Restaurant reservations Part 2 (Advanced): Specifying any dietary restrictions or special requests.
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Key Phrases
予約をお願いしたいです。
yoyaku o o negai shi tai desu
I'd like to make a reservation.
何名様でしょうか。
nan mei sama deshou ka
How many people?
一人は魚が食べられません。
hitori wa sakana ga tabe rare mase n
One person cannot eat fish.
Skills You'll Learn
Making a restaurant reservation by phone
電話でレストランの予約をする
denwa de resutoran no yoyaku o suru
Saying the date, time, and number of guests
日時と人数を伝える
nichiji to ninzuu o tsutaeru
Explaining dietary needs and requesting child-friendly seating
食事の希望や子ども用の席についてお願いする
shokuji no kibou ya kodomo you no seki ni tsui te o negai suru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Japan to make a reservation for Saturday night, asking for a quiet table and explaining a few food preferences for your group, including a child.
もしもし、今週の土曜日の夜に予約をお願いしたいです。
moshimoshi konshuu no doyoubi no yoru ni yoyaku o o negai shi tai desu
Hello, I’d like to make a reservation for Saturday night this week.
ありがとうございます。何名様でしょうか。
arigatou gozai masu nan mei sama deshou ka
Thank you very much. How many people are in your party?
四人です。できれば静かな席をお願いしたいです。
yo nin desu dekire ba shizuka na seki o o negai shi tai desu
There are four of us. If possible, we’d like a quiet table.
かしこまりました。お食事のご希望はありますか。
kashikomari mashi ta o shokuji no go kibou wa ari masu ka
Certainly. Do you have any dining preferences?
はい、一人は魚が食べられません。
hai hitori wa sakana ga tabe rare mase n
Yes, one person can't eat fish.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
もしもし。
moshimoshi
Hello?
🇯🇵 [もしもし] is used on the phone, not when walking up to a restaurant in person. For a reservation call, though, it's exactly the normal way to open.
See breakdown →予約
yoyaku
Reservation
をお願いします。
o o negai shi masu
Please do it.
予約をお願いします。
yoyaku o o negai shi masu
I’d like to make a reservation.
予約をお願いしたいです。
yoyaku o o negai shi tai desu
I'd like to make a reservation.
💬 [〜をお願いしたいです] softens the request compared with plain [〜をお願いします], more like "I'd like to ask for ~." You can reuse it with other nouns too, like [変更をお願いしたいです] for "I'd like to request a change."
See breakdown →今週
konshuu
This week
土曜日
doyoubi
Saturday
夜
yoru
Night / evening
今週の土曜日の夜
konshuu no doyoubi no yoru
This Saturday night
💬 Japanese often stacks time words with [の] between them: [今週の土曜日の夜] is literally "this week's Saturday's evening." You can build your own the same way, like [来週の日曜日の昼].
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