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How to Say ‘This is Italian Restaurant Luce.’ in Japanese

イタリアンレストラン・ルーチェでございます。

itarian resutoran ruuche de gozai masu

[ee-tah-ree-AHN resutoran ROO-cheh deh goh-zah-ee mahss]

💬 Usage Tip: でございます is an extra-polite way of saying です "is". Staff use it about themselves and their own shop.

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is the standard way a Japanese restaurant answers the phone: the shop name first, then でございます. Don't expect a "hello" first.

Phrase Breakdown

イタリアンレストラン・

itarian resutoran

Italian restaurant

A loanword written in katakana. Pronounce it the Japanese way: i-ta-ri-a-n re-su-to-ra-n. Each syllable gets an even beat, and 'n' counts as its own beat.

Example

駅前にイタリアンレストランがあります。

There is an Italian restaurant in front of the station.

Words in this phrase

イタリアン

itarian

[ee-tah-ree-AHN]

Italian

Loanword describing Italian style, often Italian cuisine.

Example

イタリアンが好きです。

I like Italian food.

レストラン

resutoran

[resutoran]

Restaurant

A place where meals are prepared and served to customers.

Example

『レストラン』で夕食を食べました。

I had dinner at the restaurant.

ルーチェでございます。

ruuche de gozai masu

This is Luce.

'ルーチェ' (Ruuche) is the restaurant's name. 'でございます' is a very polite form of 'です', often used by staff answering the phone. Stretch the long 'ruu'.

Example

受付でございます。

This is the reception desk.

Words in this phrase

ルーチェ

ruuche

[ROO-cheh]

Luce (restaurant name)

Proper name of the restaurant; Italian for 'light'.

Example

ルーチェに行きました。

I went to Luce.

で

[deh]

(part of でございます 'is')

Copula particle used in the very polite form でございます, meaning 'is'.

Example

受付でございます。

This is the reception.

ござい

gozai

[goh-zah-ee]

to be; to exist (polite part of expression)

A polite verb stem used in set phrases like greetings to sound respectful.

Example

あいさつでは、ございをていねいに言います。

In greetings, you say gozai politely.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite ending

A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.

Example

まだありますか。

Are there still some available?

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