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Izakaya · Restaurant

N4

すみません、このお通しは、何ですか?Excuse me, what is this "otoshi"? (Izakaya · Restaurant, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)

You

すみません、このお通しは、何ですか?

すみません、このおとおしは、なんですか?

Excuse me, what is this "otoshi"?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono otōshi wa, nan desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Otōshi wa, o-sekiryō to shite saisho ni o-dashi suru kobachi desu.

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お通しは、お席料として最初にお出しする小鉢です。

おとおしは、おせきりょうとしてさいしょにおだしするこばちです。

The "otoshi" is a small dish served first as a seating charge.

Gesture & etiquette

Point to the small dish on the table.

It's generally not possible to refuse otoshi as it often functions as a seating charge. Trying to cancel it can be considered rude.

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