Ordering at a Japanese Restaurant

Watch the following video and pay attention to the expression used by the staff and the customer.

Let’s learn how to order!

 

Here is a dialogue scaffold.

In pairs or groups of three, role-play a restaurant scene.

Expressions

• いらっしゃいませ。(Welcome!)
• 何にしますか。(What would you like?)
• かしこまりました。
  (=わかりました。Polite form meaning “Okay/Certainly/I understand.”)
• しょうしょうおまちください。
  (=ちょっとまってください。Polite form meaning “Please wait a moment.”)