How to Say ‘Non-smoking seat, please.’ in Japanese
禁煙席をお願いします。
kin'en seki o o negai shi masu
[keen-en seh-kee wo o neh-guy shee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Smoking inside restaurants has been heavily restricted since 2020. Many places are now fully non-smoking, but some small bars and izakaya still allow it, so asking is still useful.
Phrase Breakdown
禁煙席を
kin'en seki o
a non-smoking seat (object)
禁煙 (kin'en) means 'no smoking', and 席 (seki) means 'seat'. Keep a tiny pause between 'kin' and 'en'.
禁煙席はありますか？
Do you have non-smoking seats?
Words in this phrase
禁煙
kin'en
[keen-en]
non-smoking
Means smoking is not allowed; often used for rooms, seats, or areas.
禁煙のお部屋をお願いします。
A non-smoking room, please.
席
seki
[seh-kee]
seat
A seat or seating section at a venue.
前の方の席はありますか。
Are there seats toward the front?
を
o
[wo]
direct object marker
Marks the direct object of a verb.
本を読む。
Read a book.
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please
A polite request phrase. Say it as 'o-ne-gai-shi-mas'.
窓側の席をお願いします。
A window seat, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
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 (stem)
Verb stem used as part of the fixed polite request phrase.
注文をお願いし、ます。
I would like to place the order, please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite non-past ending
ます makes the expression polite and suitable for customers and service staff.
水をお願いし、ます。
Water, please.
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