Restaurant reservations Part 4: Asking about accessibility features for disabled guests.
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Key Phrases
来週の土曜日、四人で予約したいです。
raishuu no doyoubi yo nin de yoyaku shi tai desu
I'd like to make a reservation for four people next Saturday.
入口に段差はありますか。車いすでも入りやすいですか。
iriguchi ni dansa wa ari masu ka kuruma isu de mo hairi yasui desu ka
Is there a step at the entrance? Is it easy to enter in a wheelchair?
入口はスロープがあり、多目的トイレがございます。
iriguchi wa suroopu ga ari ta mokuteki toire ga gozai masu
There is a ramp at the entrance, and there is an accessible restroom.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation by phone
電話でレストランの予約をする言い方
denwa de resutoran no yoyaku o suru ii kata
How to ask about wheelchair accessibility and entrance conditions
車いすでの入りやすさや入口の状況を聞く言い方
kuruma isu de no hairi yasu sa ya iriguchi no joukyou o kiku ii kata
How to confirm facilities like accessible restrooms and seating near the entrance
多目的トイレや入口近くの席などの設備を確認する言い方
ta mokuteki toire ya iriguchi chikaku no seki nado no setsubi o kakunin suru ii kata
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Japan to make a reservation for four people next Saturday, and you also want to politely ask whether the entrance, seating, and restroom are accessible for a family member who uses a wheelchair.
もしもし、来週の土曜日に四人で予約したいです。
moshimoshi raishuu no doyoubi ni yo nin de yoyaku shi tai desu
Hello, I’d like to make a reservation for four people for next Saturday.
はい、ありがとうございます。お名前をお願いいたします。
hai arigatou gozai masu o namae o o negai itashi masu
Yes, thank you. May I have your name, please?
Emily Smith です。あと、車いすの家族がいるので、少しお聞きしたいです。
^FIRST^ ^LAST^ desu ato kuruma isu no kazoku ga iru no de sukoshi o kiki shi tai desu
I'm Emily Smith. Also, I have a family member who uses a wheelchair, so I'd like to ask you a few questions.
はい、もちろんです。ご不安な点があれば何でもどうぞ。
hai mochiron desu go fuan na ten ga are ba nan de mo douzo
Yes, of course. Please feel free to ask about anything you're unsure about.
入口に段差はありますか。車いすでも入りやすいですか。
iriguchi ni dansa wa ari masu ka kuruma isu de mo hairi yasui desu ka
Is there a step at the entrance? Is it easy to enter in a wheelchair?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
もしもし。
moshimoshi
Hello?
🇯🇵 [もしもし] is used on the phone, not for face-to-face greetings. In a reservation call, it's the normal way to open with [Hello?].
See breakdown →予約
yoyaku
Reservation / booking
したいです
shi tai desu
Want to do / would like to
💬 [したいです] attaches to the verb stem to mean "want to do" or, more politely in service situations, "would like to." You can swap in other verbs the same way: [聞きたいです] "I'd like to ask," [行きたいです] "I'd like to go."
See breakdown →予約したいです。
yoyaku shi tai desu
I'd like to make a reservation.
💬 In [予約したいです], the thing you want to do comes first, and [したいです] softens it into "I'd like to…" rather than a blunt "I want to…". The same pattern works with many nouns plus [する]: [変更したいです] "I'd like to make a change."
See breakdown →四人
yo nin
Four people
💬 [四人] is said (yo-nin), not what you might guess from [四] alone. People counters often have special readings, like [一人] (hitori) and [二人] (futari).
See breakdown →で
de
With / for (number of people)
💬 After a number of people, [で] can mean "as a group of" or "for" that many people: [二人で] "for two people," [四人で] "as a party of four." In reservations, this is a very common way to give party size.
See breakdown →四人で
yo nin de
For four people
💬 [四人で] is a set phrase for giving party size: literally "with four people," but naturally "for four people." You can swap the number: [二人で], [五人で].
See breakdown →来週
raishuu
Next week
の
no
Of / on
💬 Put [の] between two nouns and the first one describes the second. Here [車いすの家族] means a family member who uses a wheelchair, like [入口の近く] "near the entrance."
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