Learn some of the proper Japanese phrases to use while you're dining with friends or associates in Japan
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| Wouldn’t you say manners when eating are very important everywhere you go? In this lesson, you are going to learn the phrase said before and after you eat いただきます。 (Itadakimasu.) and ごちそうさま。 (gochisōsama) and some other useful phrases. |
| いただきます。 (Itadakimasu.) is a phrase said before a meal. There is no direct translation for this in English but this is used to express gratitude for the food. ごちそうさま。 (Gochisōsama) is the phrase said after a meal which means thank you for the food. When you want to say ごちそうさま。 (Gochisōsama) in a more polite way, you can say ごちそうさまでした。 (Gochisōsama deshita.) |
| Here is another phrase. When you like the food that you are eating, you can say おいしい (oishii) which means it’s delicious. |
| Now let’s practice いただきます。 (Itadakimasu.) おいしい！ (Oishii!) ごちそうさま。 (Gochisōsama) |
| Now it’s time for Hiroko’s hint. Do you know what to say before drinking at a party? You can say かんぱい。 (Kanpai.) which means cheers. かんぱい！ (Kanpai!) See you next time. |
101 Comments
HideMina-san, Itadakimasu!! :mrgreen: Have you ever used phrase this before eating something? How about Gochiso-sama deshita?
MHKさん
コメントありがとうございます😄
That's great!! Keep up the great work 😉
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りょうま（Ryoma）
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After Learning the phrases ,"いただきます" and "ごちそうさまでした"
in the Absolute Beginner - Fun and Easy series , I started using them 😄😁
Musaabさん
Thank you so much for your comment😇
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Ryoma
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01:07 But I don't drink.
こんにちは Tommyさん
コメントありがとうございます。Thank you for your comment. 😇
We are very happy to hear that you enjoy Hiroko's lessons.
Good news is that there are many many lessons from Hiroko in our Lesson Library.
Feel free to check them out! Let us know if you have any questions.
Wishing you good luck with your Japanese,
レヴェンテ (Levente)
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Does Hiroko still post videos? Her lessons are the right balance of useful, fun, and easy to understand. But I can't find anything except this older series.
Why are there usually two ways to say the same phrase in Japanese? Can´t you just put more emphasis in your voice to make it more polite, or use japanese body language alongside the phrase?
Konnichiwa Matyah M.I,
メッセージをありがとうございます！
勉強した言葉はどんどん使って、練習していきましょうね。
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Sono
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ありがとございます。私はあの言葉を使う。
Hi Sarinya,
Thank you very much for the question!
"how to say= you can pay with cash and the rest by card"
>> まず現金で、残りはカードで払えます。
まずげんきんで、のこりはカードではらえます。
You can also say
まず現金で、残りはカードカードで払って下さい。
まずげんきんで、のこりはカードではらってください。
Sincerely,
Miki H
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