How to Make a Restaurant Reservation in Japanese

Hello, this is Misa from Japanese Arm. Hey guys, today I'm going to teach you how to make a restaurant reservation over the phone. Let's try making a restaurant reservation by phone. First, listen to the conversation between the waitress Misa and the customer Misa. Please listen to the conversation first. Thank you for your call. This is a Japanese armored restaurant. I'm sorry to bother you during your busy time. I'd like to make a reservation. What date and time would you prefer? Would it be possible to make a reservation from 6:00 p.m. on December 25th? May I ask your name? Two people. Understood. May I ask your name? It's Mass. Thank you. We will be waiting for two guests starting at 6:00 PM on December 25th. Thank you. Then, I'll take my leave. Okay, so make sure to repeat after me and practice these sentences. So let's take a look at each sentence. So the waitress or the restaurant owner said Thank you for your call. Thank you for calling. "O-denwa" is the polite form. Your precious call. And then It is a Japanese armored restaurant. So they would say the name of the restaurant plus It is. which is merely a more polite way of saying this. So instead of It's Mass. I can say It is Mass. So I could say Hello. It is the Mass of the Japanese Army. Or they might just say Yes. Japanese Arms Restaurant. If it's more casual. Hi. Yes. Hello. They don't really say Hello? So if my friend calls me, I can just pick up the phone and say Hello? That's fine, but not really for business. And then, as a customer, you could say I'm sorry to bother you during your busy time. which roughly means Sorry to bother you or I know you must be busy, but… So this is extremely polite and often used in business. Actually, to make it even more polite, you can say I apologize for the inconvenience, but I'm in a hurry. I'm truly sorry, but. But this is proper business language. You don't really have to be this polite. when making a reservation So you could say I'm sorry to bother you during your busy time. But you don't even need to say it Like I might say if I'm calling a restaurant that I know is extremely popular and it's really hard to get a reservation for Then maybe, but generally you can skip this. But it's good to know this phrase. because you might need this if you work in Japan. I would like to make a reservation. So yoyaku is reservation. to make a reservation is to make a reservation. And this I want to do is I want to, I would like to. And then, well... I made a lesson about this, you know. But So check it out. But you can just say it really and end the sentence like this. So it might sound as if it's not the end of the sentence. like could mean like but So, literally, you could even just say this. like I would like to make a reservation but And it sounds really weird in English But this is how Japanese people make a call. and they let the listener know what They would like to request. So instead of wanting to do it, I would also like to say I want to do it, but... which is somewhat more formal. It depends; perhaps したいのですが is more formal, right. So maybe I'm calling a really fancy restaurant. Maybe I'll say, "I would like to make a reservation." but I'm calling you, you know, kind of A restaurant for a casual lunch. I want to, but it's more than enough or if you'd like to stick to something simpler, I guess You could say "I would like to make a reservation." I would like to make a reservation. And then they will probably ask you What date and time would you prefer? So "hope" means wish But "goshiki" is like your need, your wish, your desire. Again frequently used in business speech Your desired or your preferred So desired date and time So the first kanji means day. and the second kanji means time date and time Date and time You can also say "Nichinichi" Instead of your requested date and time They might say "Requested date" "Ri Ri" is date and then they might say, "When would it be?" "何时" means "when," right? Again, this is just more polite than ですか. So instead of "When is it?" You could say, "When will it be?" More formally, when would that be? or they might change the word order and it might sound more like On what date would you like to schedule it? So instead of your requested date When is it? They say "O-hi-ji-ka" as for the date As for the date When would you like it? you desire And then you will tell when you want to make a reservation for So if it's today today The waiter The employees might use the word "today." So when speaking business Japanese They tend to use the word "today." more than today but it means the same As a customer You can talk more casually so you can just say today instead of today So today at 6 p.m. today 6 PM So p.m. is afternoon, right? a.m. So you can say 11:00 a.m. today Today at 7:00 p.m. 6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m. You can also do 6:30, 7:30 So you say from today at 6 p.m. onwards from Reservation reservation possibly So is it possible to make a reservation? More polite than ですか Right So from today at 6 p.m. onwards Is reservation possible? You can also book for another date So not just today You can say from 6:00 p.m. on the 25th of this month onwards. Is reservation possible? So if it's this month you can say this month Right next month So next month's 1st at 3 p.m. Is reservation possible? Or instead of this month, next month December 25 January 8 January 10 By the way, it's really common to have a romantic dinner. with your partner on Christmas. So Christmas is very different in Japan. It's as if it's celebrated among couples. It's very romantic. and generally speaking, Men are supposed to make a reservation. for a table at a really fancy restaurant. Then, they will ask you how many people. They would say It's the same as But "Nanin desu ka?" is far too casual. It's okay to speak that way to your neighbors, for example. But not really when speaking business Japanese. Instead of "Heiren," they would say, like employees are supposed to say So name Rather than They can say Okay And then they add this suffix. same Sama is just more polite than san. If you say Rather than Then it sounds like you're treating me as a customer. or a goddess. So then you can say or you could even say As a customer, you don't really need to be that polite or formal. So you can just say Why not? I always eat alone. Not always, okay? The sound it really is. But I often eat alone at a restaurant. There is nothing wrong with it. Or you can simply combine these two sentences and say So you say for how many people Is it possible to make a reservation? And then they will ask you your name. They will definitely use the word. Your name So this is very important to remember. When you ask what the other person's name is you say But if you're saying You never say about your name So I would say Although I never say Textbooks teach you this. But it's not very common. Like I don't I barely hear anyone say I would hear Or just Without adding any My name is I It is the most common way to introduce yourself. But anyway, when you want to ask someone's name, you say Your important name. And then the verb to ask is Yes, "聞く" means to listen. but also to ask like a question or to ask for direction So they might say So the more casual way would be But again, they have to speak business Japanese. So they would say So o plus the masu form stem Yes, 聞く becomes 聞きます, correct? Or even if you listen plus Yes, "yoroshii" is the same as "ii." And then でしょうか is the same as ですか, right? So is that acceptable? So much longer but It's exactly the same as "Is that okay?" So is it okay if I ask you? Or they might use Kenjo-go. So instead of the verb きく, they might say So if I'm talking to someone older or my boss and I want to say I ask you, I would say And then finally at the end, they might say Thank you And then Then date and time And then for how many people We will be waiting literally So we are looking forward to welcoming you. Or they might say Like I took your reservation And then at the end, you can just say If you would like to be somewhat more formal Again いたします is more formal than します. And then you can also say before hanging up So instead of goodbye which should be really weird You say And then hang up Or you could also say I'm looking forward to it. which again you don't have to say it but could be nice for the restaurant Alright, that's it. 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Thank you so much for watching If you like this video Please give a thumbs up And make sure to subscribe to this channel And follow me on Instagram, Twitter Because I post stories or tweets quite often Or at least once every few days, maybe And if you want to be the first one To know when I will actually start for real Streaming on Twitch again Probably Twitter or Instagram Will be the best place to follow me So make sure to repeat after me And practice Japanese See you later Bye-bye Would it be possible to make a reservation starting at 6:00 PM on December 25th? May I ask your name? Two people Understood. May I ask your name? It's Mass. Thank you very much. Then, from December 25 at 6:00 PM We are waiting for two guests. Thank you very much. I'll take my leave then.