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How to Say ‘Another beer, please.’ in Japanese

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

biiru o mou itsu pai o negai shi masu

[bee-roo o moh ee pie oh neh-guy shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: [一杯] is the counter for cupfuls or glasses. Here [もう一杯] means "one more glass / one more drink," and [一杯] is said (いっぱい).

Phrase Breakdown

ビールを

biiru o

beer

The item you want another serving of.

Example

ビールをください。

Beer, please.

Words in this phrase

ビール

biiru

[bee-roo]

beer

A common drink order in restaurants and izakaya.

Example

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

One more beer, please.

o

[o]

object marker

Marks the thing being ordered.

Example

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

One more beer, please.

もう一杯

mou itsu pai

one more glass/cup

Requests one additional serving.

Example

もう一杯お願いします。

One more, please.

Words in this phrase

もう

mou

[moh]

another; one more

Used to ask for an additional item.

Example

もう一杯お願いします。

One more glass, please.

itsu

[ee]

one

The number one. Here it is part of the counter expression 一杯.

Example

一杯だけください。

Just one cup, please.

pai

[pie]

cup; glass; counter for drinks

杯 counts cups or glasses of drinks. 一杯 means one cup/glass.

Example

ビールを一杯ください。

One beer, please.

お願いします

o negai shi masu

please / may I have

Polite request phrase.

Example

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

One more beer, please.

Words in this phrase

o

[oh]

honorific prefix

Part of the polite request phrase お願いします.

Example

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

One more beer, please.

願い

negai

[neh-guy]

request; favor

Used in the common polite request expression.

Example

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

One more beer, please.

shi

[shee]

do

Part of します in お願いします.

Example

お願いします。

Please.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

Completes the polite request.

Example

ビールをもう一杯お願いします。

One more beer, please.

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