Greeting and Seating Guests
Welcome guests, ask the party size, check seat availability and guide customers to the right seat at an izakaya.
N4 Topic-Based Conversation — Restaurant & Izakaya Job · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- いらっしゃいませ (いらっしゃいませ): welcome (greeting to customers)
- 何名様（なんめいさま） (何名様): how many people (polite)
- お一人様（おひとりさま） (お一人様): one person (polite)
- 空席（くうせき） (空席): vacant seat
- 満席（まんせき） (満席): fully booked, no seats left
- ご案内（ごあんない） (ご案内): guidance, showing a guest to a seat
- 席（せき） (席): seat
- カウンター (カウンター): counter seat
- お座敷（おざしき） (お座敷): tatami room
- 禁煙席（きんえんせき） (禁煙席): non-smoking seat
- 喫煙席（きつえんせき） (喫煙席): smoking seat
- 予約（よやく） (予約): reservation
- お荷物（おにもつ） (お荷物): luggage, belongings
- おしぼり (おしぼり): wet hand towel
In-lesson practice
- Greeting and Seating Guests — Exercises (6 questions)
Related JLPT N4 quizzes
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 53 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 52 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 51 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 50 (7 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 49 (7 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 48 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 44 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 45 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 46 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 47 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 43 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 42 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「いらっしゃいませ」 mean in this lesson?
- welcome (greeting to customers)
- What does 「何名様（なんめいさま）」 mean in this lesson?
- how many people (polite)
- What does 「お一人様（おひとりさま）」 mean in this lesson?
- one person (polite)
- What does 「空席（くうせき）」 mean in this lesson?
- vacant seat
- What does 「満席（まんせき）」 mean in this lesson?
- fully booked, no seats left
- What does 「ご案内（ごあんない）」 mean in this lesson?
- guidance, showing a guest to a seat
- What does 「席（せき）」 mean in this lesson?
- seat
- What does 「カウンター」 mean in this lesson?
- counter seat
- What does 「お座敷（おざしき）」 mean in this lesson?
- tatami room
- What does 「禁煙席（きんえんせき）」 mean in this lesson?
- non-smoking seat
- What does 「喫煙席（きつえんせき）」 mean in this lesson?
- smoking seat
- What does 「予約（よやく）」 mean in this lesson?
- reservation
- What does 「お荷物（おにもつ）」 mean in this lesson?
- luggage, belongings
- What does 「おしぼり」 mean in this lesson?
- wet hand towel
- 「いらっしゃいませ」は、いつ使いますか。
- Đây là câu chào đón khách ngay khi khách bước vào quán.
- 何名様（ ）いらっしゃいますか。
- Số người đi với trợ từ で: 何名様でいらっしゃいますか。
- 申し訳ございません。ただいま満席（ ）。
- Với khách hàng dùng でございます để lịch sự.
- お席へご案内（ ）。
- ご案内いたします là khiêm nhường ngữ, phù hợp khi phục vụ khách.
- 「空席」の読み方として正しいものはどれですか。
- 空席 đọc là くうせき, nghĩa là ghế trống.
- 満席のとき、最も適切な言い方はどれですか。
- Cần xin lỗi lịch sự và thông báo rõ tình trạng, không dùng câu suồng sã với khách.