How to Say ‘Then a highball, please.’ in Japanese
じゃあ、ハイボールをお願いします。
jaa hai booru o o negai shi masu
[jah-ah HAI BOH-roo oh o neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: じゃあ means "well then" and shows you're making a choice after thinking it over. It's a natural way to start an answer to "What would you like?"
Phrase Breakdown
じゃあ、ハイボールを
jaa hai booru o
Well then, a highball
じゃあ means 'well then'. ハイボール is a whisky and soda. を marks the thing you're asking for. Stretch the 'bō' in hai-bō-ru.
じゃあ、ハイボールを一つ。
Well then, one highball.
Words in this phrase
じゃあ
jaa
[jah-ah]
well then
Used when deciding something or moving on to the next step in conversation.
じゃあ、ハンバーグにします。
Well then, I’ll have the hamburger steak.
ハイ
hai
[HAI]
high (part of highball)
Loanword from English 'high'; with ボール it forms 'highball', a whisky and soda drink popular in Japanese bars.
ハイボールが好きです。
I like highballs.
ボール
booru
[BOH-roo]
ball (part of highball)
Loanword 'ball'; here the second half of ハイボール, whisky with soda water.
ハイボールを一杯ください。
One highball, please.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please
A polite request ending. Say it o-ne-gai-shi-mas.
お水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
A prefix added to words to show respect.
お邪魔します、おじゃまします。
Excuse me for disturbing.
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.
お願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
Verb stem used as part of the fixed polite request phrase.
注文をお願いし、ます。
I would like to place the order, please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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