How to Say ‘Dining guests’ in Japanese
お食事のお客様
o shokuji no o kyaku sama
[o shoh-KOO-jee noh oh KYAH-koo sama]
💬 Usage Tip: The お in front of 食事 "meal" and 客様 "customer" adds politeness, the way staff speak about customers. お客様 is the standard respectful word for a customer, and you'll see it on signs everywhere.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Lots with this label are only for people eating at the restaurant. You usually get your ticket validated at the register, so mention you parked when you pay.
Phrase Breakdown
お食事の
o shokuji no
dining (of a meal)
お食事 (oshokuji, meal, polite) + の (no). Say 'o-sho-ku-ji no'.
お食事の時間です。
It's mealtime.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
食事
shokuji
[shoh-KOO-jee]
meal; dining
A polite, general word for having a meal; used often by restaurants.
食事の後でコーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee after the meal.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.
ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。
I take medicine after meals.
お客様
o kyaku sama
customers / guests
This is a very polite word for customer. Say 'o-kya-ku-sa-ma'. 'kya' is one syllable.
お客様、こちらへどうぞ。
Sir/Madam, this way please.
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.
客
kyaku
[KYAH-koo]
customer; guest
Kanji for customer or visitor; with お and さん it becomes the polite word for customers.
お客さんが来ました。
A customer came.
様
sama
[sama]
honorific suffix
A suffix used to show respect, often for males.
社長様はこちらです。
This way, Mr. President.
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