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Absolute Beginner S1
Can You Take My Japanese Order?

5 Kanji
Kana
Romanization
English
2
2
2
2
Vocabulary 2
Grammar Points 3
 

 

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Kanji


 

 



  



  

Kana


 

 

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Romanization
2 Kyaku Sumimasen! Meny &(')(*(+(,(-/.0(1/.32(-(0(4(5
Ten'in Hai.
Kyaku Sumimasen, mizu, onegai shimasu.
Ten'in Hai.
Kyaku Sumimasen, ch (& (2 () (* ' () (* (+ (, /- . (0 /1 3. (2 (- (0 (4 5
Ten'in H6/.35

English
Customer Excuse me, can I get a menu?
Waiter Sure.
Customer Excuse me, can I get some water?
Waiter Sure.
Customer Excuse me, can you take my order?
Waiter Sure-!

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Vocabulary
Kanji
  Kana
  Romaji English
  o-kyaku-san customer, guest
  #  hai
&
Yes.
  meny menu
  
" # $ %  mizu
&(2()(*
water
        ch order



o-kaikei
onegai shimasu
check, bill
please

Vocabulary Sample Sentences



 Excuse me sir./Excuse me, ma'am.

A  
O-kyaku-san,   
 
    
sumimasen.
A: Are you Mr. Tanaka? B: Yes.
   desu
A:Tanaka-san ka.  B:Hai.
& ()
(4 (-(0(-/.35
Can you give me English menu?
 nomeny
Eigo
Please give me some water.
Mizu
oonegai  


shimasu. Excuse me, can I order?
 
ch(& (2 () *
) () (* (+ (, /- . (0 /1 3. (2 (- (0 (4 5
Sumimasen,
3 Check, please.

  o-negai
O-kaikei 
shimasu. 

K(1 )(*(+(,(-/.0(1/.32(-(0(4(5
Coffee please.

Grammar Points
The Focus of This Lesson Is Asking for Something.



Sumimasen, mizu, onegai shimasu.

"Excuse me, can I get some water?"

In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for something that you want (like an item

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or a service) with the phrase o-negai shimasu. You may recognize this as part of
the phrase we learned for introductions: yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Asking for Something with Onegai Shimasu

The phrase o-negai shimasu basically means "please" in English, and we use it when
asking for something. To ask for something, simply say o-negai shimasu after you
say the name of the item or service that you want.

Formation

[item/service that you want] + onegai shimasu

Let's take a look at some examples.

For Example:
Item/Service That You + onegai shimasu "English"
Want  

menyu (
(



onegai shimasu "Can I get a menu?"
(literally, "Menu,
4 mizu (
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onegai shimasu
please.")
"Can I get some water?"
( (literally,

&(2()(* ( "#$%
Water, please.")
ch
(



onegai shimasu "Can you take my order?"
(literally, "Order,
please.")

Note that as seen in the examples above, we can use onegai shimasu to ask for
things like that aren't tangible (like a service).

The third example, ch (& (2 () * () (* (+ (, /- . (0 /1 3. (2 (- (0 4

, literally means "order, please," and we
use it to ask the clerk to take the order.

Sample Sentences

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1. O-kaikei onegai shimasu.

"Can I get the check?" (literally, "Check, please.")


 

2. Sain onegai shimasu.

"Can I have your signature/autograph?" (literally, "Sign, please.")

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