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Formal — to staff

Izakaya · Restaurant

N3

すみません、このお通しは何ですか?これは料金に含まれていますか?Excuse me, what is this 'otoshi'? Is this included in the price? (Izakaya · Restaurant, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)

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すみません、このお通しは何ですか?これは料金に含まれていますか?

すみません、このおとおしはなんですか?これはりょうきんにふくまれていますか?

Excuse me, what is this 'otoshi'? Is this included in the price?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono otōshi wa nan desu ka? Kore wa ryōkin ni fukumarete imasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Kochira wa oseki-ryō to shite saisho ni odashi shite iru mono desu.

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こちらはお席料として最初にお出ししているものです。

こちらはおせきりょうとしてさいしょにおだししているものです。

This is served first as a table charge.

Gesture & etiquette

Point to the small dish served (otoshi), then look questioning.

Refusing "otoshi" might be seen as rude in some establishments, as it's often a mandatory table charge. It's best to confirm rather than refuse outright.

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