Sorry. The food hasn’t come yet. / Sorry. I ordered salad quite [a while] ago, but it hasn’t come yet.
※ When you want to call a staff member at a restaurant, you can either raise your hand to get their attention or say “すいませ〜ん!” (Excuse me) while raising your hand. If the restaurant uses a tablet for ordering, there’s usually a “店員呼出” (てんいん よびだし:Call Staff) button somewhere on the screen. Just tap that to call someone over. ▶️
9. Do nothing and just keep eating
Do nothing and just keep eating
10. すいません。フォークって、ありますか? or すいません。フォークいただけますか? ▶️ ▶️
Sorry. Do you have a fork? or Sorry. Could I have a fork?
※ spoon スプーン / some chopsticks 箸 or お箸 / knife ナイフ / Chinese big spoon 蓮華 / one plate お皿、1枚 / plate for sharing food 取り皿 or 小皿 / wet towel おしぼり ▶️
11. Raise your hand or すいませ〜ん。…追加で、これ1つ。 ▶️
[Raise your hand] or Excuse me. … Can I also have this?
12. あ、はい。…ありがとうございます。 / あ、大丈夫です。 ▶️ ▶️
Umm, yeah. … thank you. / Umm, no thanks.
13, 14. Pass the empty plates to the server or あ、まだ使っててもいいですか? ▶️
[Pass the empty plates to the server] or Umm, can I/we still use it?”