Formal — to staff
Izakaya · Dining
すみません、お通しは結構です。 — Excuse me, the cover charge appetizer (otōshi) is not necessary. (I'll decline the otōshi.) (Izakaya · Dining, Formal — to staff, JLPT N5)
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すみません、お通しは結構です。
すみません、おとおしはけっこうです。
Excuse me, the cover charge appetizer (otōshi) is not necessary. (I'll decline the otōshi.)
Romaji: Sumimasen, otōshi wa kekkō desu. / Reply Romaji: Mōshiwake arimasen, otōshi wa sekiryō to natte orimasu node, okotowari dekimasen.
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申し訳ありません、お通しは席料となっておりますので、お断りできません。
もうしわけありません、おとおしはせきりょうとなっておりますので、おことわりできません。
We apologize, but the otōshi serves as a seating charge, so we cannot decline it.
Gesture & etiquette
Slight bow, polite hand gesture indicating 'no thank you.'
In many izakayas, otōshi is mandatory and cannot be refused as it functions as a seating charge. It's polite to ask, but be prepared for refusal.
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