How to Say ‘No meat, please.’ in Japanese
肉なしでお願いします。
niku nashi de o negai shi masu
[nee-koo nah-shee deh oh neh-gah-ee shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜なしでお願いします] is another useful way to say "without [thing], please." It works especially well with broad categories like [肉なし] or [砂糖なし].
Phrase Breakdown
肉
niku
[nee-koo]
meat
Used when talking about meat in a dish.
肉は食べません。
I do not eat meat.
なし
nashi
[nah-shee]
without / none
Means something is not included.
砂糖なしでお願いします。
No sugar, please.
で
de
[deh]
with / by / in
Here it links the condition 'without meat'.
これで大丈夫です。
This is fine.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Used in polite request patterns.
お水お願いします。
Water, please.
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
request / wish
Part of the polite request phrase.
少なめでお願いします。
A smaller portion, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します used in the set phrase.
案内します。
I will guide you.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Adds politeness.
後で頼みます。
I will ask later.
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