Lesson 3 - Dialogues:
Eating out
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by Ari Helminen used
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Dialogue
1:
An accompanied American at a popular Western restaurant.
J:
Nan ni shimashō
ka? |
What will you have? |
A:
Chotto matte kudasai. |
Just a minute, please. |
J
: Hai
. |
Yes, sir. |
A: Hambāgā
f |
Two hamburgers, one glass of iced tea, and one glass of milk, please. |
J :
Hai .
|
Yes, sir. |
... |
|
J:
Hai, dōzo. |
Here you are. |
A:
Dōmo.
|
Thank you. |
... |
|
A:
Chotto. |
Say! |
J
: Hai
. |
Yes, sir. |
A:
Kanjō o-negai
shimas |
May I have the check? |
J
: Hai
. |
Yes, sir. |
… |
|
J:
Dōmo arigatō
gozaimash |
Thank you. |
A: Dōmo. |
Thank you. |
An unaccompanied American at a popular Western restaurant.
J:
Nan ni shimashō
ka? |
What will you have? |
A:
Chotto matte kudasai. |
Just a minute, please. |
J
: Hai.
|
Yes. |
... |
|
A:
Chotto. |
Say! |
J
: Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A:
Miruk |
Do you have milk? |
J :
Hai. Arimas |
Yes, we do. |
A: Hambāgā
h |
One hamburger and one glass of milk, please. |
J
: Hai.
|
Yes,
sir. |
... |
|
A:
Chotto. |
Say! |
J
: Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A:
Miruk |
Another glass of mi I k, please. |
J
: Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
... |
|
A:
Chotto. |
Say! |
J
: Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A:
Kanjō o-negai
shimas |
May I have the check? |
J :
Hai. Dōmo arigatō
gozaimash |
Yes, sir. Thank you. |
A:
Dōmo. |
Thank you. |
Dialogue 3:
An
unaccompanied
American outside a
popular Japanese
restaurant,
asking a
passerby about a
dish in the
display case.
A :
Sumimasen. Kore nan
to īmas |
Excuse
me. What is
this one
called? |
J
: Kore des |
This
one? It's called a
pork cutlet. |
A:
Dōmo. |
Thank
you. |
… |
|
J: Nan
ni shimashō ka? |
What
will you have? |
A:
Tonkats |
One
pork cutlet and
one bottle
of sake, please. |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
... |
|
A: Chotto. |
Say! |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
A: Mizu
ip-pai kudasai.
|
A glass of water, please. |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
... |
|
A: Chotto. |
Say! |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
A: Kanjō
o-negai shimas |
May I have the check? |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
... |
|
J:
Dōmo arigatō gozaimash |
Thank
you. |
A:
Dōmo. |
Thank
you. |
Dialogue 4:
An
accompanied
American outside a
popular Japanese
restaurant, asking
a passerby about
a dish in
the display
case.
A:
Sumimasen. Kore nan
to īmas |
Excuse
me. What is
this one
called? |
J: Ebi
no tempura des |
It's shrimp tempura. |
A:
Kore nan to
īmas |
What is this one called? |
J: Kore
des |
This
one? This one
is curried
rice. |
A:
Dōmo. |
Thank
you. |
… |
|
J : Nan
ni shimashō ka?
|
What
will you have? |
A: Ebi
no tempura h |
One
order of shrimp
tempura and one order
of curried
rice, please. |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
… |
|
A: Chotto. |
Say! |
J: Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
A: Bīru ip-pon
kudasai. |
A bottle of beer, please. |
… |
|
A: Chotto. Yakisoba arimas |
Say! Do
you have chow
mein? |
J: Īe, arimasen. |
No, we
don’t. |
A: Ebi
no tempura mō
h |
Another
order of shrimp
tempura and another bottle
of beer,
please. |
J : Hai.
|
Yes. |
… |
|
A: Chotto.
Say!
|
Say! |
J :
Hai. |
Yes,
sir. |
A: Kanjō
o-negai shimas |
May
I have the
check? |
J :
Hai. Dōmo arigatō gozaimash |
Yes,
sir. Thank you. |
A:
Dōmo. |
Thank
you. |
An
accompanied
American outside a
Chinese restaurant,
asking a
passerby about a
dish in the
display case.
A : Sumimasen.
Kore nan
to īmas |
Excuse
me. What is
this one
called? |
J : Kore
des |
This one? |
A: Hai. |
Yes. |
J:
Kore gyōza to
īmas |
This
one is called
meat dumplings. |
A:
Kore nan to
īmas |
What is this one called? |
J: Yakisoba
des |
It's chow mein. |
A: Dōmo. |
Thank you. |
… |
|
J: Nan
ni shimashō ka? |
What
will you have? |
A:
Gyōza h |
One
order of meat
dumplings and one order
of chow mein, please. |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
A: Kirin
bīru arimas |
Do you have Kirin Beer? |
J: Hai.
Arimas |
Yes, we do. |
A: Kirin
ni-hon kudasai.
|
Two
bottles of |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
... |
|
A: Chotto. |
Say! |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
A:
|
Another
bottle of |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
… |
|
A: Chotto.
