Formal — to staff
Restaurant · Ordering
You
すみません、先に食券を買うシステムですか？
すみません、さきにしょっけんをかうシステムですか？
Excuse me, is it a system where I buy a meal ticket first?
Romaji: Sumimasen, saki ni shokken o kau shisutemu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, kochira no kenbaiki de saki ni shokken o okaimotome kudasai.
Reply
はい、こちらの券売機で先に食券をお買い求めください。
はい、こちらのけんばいきでさきにしょっけんをおかいもとめください。
Yes, please purchase a meal ticket from this ticket machine first.
Gesture & etiquette
Point towards the entrance or a potential machine, slight bow.
Do not try to order verbally before clarifying the system. Be aware that some machines are cash-only.
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