no shikata
How to offer to buy someone a drink and ask what they want
飲み物をおごる申し出と、何を飲みたいか聞く言い方
nomimono o ogoru moushide to nani o nomi tai ka kiku ii kata
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a quiet bar in Japan, making polite small talk with someone you’ve just met and offering to buy them a drink.
こんばんは。ここ、空いていますか。
konbanwa koko ai te i masu ka
Good evening. Is this seat free?
はい、どうぞ。
hai douzo
Yes, please.
ありがとうございます。よく来るんですか。
arigatou gozai masu yoku kuru n desu ka
Thank you. Do you come here often?
たまに来ます。あなたは？
tamani ki masu anata wa
I come here occasionally. How about you?
今日は初めてです。雰囲気がいいですね。
kyou wa hajimete desu fuinki ga ii desu ne
It's my first time today. The atmosphere is nice.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
こんばんは。
konbanwa
Good evening.
ここ
koko
Here
空いていますか
ai te i masu ka
Is this seat free?
💬 [〜んですか] makes a question sound more like "so... is that the case?" than a blunt plain question. You can reuse it with other verbs too: [飲むんですか] "Do you drink?" or [よく来るんですか] "Do you come often?".
See breakdown →ここ、空いていますか。
koko ai te i masu ka
Is this seat free?
🇯🇵 This is a natural way to ask if the seat next to someone is free at a bar. In Japan, asking before sitting is a small but important bit of politeness in a shared space.
See breakdown →はい
hai
Yes
どうぞ
douzo
Please / go ahead
🇯🇵 [どうぞ] is very flexible: here it means "go ahead" or "please, take it," not just "please" in the request sense. You'll hear it a lot when someone gives permission or invites you to proceed.
See breakdown →はい、どうぞ。
hai douzo
Yes, please.
ありがとうございます。
arigatou gozai masu
Thank you.
よく
yoku
Often
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