Kanjō o-negai
shimas |
Say! May I have the check? |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
… |
|
J:
Dōmo arigatō gozaimash |
Thank
you. |
A:
Dōmo. |
Thank
you. |
Dialogue 6:
An
unaccompanied
American outside a
Chinese restaurant,
asking a
passerby about a
dish in the
display case.
A:
_____________________ |
Excuse me. What is this one called? |
J : Subuta
des |
It's sweet-and-sour pork. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank you. |
… |
|
J: Nan
ni shimashō ka? |
What
will you have? |
A: _____________________ |
One
order of sweet-and-sour pork, please. |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
A: _____________________ |
Do you have sake? |
J:
Arimasen. Bīru
arimas |
No,
we don't. We
have beer.
|
A:
_____________________ |
One
bottle of beer,
please. |
J
: Hai. |
Yes,
sir. |
… |
|
A:
_____________________ |
Say! |
J :
Hai. |
Yes,
sir. |
A:
_____________________ |
Another
bottle of beer,
please. |
J :
Hai. |
Yes,
sir. |
… |
|
A:
_____________________ |
Say!
May I have
the check?
|
J :
Hai. |
Yes,
sir. |
… |
|
J:
Dōmo arigatō gozaimash |
Thank
you. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank
you. |
Dialogue 7:
An
unaccompanied
American outside a
noodle restaurant,
asking a
passerby about a
dish in the
display case.
A: _____________________ |
Excuse me. What is this one called? |
J:
Tempura udon to
īmas |
It's called tempura noodles. |
A: _____________________ |
Thank you. |
… |
|
A:
_____________________ |
Say! |
J: Nan
ni shimashō ka? |
What will you have? |
A: _____________________ |
One
order of tempura
noodles and
one bottle of
sake, please. |
J :
Hai. |
Yes, sir. |
… |
|
A: _____________________ |
Say! |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A: _____________________ |
Another
order of tempura
noodles and another bottle
of sake, please. |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
… |
|
A: _____________________ |
Say! |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A: _____________________ |
May I have the check? |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
… |
|
J: Dōmo
arigatō gozaimash |
Thank you. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank you. |
Dialogue 8:
An
accompanied
American outside a
noodle restaurant,
asking a
passerby about a
dish in the
display case.
A: _____________________ |
Excuse
me. What is
this one
called? |
J: Tempura
udon des |
It's tempura noodles. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank you. |
… |
|
J :
Nan ni shimashō
ka? |
What
will you have? |
A: _____________________ |
Two
orders of tempura
noodles and two bottles
of sake, please. |
J :
Hai. |
Yes,
ma'am. |
… |
|
A:_____________________ |
Say! Another
two orders
of tempura noodles and
another two bottles of
sake, please. |
J : Hai. |
Yes,
ma'am. |
… |
|
A: _____________________ |
May I have the check? |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
… |
|
J: Dōmo
arigatō gozaimash |
Thank you. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank you. |
Dialogue 9:
An
accompanied
American at a
popular Western restaurant.
A:
_____________________ |
Say! |
J : Hai. |
Yes,
ma'am. |
A: _____________________ |
Do
you have Coke? |
J:
Hai. Arimas |
Yes, we do. |
A: _____________________ |
One
glass of Coke,
one cup of coffee,
and two hamburgers, please. |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
… |
|
A : _____________________ |
Say! |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
A: _____________________ |
Another
two cups of coffee and another two
hamburgers, please. |
J : Hai. |
Yes, ma'am. |
… |
|
J : Hai,
dōzo. |
Here you are. |
A: _____________________ |
Thank you. |
... |
|
A: _____________________ |
Say! May I have the check? |
J: Dōmo
arigatō gozaimash |
Yes, ma'am. Thank you. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank you. |
Dialogue 10:
An
accompanied
American outside a
popular Japanese
restaurant, asking
a passerby about
a dish in
the display
case.
A: _____________________ |
Excuse me. What is this one called? |
J: Kore
s |
This one is sukiyaki. |
A: _____________________ |
What is this one called? |
J: Kore
des |
This one? |
A: _____________________ |
No, this one. |
J: Kore
sashimi des |
This one is sliced raw fish. |
… |
|
J: Nan
ni shimashō ka? |
What
will you have? |
A: _____________________ |
Two
orders of sukiyaki,
one order
of sliced raw
fish, and two bottles of
sake, please. |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A:
_____________________ |
Do you have iced tea? |
J: Īe, arimasen.
O-cha arimas |
No, we don't. We have hot tea. |
A:
_____________________ |
One cup of hot tea, please. |
… |
|
A: _____________________ |
Say! |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
A: _____________________ |
Another
two bottles of
sake, please. |
J : Hai.
|
Yes, sir. |
... |
|
A: _____________________ |
Say! May I have the check? |
J :
Hai. Dōmo arigatō
gozaimash |
Yes, sir. Thank you. |
A:
_____________________ |
Thank you. |