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How to Say ‘Could you keep the pitcher separate from the almond milk?’ in Japanese

ピッチャーはアーモンドミルクと分けていただけますか？

pitchaa wa aamondo miruku to wake te itadake masu ka

[PEET-chah wah ah-MOHND-o miruku toh wah-KEH te i-ta-da-ke mahs kah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese staff generally take allergy requests seriously. Asking this calmly and politely is normal, not fussy.

Phrase Breakdown

ピッチャーは

pitchaa wa

as for the pitcher

ピッチャー is the milk pitcher. は marks the topic and is pronounced 'wa'. Hold the small っ: 'pi-c-chā wa'.

Example

ピッチャーはどこですか？

Where is the pitcher?

Words in this phrase

ピッチャー

pitchaa

[PEET-chah]

pitcher; milk jug

Small jug used to steam or pour milk.

Example

ピッチャーを洗います。

I wash the pitcher.

は

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

アーモンドミルクと

aamondo miruku to

from the almond milk one

と here means 'from' or 'apart from', as in separating A from B. Say it 'ā-mon-do-mi-ru-ku to'.

Example

これはあれと違います。

This is different from that.

Words in this phrase

アーモンド

aamondo

[ah-MOHND-o]

Almond

A type of nut and often used to describe almond milk.

Example

アーモンドミルクをください。

Please give me almond milk.

ミルク

miruku

[miruku]

milk

Liquid food produced by mammals.

Example

牛乳を飲みます。

I drink milk.

と

[toh]

with

A particle meaning 'with' when used with people.

Example

人と協力するのは大切です。

Cooperating with people is important.

分けていただけますか？

wake te itadake masu ka

could you keep separate?

This is a polite request to keep things apart, useful for allergies. Raise your pitch at the end.

Example

お会計を分けていただけますか？

Could we pay separately?

Words in this phrase

分け

wake

[wah-KEH]

to separate; to keep apart

Stem of 分ける, here meaning to keep things separate.

Example

ゴミを分けてください。

Please separate the trash.

て

[te]

te-form ending

Connects actions in sequence, like 'and' or 'then'.

Example

ドアが開いて、入ります。

The door opens, and then I go in.

いただけ

itadake

[i-ta-da-ke]

could you please

Respectfully asks someone to do something.

Example

手伝っていただけますか。

Could you help me?

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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