"お通しを、肉や魚を使わないものに変えていただくことはできますか？" — Would it be possible to change the appetizer (otoshi) to something that doesn't contain meat or fish? (Izakaya, JLPT N3)

Formal — to staff

Izakaya

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お通しを、肉や魚を使わないものに変えていただくことはできますか？

おとおしを、にくやさかなをつかわないものにかえていただくことはできますか？

Would it be possible to change the appetizer (otoshi) to something that doesn't contain meat or fish?

Romaji: Otoshi o, niku ya sakana o tsukawanai mono ni kaete itadaku koto wa dekimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Kakunin shimasu ne. Moshi muzukashikereba, otoshi nashi ni suru koto mo kanou desu.

確認しますね。もし難しければ、お通し無しにすることも可能です。

かくにんしますね。もしむずかしくれば、おとおしなしにすることもかのうです。

Let me check. If that's difficult, we can also opt out of the appetizer for you.

Gesture & etiquette

Put your hands together slightly in a polite requesting posture.

Do not aggressively refuse the otoshi fee as it is a standard table charge culture in Japan.

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