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Izakaya · Dining

N4

すみません、このお通しは何ですか?Excuse me, what is this otoshi (appetizer)? (Izakaya · Dining, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)

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すみません、このお通しは何ですか?

すみません、このおとおしはなんですか?

Excuse me, what is this otoshi (appetizer)?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono otōshi wa nan desu ka? / Reply Romaji: O-sekiryō to shite saisho ni o-dashi suru kobachi desu.

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お席料として最初にお出しする小鉢です。

おせきりょうとしてさいしょにおだしするこばちです。

It's a small dish served at the beginning as a seating charge.

Gesture & etiquette

Point to the small appetizer dish with a puzzled expression.

In many izakayas, otoshi is mandatory and cannot be refused. It is a common practice in Japan.

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