How to Say ‘Without wasabi, please.’ in Japanese
わさび抜きでお願いします。
wasabi nuki de o negai shi masu
[wah-SAH-bee NOO-kee de oh neh-guy shee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Sushi chefs often put wasabi under the fish already, so ask before you order if you don't want it. Children's sushi is often served with no wasabi as standard.
Phrase Breakdown
わさび抜きで
wasabi nuki de
without wasabi
わさび + 抜き (removed, without) + で (in that way). Use 〜抜きで to ask for something without an ingredient.
氷抜きでください。
No ice, please.
Words in this phrase
わさび
wasabi
[wah-SAH-bee]
wasabi
Spicy green Japanese horseradish, often served with sushi.
わさびが好きです。
I like wasabi.
抜き
nuki
[NOO-kee]
without; leaving out
Noun from 抜く 'to remove'; attached to a food to mean 'without it'.
氷抜きでください。
No ice, please.
で
de
[de]
by; with; using
A particle that shows the method or means used to do something.
カードで払えますか。
Can I pay by card?
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please
A polite request phrase. The 'u' in 'su' at the end is nearly silent: 'onegai shimas'.
水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
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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