How to Say ‘As for drinks,’ in Japanese
お飲み物は
o nomimono wa
[oh noh-mee-moh-noh wah]
💬 Usage Tip: [お飲み物] means “drinks/beverages,” with polite [お]. The topic marker [は] sets up the question that follows.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Using [お] with customer-related items is common in polite speech. Menus and staff language often sound more polished than textbook basics.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix used with customer-related nouns.
飲み物の前におを付けると丁寧です。
Adding o before nomimono makes it polite.
飲み物
nomimono
[noh-mee-moh-noh]
drink / beverage
A general word for drinks, often used when asking for a customer's drink order.
飲み物を先に伺う店もあります。
Some restaurants ask for drinks first.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Shows that drinks are the topic of the question.
飲み物はのはは話題を示します。
The wa in nomimono wa marks the topic.
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