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Course 1 Lesson 10: Spaghetti Please (Mini Conversations)

Josie

Post Date: 2003-07-09 04:53:38

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Konnichiwa Sensei: Ogenki Desu ka?

When going to a Japanese Restaurant, how would you say: "Table for two please".

Is it = "Taberu wa ni-jin o kudasia".

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JFZ Teacher (Kanako)

Post Date: 2003-07-09 05:30:55

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はい、げんきです。ありがとう！ (HAI, GENKI DESU. ARIGATOU!)

You can count tables as general/abstract objects, so ひとつ (HITOTSU = one) is used in this case. (See Course 1 / Lesson 11).

Then two people are counted as ふたり (FUTARI : See Course 2/Lesson 4).

Actually it sounds better to say 〜をおねがいします。(- O ONEGAISHIMASU = Would you give me -) when you ask for a table at a restaurant.

So the sentence would be like this.

1) テーブルをひとつ、おねがいします。 (TEEBURU O HITOTSU, ONEGAI SHIMASU)

= One table, please.

You can aslo say;

2) ふたり、おねがいします。(FUTARI, ONEGAI SHIMASU) = Two (people), please.

Please remember that particles are not necessary after the counters.

Have a nice meal at a Japanese restaurant!

Kanako @ YesJapan