Peaceful Japanese Cafe Outside in Japan 日本国外の静かな日本食カフェ

Peaceful Japanese Cafe Outside in Japan 日本国外の静かな日本食カフェ

Take a look at interesting Japanese words to use at a Restaurant. See key phrases to use when you are dining out. Take the effort to learn new words.

レストランで使う面白い日本語の言葉を見てみましょう。 外食するときに使用するキーフレーズを参照してください。 新しい単語を学ぶために努力してください。

Konnichiwa = hello

Sumimasen = Excuse me (great for asking for the waiter’s attention)

Mochikaeri = Take-out

Tennai = Eat-in

Futari desu = For two (when asking for a table)

Yōyaku = (Reservation)

Osusume wa nandesuka? = What do you recommend?

Kinen seki onegaishimasu = A non-smoking table, please.

Eigo no menyu arimasuka? = Do you have an English menu?

Kore kudasai = This one please (when pointing to an item)

(insert food item here) arerugii ga arimasu = I am allergic to (insert food item here)

Toire (otearai) wa doko desu ka? = Where is the toilet?

Ikuradesuka = How much is this?Okaikei kudasai = Bill please

Omizu kudasai = Water please

Arigato = Thank you

Sayonara = Goodbye

Interesting Words to Use While Eating:

Kanpai = Cheers (when toasting)

Itadakimasu = Bon appetit

Oishii desu = It’s delicious (Great to use to tell the staff you like the food)

Suki desu = I like it!

Gochisousama deshita = Thank you for the meal (used after the meal is over)

oshibori = wet towel (at nice restaurants these will be given before the meal but also can be asked for after)

Menu Items are interesting in Japan. Most menus will have dishes written in Hiragana/Kanji.

Meat:

ぎゅうにく(gyuuniku) = beef

和牛 (waygu) = special grade beef

ぶたにく (butaniku) = pork

とりにく (toriniku) = chicken

たまご (tamago) = egg

Seafood:

さかな (sakana) = fish

えび (ebi) = shrimp

かに (kani) = crab

たこ (tako) = octopus

まぐろ (maguro) = tuna

さけ (sake) = salmon

うなぎ (unagi) = eel

かき (kaki) = oyster

さば (saba) = mackerel

Vegetables:

キャベツ (kyabetsu) = cabbage

トマト (tomato) = tomato

ねぎ (negi) = green onion (scallions)

ポテト (poteto) = potatoes

ブロッコリー (burokkorii) =broccoli

コーン (koon) = corn

きのこ (kinoko) = mushroom

大根 (daikon) = white radish

梅干し (umeboshi) = pickled plum

つけもの (tsukemono) = Japanese pickles

にんにく (ninniku) = garlic

しょうが (shouga) = ginger

さつまいも (satsumaimo) = sweet potato

れんこん (renkon) = lotus root

ししとう (shishito) = shishito pepper

Fruit:

りんご (ringo) = apple

ぶどう (budou) = grapes

かき (kaki) = persimmon

いちご (ichigo) = strawberry

さくらんぼ (sakuranbo)= cherry

メロン (melon)= green melon

すいか (suika)= watermelon

ゆず (yuzu) = yuzu (Japanese citrus fruit)

Cooking Methods:

カツ (katsu) = fried

から揚げ (karaage) = deep fried

やき (yaki) = fried (in pan or on grill)

てんぷら (tenpura) = tempura (battered and fried)

串 (kushi) = cooked on skewers

蒸し (Mushi) = steamed

Types of Dishes:

すし (sushi) = sushi

さしみ (sashimi) = sashimi

うどん (udon) = udon noodles (thick noodles)

そば (soba) = soba (buckwheat noodles)

ラーメン (raamen) = ramen noodles

り (yakitori) = yakitori (grilled meat skewers)

やきにく (yakiniku) = yakiniku (grilled beef and vegetables)

やきそば (yakisoba) = yakisoba (fried noodles)

すきやき (sukiyaki) = sukiyaki

おこのみやき (okonomiyaki) = okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes)

とんかつ (tonkatsu) = fried pork cutlet

コロッケ (kurokke) = croquette

ぎょうざ (gyouza) = fried dumplings

みそしる (misoshiru) = miso soup

ご飯 (gohan) = plain white rice

丼 (donburi) = stew on rice

お弁当 (o bento) = bento box, meal served in a box

懐石 (Kaiseki) or 懐石料理 (kaiseki-ryōri) = Traditional High End Japanese many dish meal

おでん (oden) = oden (dashi soup with various manually added items)

お握り or おにぎり (onigiri) = rice ball with various fillings

煎餅 (senbei) = rice crackers

Seasoning & Toppings:

しょうゆ (shouyu) = soy sauce

す (su) = vinegar

みりん (mirin) =sweet cooking sake

海苔 (nori) = seaweed (the sheets used in sushi)

鰹 (bonito) = dried fish flakes

しお (shio) = salt

みそ or 味噌 (miso) = fermented soybean paste

ポン酢 (ponzu) = citrus and soy dipping sauce

こしょう (koshou) = pepper

さとう (satou) = sugar

わさび (wasabi) = wasabi (Japanese “horseradish”)

ごま (goma) = sesame seeds

バター (bataa) = butter

ケチャップ (kechappu) = ketchup

はちみつ (Hachimitsu) = honey

Sweets:

パン (pan) = bread

和菓子 (wagashi) = Japanese sweets

お餅 (omochi) = rice cake

大福 (daifuku) = mochi stuffed with sweet filling

団子 (dango) = dumplings made of rice flour.

どら焼き (dorayaki) = small pancakes filled with a sweet Azuki red bean paste

あんみつ (anmitsu) = jelly dessert

餡子, あんこ (anko) = sweet bean paste

まんじゅう(manju) = steamed bun with sweet filling

ドーナツ (doonatsu) = doughnut

ケーキ (keeki) = cake

Drinks:

みず (mizu) = water

おちゃ (ocha) = green tea

むぎちゃ (mugicha) = Japanese iced barley tea

コーヒー (koohii) = coffee

牛乳 (gyuunyuu) = milk

ソーダ (sooda ) = soda/pop

おさけ (osake) = sake (rice wine)

ワイン (wain) = wine

ビール (biiru) = beer

Food Descriptions:

甘い (Amai) = sweet

辛い (Karai) = spicy

苦い (Nigai) = bitter

酸っぱい (Suppai) = sour

しょっぱい (Shoppai) = salty

カリカリ (Karikari) = cripsy

しんせん (Shinsen) = fresh

あつい (Atsui) = Hot

つめたい (Tsumetai) = Cold

Add more words and phrases to your Japanese repertoire. Interpret the menus.

日本語のレパートリーに単語やフレーズを追加します。 メニューを解釈します。

平和的 Peaceful

カフェ Cafe

中身 Inside

外 Outside

カフェ cafe, coffee

茶店 teahouse, cafe

レストラン restaurant

料亭 restaurant

飯店 restaurant

料理屋 restaurant

飲食店 restaurant, shop

料理店 restaurant

割烹店 restaurant

通り street, way, avenue

ストリート street

街 street, road, quarters

街路 street, road, avenue

道 road, way, street, method

市井 street, town

町内 town, neighborhood, block, street, neighbourhood

辻 street, crossroad

市区 municipal district, street

表 table, front, obverse, surface, face, street