How to Say ‘What do you recommend?’ in Japanese
おすすめは何ですか。
o susume wa nan desu ka
[oh soo-soo-meh wah nahn dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [おすすめ] is "recommendation" or "recommended item," so [おすすめは何ですか] is literally "As for the recommendation, what is it?" You can use the same pattern with other topics: [人気は何ですか] = "What's popular?"
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Makes the following word sound polite.
おすすめを教えてください。
Please tell me your recommendation.
すすめ
susume
[soo-soo-meh]
recommendation
Something the restaurant recommends.
この店のおすすめは何ですか。
What is this restaurant's recommendation?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks the topic of the sentence.
これは人気です。
This is popular.
何
nan
[nahn]
what
Asks for information about something.
何が入っていますか。
What is in it?
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
Polite copula in a question.
人気の料理です。
It is a popular dish.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Turns the sentence into a polite question.
大丈夫ですか。
Is it okay?
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