How to Say ‘Will you be having it here?’ in Japanese
こちらでお召し上がりですか。
kochira de o meshiagari desu ka
[kochira de o meshiagari desu ka]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff often ask this instead of directly saying "eat in or take out?" because it sounds smoother and more polite. In a café, [こちらで] means "for here," even if you're drinking rather than eating.
Phrase Breakdown
こちらで
kochira de
here; at this place
Indicates location, often meaning 'here' in shop/service situations.
こちらでお待ちください。
Please wait here.
Words in this phrase
こちら
kochira
[kochira]
here; this place
Politely refers to the café or store as the place to eat or drink.
こちらでお召し上がりですかと聞かれます。
I am asked, “Will you have it here?”
で
de
[de]
at; in
Indicates the place where the action happens; here, in the store.
こちらで飲みます。
I drink it here.
お召し上がり
o meshiagari
eating; having (a meal)
Honorific expression for 'eat' or 'drink,' often used by staff politely.
こちらでお召し上がりになりますか。
Will you have it here?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to the customer-service phrase お召し上がり.
お召し上がりですかと聞きます。
I ask, “Will you have it here?”
召し上がり
meshiagari
[meshiagari]
eating; drinking (honorific)
A respectful way to refer to a customer eating or drinking.
お召し上がりですか。
Will you have it here?
ですか
desu ka
is it?; are you?
Polite question ending asking for confirmation.
日本人ですか。
Are you Japanese?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[desu]
is; are
The polite copula used in this question.
こちらでいいです。
Here is fine.
か
ka
[ka]
question marker
Makes the sentence a polite question from staff to customer.
持ち帰りですか。
Is it for takeout?
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