Checking a restaurant order | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: At a restaurant, two adults check their order details before asking the server to confirm everything..

EN → JA / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

料理が来る前に、注文を確認したいです。

ryoh-ree gah koo-roo ma-eh nee, choo-MOHN oh kah-koo-neen shee-tah-EE dess. I want to check the order before the food comes.
B

料理を作り始める前なら、間違いを直しやすいです。

ryoh-ree oh tsu-koo-ree hah-jee-meh-roo ma-eh nah-rah, mah-chee-gah-EE oh nah-oh-shee-yah-soo-EE dess. It's easier to fix mistakes before they start cooking.
A

玉ねぎなしのスープを頼みました。

tah-mah-neh-GEE nah-shee noh SOO-poo oh tah-noh-mee-mah-SHEE-tah. I asked for soup without onions.
B

私はドレッシングなしのサラダを頼みました。

wah-tah-SHEE wah doh-ress-SHEEN-goo nah-shee noh sah-rah-dah oh tah-noh-mee-mah-SHEE-tah. And I asked for salad with no dressing.
A

デザートは食事の後に出るはずです。

deh-ZAH-toh wah shoh-koo-jee noh AH-toh nee deh-roo hah-zoo dess. The dessert should come after the meal.
B

店員さんに全部確認してもらうように頼みます。

tehn-EEN sahn nee zen-BOO kah-koo-neen shee-teh moh-rah-OO yoh-oo nee tah-noh-mee-mahss. I'll ask the server to confirm everything.

