The Bar

1. The Bar バー

2. Types of Bars • いさかや • A traditional Japanese bar/restaurant • カラオケバー • A karaoke bar, where you sing along to recorded music among eating and drinking • りょうてい • An expensive, historical Japanese bar/small restaurant • Potentially members only, and you may be refused entry with this statement いちめいさま、おことわり

3. Restaurant Types Continued いさかや りょてい

4. Initial Bar conversation • いらっしゃいませ • A waiter would say this to you, it means welcome to here • To place an order, you may say (さけビールしょうちゅうect) ください. This means ____ please • さけをいっぱい will order you one sake

5. Kinds of drinks

6. Further ways to order • To order an appetizer, say つまみをください • To order two different drinks, you would say ビールとさけをください • If ordering more than two drinks, you would say ビールとさけそれとしょうちゅうをください • A waiter may ask you if that is everything, which is ごちゅもんはいじょうですか • The customers response would be はい or いいえ • The customer could also respond with うん or ううん

7. If you need something • If a waiter asks if you are finished, he will say たべおえましたか • If you are done, you say はい、かしこまりました • To request your check, you would say おかんじょうをしてください • Alternatively, you could say おかんじょうをおねがいします • If you have been waiting for a bit, you may say すみません to get the waiters attention • If you have been waiting for awhile, you may say ちょっと, which is more aggressive • To say excuse me, whats going on you would say ちょっと、どうなってるんですか

8. When Leaving • The waiter will verify that you want your check by saying おあいそうで, meaning “ok your check right” literally translated • The waiter must say before you leave ありがとうございました, which means goodbye • This is typically followed by またおこしくださいませ, which means would you please come again