Do You Have a Reservation?

Vocabulary

Key Examples

Japanese

EX1: どれぐらい待ちますか?

EX2: 予約をしてあります

EX3: お持ち帰りですか?

EX4: 店内ですか?

Romaji

dore gurai machimasu ka?

yoyaku o shite arimasu

omochikaeri desu ka?

tennai desu ka?

English

How long is the wait?

I made a reservation

Are you taking out?

Will you be dining in?

Recordings (Japanese)

EX1

EX2

EX3

EX4

EX1

Japanese

 どれぐらい待ちますか?

Romaji

dore gurai machimasu ka?

English

How long is the wait?

EX2

Japanese

予約をしてあります

Romaji

yoyaku o shite arimasu

English

I made a reservation

EX3

Japanese

お持ち帰りですか?

Romaji

omochikaeri desu ka?

English

Are you taking out?

EX4

Japanese

店内ですか?

Romaji

tennai desu ka?

English

Will you be dining in?

Conversation Practice

A: どれぐらい待ちますか?

(dore gurai machimasu ka?)

[How long is the wait?]

B: 15分ぐらいです 

(juugo fun gurai desu)

[About fifteen minutes]

A2: 予約はしてありますか? 

(yoyaku wa shite arimasu ka?)

[Do you have a reservation?]

B2: はい、してあります 

(hai, shite arimasu)

[Yes, I do]

A3: 店内ですか? 

(tennai desu ka?)

[Will you be dinning in?]

B3: はい、お願いします 

(hai, onegai shimasu)

[Yes, I will]

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