Formal — to staff
Ryokan · Kaiseki · Dinner
この小さなお皿は何に使いますか? — What is this small dish for? (Ryokan · Kaiseki · Dinner, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
You
この小さなお皿は何に使いますか?
このちいさなおさらわなんにつかいますか?
What is this small dish for?
Romaji: Kono chiisana osara wa nani ni tsukaimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Kochira wa otsukemono-yō no osara de gozaimasu.
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こちらはお漬物用のお皿でございます。
こちらはおつけものようのおさらでございます。
This is a dish for pickles.
Gesture & etiquette
Point politely at the dish in question.
Do not mix dishes or pile food from one dish onto another without asking or observing. Eat items from the dish they are served in.
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