How to Say ‘Then, one cup of Ethiopian, please.’ in Japanese
では、エチオピアを一杯お願いします。
de wa echiopia o itsu pai o negai shi masu
[de wa echiopia o ichi hai o negai shi masu]
💬 Usage Tip: [一杯] is said (いっぱい). In café orders, [Xを一杯お願いします] is a handy pattern for "one cup of X, please."
Phrase Breakdown
では
de wa
well then; okay then
Used to move the conversation forward or make a choice.
では、それにします。
Okay then, I'll have that.
Words in this phrase
で
de
[de]
with; by; then
Part of the phrase では, used to move the conversation forward: 'well then'.
では、エチオピアを選びます。
Well then, I’ll choose Ethiopia.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Written は but pronounced wa; in では it helps make the phrase 'well then'.
では、お願いします。
Well then, please.
エチオピア
echiopia
[echiopia]
Ethiopia
The country Ethiopia, often used as a coffee origin name.
エチオピアは花のような香りです。
Ethiopian coffee has a flower-like aroma.
を一杯お願いします
o itsu pai o negai shi masu
one cup, please
A polite ordering phrase meaning one cup of something.
コーヒーを一杯お願いします。
One cup of coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[o]
object marker
Marks what is being requested or chosen.
エチオピアをお願いします。
Ethiopia, please.
一
itsu
[ichi]
one
The number one, used with counters like 杯.
一杯だけお願いします。
Just one cup, please.
杯
pai
[hai]
cupful; counter for cups
Counter for cups of drinks; with 一 it becomes 一杯, pronounced ippai.
エチオピアを一杯お願いします。
One cup of Ethiopian coffee, please.
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix often used in fixed polite expressions.
お会計をお願いします。
The bill, please.
願い
negai
[negai]
request; wish
The noun part of お願いします, used to express a polite request.
お願いがありますが、エチオピアを一杯お願いします。
I have a request: one cup of Ethiopian coffee, please.
し
shi
[shi]
do
Verb stem from する, used in polite set phrases like お願いします.
注文します。
I will order.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite verb ending
The polite ending in します, making the request formal and courteous.
お願いします。
Please.
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