Top 50 phrases to get by Japan: Dining out
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Key Phrases
一人です。／二人です。
hitori desu futari desu
A table for one/two, please.
注文をお願いします。
chuumon o o negai shi masu
I'd like to order.
お会計をお願いします。
o kaikei o o negai shi masu
May I have the bill?
Skills You'll Learn
How to ask for a table and handle reservations at a restaurant.
レストランで席をお願いしたり、予約についてやり取りしたりする言い方。
resutoran de seki o o negai shi tari yoyaku ni tsui te yaritori shi tari suru ii kata
How to order food and make simple requests or changes to dishes.
料理を注文したり、簡単な希望や変更を伝えたりする言い方。
ryouri o chuumon shi tari kantan na kibou ya henkou o tsutae tari suru ii kata
How to ask for the bill and pay in common ways.
会計をお願いしたり、支払い方法を確認したりする言い方。
kaikei o o negai shi tari shiharai houhou o kakunin shi tari suru ii kata
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
一人です。
hitori desu
A table for one, please.
💬 [一人] means "one person," and in this situation [です] works like "it's for...": [二人です] = "It's for two." This same pattern is handy at restaurants, clinics, and hotels.
See breakdown →二人です。
futari desu
A table for two, please.
予約していますか。
yoyaku shi te i masu ka
Do you have a reservation?
💬 [〜ていますか] often asks about a current state, not just an action in progress. So [予約していますか] means "Do you have a reservation?" rather than "Are you reserving?"
See breakdown →予約しています。
yoyaku shi te i masu
I have a reservation.
💬 [〜ています] can describe a present condition, not only something happening right now. Here [予約しています] means "I have a reservation."
See breakdown →何時の予約ですか。
nan ji no yoyaku desu ka
What time is your reservation?
💬 Put [の] after a time word to connect it to a noun: [何時の予約] = "a reservation for what time?" You can reuse this with other nouns too, like [何時の電車] = "which train time?"
See breakdown →こちらへどうぞ。
kochira e douzo
This way, please.
💬 [こちら] is a polite way to say "this way / here." You'll hear it a lot in shops and restaurants instead of plainer [ここ] or [こっち].
See breakdown →メニューをお願いします。
menyuu o o negai shi masu
Menu, please.
💬 [〜をお願いします] is a very useful polite pattern for asking for things. Just swap the item: [お水をお願いします] or [フォークをお願いします].
See breakdown →お水をお願いします。
o mizu o o negai shi masu
Water, please.
お茶をお願いします。
o cha o o negai shi masu
Tea, please.
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