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Restaurant · Dining

N3

すみません、もし食べきれなかった場合、残った料理を持ち帰ることはできますか?Excuse me, if I can't finish all the food, is it possible to take the leftovers home? (Restaurant · Dining, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)

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すみません、もし食べきれなかった場合、残った料理を持ち帰ることはできますか?

すみません、もし、たべきれなかったばあい、のこったりょうりをもちかえることはできますか?

Excuse me, if I can't finish all the food, is it possible to take the leftovers home?

Romaji: Sumimasen, moshi tabekirenakatta baai, nokotta ryōri o mochikaeru koto wa dekimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Mōshiwake gozaimasen ga, eisei-jō no riyū de omochikaeri wa go-enryo itadaite orimasu.

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申し訳ございませんが、衛生上の理由でお持ち帰りはご遠慮いただいております。

もうしわけございませんが、えいせいじょうのりゆうでおもちかえりはごえんりょいただいております。

We apologize, but for hygiene reasons, we ask that you refrain from taking food home.

Gesture & etiquette

Point to the food, then make a 'take-away' motion.

Do not insist if told no. It's a common practice in Japan not to allow doggy bags due to strict food safety regulations and concerns about food poisoning once the food leaves the restaurant's control.

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