How to Say ‘Will you be eating here?’ in Japanese
店内でお召し上がりですか？
tennai de o meshiagari desu ka
[ten-nai de oh meh-shee-AH-gah-ree dess kah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is asked at almost every counter, and the answer can change the price. Eating in is taxed at 10%, while takeout is taxed at 8%.
Phrase Breakdown
店内で
tennai de
in the store
店内 (tennai, inside the shop) + で (at). Note the double 'n' in 'ten-nai'.
店内で待ちます。
I'll wait inside the store.
Words in this phrase
店内
tennai
[ten-nai]
inside the restaurant; indoors
Refers to the interior area of a restaurant, not outside seating.
店内の席をお願いします。
An indoor seat, please.
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 eat?
Honorific 'will you eat?' Raise your pitch at the end for the question.
今お召し上がりですか？
Will you eat it now?
Words in this phrase
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.
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
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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