Word by Word

料理 「料理」 means the food or dish that is expected to arrive in this restaurant scene. In 「料理が来る前に」, it is the thing that comes. A common reuse pattern is 「料理を作る」 for “cook or make a dish.”
が 「が」 marks 「料理」 as the subject of 「来る」 in 「料理が来る前に」. It identifies what is coming, rather than marking the overall topic. A useful pattern is 「名詞が来る」 when saying that something or someone comes.
来る 「来る」 means “come” or “arrive” in 「料理が来る前に」, referring to the food being served. Its plain form appears before 「前に」 to describe an event that has not happened yet. A common pattern is 「人が来る」 or 「荷物が来る」.
前 「前」 means “before” in 「料理が来る前に」. It follows the clause 「料理が来る」 and places the checking earlier than the food’s arrival. A reusable pattern is 「動詞の前」 or 「動詞＋前に」 for doing something before an event.
に In 「料理が来る前に」, 「に」 marks the time before which the checking should happen. It follows 「前」 and makes the phrase a time expression. A common reuse pattern is 「〜前に、〜」, meaning “before ..., ...”.
注文 「注文」 means the restaurant order in 「注文を確認したいです」. It is the thing being checked. A common pattern is 「注文をする」 for placing an order and 「注文を確認する」 for checking it.
を 「を」 marks 「注文」 as the object of 「確認したい」 in 「注文を確認したいです」. It shows what the speaker wants to check. A reusable pattern is 「名詞を確認する」 for checking a thing.
確認 「確認」 means checking or confirming in 「注文を確認したいです」. It is used with 「する」 to describe checking the order details. A common pattern is 「内容を確認する」, meaning “check the contents.”
したい 「したい」 expresses wanting to do the action 「確認する」 in 「確認したいです」. Here the speaker says they want to check the order. A reusable pattern is 「動詞のます-stem＋たい」, such as 「確認したい」 for “want to check.”
です 「です」 gives the sentence a polite ending in 「確認したいです」. It presents the speaker’s wish politely in this restaurant conversation. A common pattern is 「〜たいです」 for politely saying that you want to do something.
作り始める 「作り始める」 means “start making or cooking” in 「料理を作り始める前なら」. It describes the beginning of the restaurant’s cooking process. A useful pattern is 「料理を作り始める」 or more generally 「名詞を作り始める」.
なら 「なら」 means “if it is the case that” or “when it is” in 「料理を作り始める前なら」. Here it frames the time before cooking starts as the condition in which mistakes are easier to fix. A common pattern is 「〜なら、〜」 for responding to or setting a condition.
間違い 「間違い」 means a mistake in 「間違いを直しやすい」. It is the problem that can be corrected before cooking begins. A common pattern is 「間違いを直す」 for correcting a mistake.
直しやすい 「直しやすい」 means “easy to fix” in 「間違いを直しやすいです」. The form combines the action of fixing with 「〜やすい」 to say that the action is easy to do. A reusable pattern is 「動詞のます-stem＋やすい」, such as 「読みやすい」 for “easy to read.”
玉ねぎ 「玉ねぎ」 means onion in 「玉ねぎなしのスープ」. It identifies the ingredient that the speaker does not want in the soup. A common restaurant pattern is 「玉ねぎを入れる」 for putting onion in a dish.
なし 「なし」 means “without” or “with no” in 「玉ねぎなしのスープ」. It follows the ingredient and describes soup prepared without onions. A useful reuse pattern is 「名詞なしの名詞」, such as 「砂糖なしのコーヒー」 as a new example.
の In 「玉ねぎなしのスープ」, 「の」 links the description 「玉ねぎなし」 to 「スープ」. It makes the preceding phrase modify the following noun. The same linking pattern appears in 「ドレッシングなしのサラダ」.
スープ 「スープ」 means soup in 「玉ねぎなしのスープを頼みました」. It is the dish the speaker ordered without onions. A common pattern is 「スープを頼む」 for ordering soup.
頼みました 「頼みました」 means “ordered” or “asked for” in 「玉ねぎなしのスープを頼みました」. The polite form reports the speaker’s completed request to the restaurant. A common pattern is 「名詞を頼みました」 when saying what you ordered.
私 「私」 means “I” in 「私はドレッシングなしのサラダを頼みました」. It identifies the speaker whose order is being described. A common pattern is 「私は〜です」 when introducing or identifying yourself politely.
は 「は」 marks 「私」 as the topic in 「私はドレッシングなしのサラダを頼みました」. The sentence then gives information about what the speaker ordered. A common pattern is 「私は＋行動」 when talking about your own action.
ドレッシング 「ドレッシング」 means salad dressing in 「ドレッシングなしのサラダ」. It is the ingredient or topping that the speaker requested to leave out. A useful restaurant pattern is 「ドレッシングをかける」 for putting dressing on a salad.
サラダ 「サラダ」 means salad in 「ドレッシングなしのサラダを頼みました」. It is the dish ordered without dressing. A common pattern is 「サラダを頼む」 for ordering a salad.
デザート 「デザート」 means dessert in 「デザートは食事の後に出るはずです」. It is the item expected to be served after the meal. A common pattern is 「デザートを頼む」 for ordering dessert.
食事 「食事」 means the meal in 「食事の後に」. It provides the reference point for when the dessert should be served. A common pattern is 「食事の後」 for “after the meal.”
後 「後」 means “after” in 「食事の後に」. Together with 「食事の」, it places the dessert’s serving time later than the meal. A reusable pattern is 「名詞の後に、〜」 for doing or describing something after an event.
出る 「出る」 means “come out” or, in this restaurant context, “be served” in 「デザートは食事の後に出るはずです」. The dessert is the thing that will appear at the table. A common pattern is 「料理が出る」 for saying that a dish is served.
はず 「はず」 expresses the speaker’s expectation in 「出るはずです」: the dessert is expected to be served after the meal. It indicates what the speaker believes should happen based on the order or plan, rather than giving an instruction. A common pattern is 「〜はずです」 for stating an expected result.
店員 「店員」 means a store or restaurant staff member in 「店員さんに」. Here it refers to the person the speaker will ask to check the order. A common pattern is 「店員に聞く」 for asking a staff member.
さん 「さん」 is a polite title added after 「店員」 in 「店員さんに」. It addresses the staff member respectfully without using their name. A common pattern is 「職業・役割＋さん」 when politely referring to someone such as a staff member.
全部 「全部」 means “everything” or “all of it” in 「全部確認してもらう」. It refers to all the order details that need to be checked. A common pattern is 「全部確認する」 for checking everything.
して 「して」 is the connective form of 「する」 in 「確認してもらう」. It connects the checking action to 「もらう」, expressing having someone perform that action for the speaker. A reusable pattern is 「動詞て形＋もらう」, as in 「見てもらう」 for having someone look at something.
もらう 「もらう」 in 「確認してもらう」 expresses receiving the benefit of the server’s action, or having the server check everything for the speaker. It does not itself mean “ask”; the request is expressed by the larger phrase 「確認してもらうように頼みます」. A common pattern is 「人に動詞て形＋もらう」 for having someone do something.
よう In 「確認してもらうように頼みます」, 「ように」 introduces what the speaker asks for: that the server check everything. It links the requested action to 「頼みます」. A common request pattern is 「〜ように頼む」 for asking someone to do something.
頼みます 「頼みます」 means “I will ask” or “I will request” in 「店員さんに全部確認してもらうように頼みます」. The polite form presents the speaker’s planned request to the staff member. A common pattern is 「人に〜ように頼みます」 for asking someone to do something.

Grammar Points

動詞ます形の語幹＋たいです

注文を確認したいです。

choo-MOHN oh kah-koo-neen shee-tah-EE dess.

I want to check the order.

「たい」は動作をしたいという希望を表します。英語の want to に当たります。

名詞＋なし

玉ねぎなしのスープ

tah-mah-neh-GEE nah-shee noh SOO-poo

soup without onions

「なし」は「〜がない」「〜を入れない」という意味で、名詞の後ろに置きます。

Japanese Vocabulary

スープ noun
SOO-poo soup
ドレッシングなし phrase
doh-ress-SHEEN-goo nah-shee without dressing
確認したい verb
kah-koo-neen shee-tah-EE want to check
間違い noun
mah-chee-gah-EE mistake
玉ねぎなし phrase
tah-mah-neh-GEE nah-shee without onions
作り始める verb
tsu-koo-ree hah-jee-meh-roo to start cooking
前に phrase
ma-eh nee before
注文 noun
choo-MOHN order
直しやすい phrase
nah-oh-shee-yah-soo-EE easy to fix
来る verb
koo-roo to come
頼みました verb
tah-noh-mee-mah-SHEE-tah asked for; ordered
料理 noun
ryoh-ree food; dish

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

without onions

Show Answer玉ねぎなし

easy to fix

Show Answer直しやすい

to start cooking

Show Answer作り始める

want to check

Show Answer確認したい