How to Say ‘Order’ in Japanese
ご注文
go chuumon
[goh choo-mon]
💬 Usage Tip: The [ご] is an honorific prefix making it polite: [注文] → [ご注文]. You’ll see it on screens and receipts.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In fast food, ordering is very formulaic, so you’ll hear [ご注文は？] almost like a cue line in a script.
Phrase Breakdown
ご
go
[goh]
Honorific prefix (polite)
Adds politeness to the following word (here: 注文 → ご注文). Common in customer service.
ご注文をお伺いします。
I’ll take your order.
注文
chuumon
[choo-mon]
Order
What you want to buy/eat at the counter; often used as ご注文 in polite speech.
ご注文はハンバーガーでいいですか。
Is a hamburger okay for your order?
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