How to Say ‘Will you be eating in?’ in Japanese
店内でお召し上がりですか
tennai de o meshiagari desu ka
[ten-nye de oh meh-shee-AH-gah-ree dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: お召し上がり (o-meshiagari) is a very polite word for eating or drinking that staff use about you. You would never say it about yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
店内で
tennai de
in the store
店内 (tennai) means 'inside the shop'. Hold the double 'n' a little: ten-nai de.
店内で飲みます。
I'll drink it in the store.
Words in this phrase
店内
tennai
[ten-nye]
inside the store; dine-in
Used to indicate you will eat inside (as opposed to takeout). Common at fast-food counters.
店内で食べます。
I’ll eat inside.
で
de
[de]
at; in
A particle showing the place where an action happens.
中で受付をしましょう。
Let's check in inside.
お召し上がりですか
o meshiagari desu ka
will you be eating/drinking?
お召し上がり (omeshiagari) is a very polite word for eating or drinking. ですか makes it a question: omeshiagari desu ka.
こちらでお召し上がりですか。
Will you be eating here?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix (polite)
Adds politeness/respect. Often used in set polite phrases from staff to parents/students.
どうぞお大事にお過ごしください。
Please take care and rest.
召し上がり
meshiagari
[meh-shee-AH-gah-ree]
eating; drinking (honorific)
Respectful noun form of 'to eat/drink', used by staff toward customers.
こちらでお召し上がりください。
Please enjoy it here.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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