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How to Say ‘Breakfast (polite)’ in Japanese

ご朝食

go choushoku

[goh choh-shoh-koo]

💬 Usage Tip: [ご朝食] is the polite form of [朝食], breakfast. The [ご] gives it a refined hospitality feel.

🇯🇵 In Japan: Hotels and ryokan often use more elegant vocabulary for meals, baths, and rooms as part of omotenashi, Japanese hospitality.

Phrase Breakdown

go

[goh]

honorific prefix

Polite prefix often used in formal service language with Sino-Japanese words.

Example

ご朝食は七時からです。

Breakfast is from 7 o'clock.

朝食

choushoku

[choh-shoh-koo]

breakfast

Morning meal; often discussed when explaining hotel services.

Example

ご朝食を追加できます。

You can add breakfast.

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