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Izakaya · Dining

N3

これ、お通しですか?お通しは断れますか?Is this an otoshi (appetizer cover charge)? Can I decline the otoshi? (Izakaya · Dining, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)

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これ、お通しですか?お通しは断れますか?

これ、おとおしですか?おとおしはことわられますか?

Is this an otoshi (appetizer cover charge)? Can I decline the otoshi?

Romaji: Kore, otōshi desu ka? Otōshi wa kotowaremasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, otōshi desu. Mōshiwake gozaimasen ga, tōten de wa otōshi wa hissu to natte orimasu.

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はい、お通しです。申し訳ございませんが、当店ではお通しは必須となっております。

はい、おとおしです。もうしわけございませんが、とうてんではおとおしはひっすとなっております。

Yes, it's an otoshi. We apologize, but otoshi is mandatory at our establishment.

Gesture & etiquette

Point at the small dish.

In most izakayas, otoshi is mandatory and cannot be declined. It's polite to ask, but be prepared for a 'no.'

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