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Japanese Words for Eating at a Japanese Restaurant

Here are some Japanese words that are useful when eating at a Japanese restaurant. If you learn some of these words, you would impress even an native Japanese speakers!

Itadakimasu - The word to say before eating. (Direct translation: "I receive with respect.")

ohashi - chopsticks

ochyo-shi - sake in a bottle, usually served warm
or
atsu-kan - a hot bottle of sake

reisyu - cold sake, specialty sake made to be served cold

ochoko - a little sake cup

nama-biru - draft beer on tap

agari - green tea (only used at a Sushi restaurant)

gari - pickled ginger (usually served with Sushi)

wasabi - green Japanese horseradish (very spicy!)

osyo-yu - soy sauce

oshinko - pickles

kappa - cucumber (usually for rolled sushi only)

gyoku - Japanese style slightly sweet egg omelet

geta - wooden sushi serving dish (named after a wooden footwear)

shyari - sushi rice

oishi - delicious

gochisousama - at the end of the meal. ("Thank you for the meal.")

oaiso - a check

Counting:

1 - ichi
2 - ni
3 - san
4 - yon (shi)
5 - go

Sushi - __ kan
Sushi roll - __ pon
a bowl of rice (gohan) - __ zen
a pair of chopsticks - __ zen