How to Say ‘Eating; having (polite)’ in Japanese
お召し上がり
o meshiagari
[o meshiagari]
💬 Usage Tip: [お召し上がり] is a very polite way to say eating or drinking, used by staff to customers. You'll often hear it in service Japanese instead of the more basic [食べる] or [飲む].
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is the kind of extra-polite wording staff use in cafés, restaurants, and shops. You normally wouldn't use [お召し上がり] about yourself in everyday conversation.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
A respectful prefix used in polite service expressions.
お召し上がりですかと聞かれます。
I am asked, “Will you have it here?”
召し上がり
meshiagari
[meshiagari]
eating; drinking (honorific)
A respectful expression for eating or drinking, used by staff toward customers.
こちらでお召し上がりですか。
Will you have it here?
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