How to Say ‘Then I'll have an oolong tea, please.’ in Japanese
じゃあ、ウーロン茶をお願いします。
jaa uuron cha o o negai shi masu
[JAH OO-rohn CHAH oh oh neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: じゃあ means "well then" and marks a decision after thinking it over. を here is said (o), not (wo).
Phrase Breakdown
じゃあ、ウーロン茶を
jaa uuron cha o
well then, oolong tea
じゃあ means 'well then' and shows you have decided. ウーロン茶 is oolong tea, and を marks the thing you want. Pronounce を as 'o'.
じゃあ、ウーロン茶をください。
Well then, oolong tea, please.
Words in this phrase
じゃあ
jaa
[JAH]
well then; in that case
Casual interjection used when making a decision or moving on.
じゃあ、これにします。
Well then, I'll take this.
ウーロン
uuron
[OO-rohn]
oolong
A type of Chinese tea, written in katakana; very common in Japanese restaurants.
ウーロン茶は人気です。
Oolong tea is popular.
茶
cha
[CHAH]
tea
Tea; used as a suffix in tea names like 緑茶 or 麦茶.
お茶を飲みます。
I drink tea.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please
A polite request ending. Keep the 'ga-i' clear.
お会計をお願いします。
The bill, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific/polite prefix
A polite prefix that makes the expression sound more respectful.
ていねいに言うために、おをつけます。
To say it politely, you add o.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.
お願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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