How to Say ‘The counter next door’ in Japanese
お隣のカウンター
o tonari no kauntaa
[oh toh-NAH-ree noh KAH-oon-tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In many chain cafés you pay at one spot and pick up at the next. Staff will point you to お隣のカウンター to wait for your drink.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
隣
tonari
[toh-NAH-ree]
next to; adjacent
The place right beside something.
隣の席は空いていますか？
Is the next seat free?
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
A particle that connects words, like showing possession or linking a day and time.
土曜日の七時にお願いします。
Saturday at seven, please.
カウンター
kauntaa
[KAH-oon-tah]
counter
A service desk where staff help customers.
カウンターで荷物を預けます。
I check my bags at the counter.
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