Booking a restaurant
Booking by phone or at the door is mostly dates, times and numbers of people, all from Everyday Japanese 2. This lesson adds the seating words and the questions staff ask. (I'd like to…) uses ～たい from Everyday Japanese 3. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 booking words and lines
Each card shows a word, the form to use, and a sentence for the phone or the restaurant door. Eight reuse words from earlier lessons.
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Booking: what staff ask
On the phone staff ask in a set order: how many, what time, which seats, your name and number.
| Staff say | It means | You say |
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- for people. Staff count guests with : , . You just answer with : .
- Day, time, people. Give them in that order: .
- Queuing at the door. Busy places have a sheet or a machine by the entrance. Write your name and how many, then wait to be called.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.