Serving Food and Drinks
Carry and serve dishes safely, announce hot items, bring sharing plates, clear tables politely, and handle small spills.
N4 Topic-Based Conversation — Restaurant & Izakaya Job · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- お待たせいたしました (お待たせいたしました): thank you for waiting (polite)
- 失礼します（しつれいします） (失礼します): excuse me (when entering or reaching across)
- お料理（おりょうり） (お料理): dish, food
- 取り皿（とりざら） (取り皿): sharing plate
- 取り分け（とりわけ） (取り分け): serving food into portions
- 箸（はし） (箸): chopsticks
- 熱い（あつい） (熱い): hot (to the touch)
- 冷たい（つめたい） (冷たい): cold
- 下げる（さげる） (下げる): to clear away (plates)
- 空いた（あいた） (空いた): empty
- グラス (グラス): glass
- こぼす (こぼす): to spill
- 拭く（ふく） (拭く): to wipe
- トレー (トレー): tray
In-lesson practice
- Serving Food and Drinks — 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 「お待たせいたしました」 mean in this lesson?
- thank you for waiting (polite)
- What does 「失礼します（しつれいします）」 mean in this lesson?
- excuse me (when entering or reaching across)
- What does 「お料理（おりょうり）」 mean in this lesson?
- dish, food
- What does 「取り皿（とりざら）」 mean in this lesson?
- sharing plate
- What does 「取り分け（とりわけ）」 mean in this lesson?
- serving food into portions
- What does 「箸（はし）」 mean in this lesson?
- chopsticks
- What does 「熱い（あつい）」 mean in this lesson?
- hot (to the touch)
- What does 「冷たい（つめたい）」 mean in this lesson?
- cold
- What does 「下げる（さげる）」 mean in this lesson?
- to clear away (plates)
- What does 「空いた（あいた）」 mean in this lesson?
- empty
- What does 「グラス」 mean in this lesson?
- glass
- What does 「こぼす」 mean in this lesson?
- to spill
- What does 「拭く（ふく）」 mean in this lesson?
- to wipe
- What does 「トレー」 mean in this lesson?
- tray
- 水をこぼし（ ）いました。
- 〜てしまいました diễn tả sự cố ngoài ý muốn.
- この料理は熱（ ）です。
- Tính từ đuôi い bỏ い + そうです: 熱そうです.
- お皿がもう並べ（ ）。
- 〜てあります diễn tả trạng thái đã được ai đó sắp xếp xong.
- 料理を出すとき、最初に何と言いますか。
- Khi vào bàn hoặc đặt món, nhân viên nói 失礼します.
- 「お待たせいたしました」は、どんなときに使いますか。
- Câu này dùng khi mang món ra sau khi khách đã chờ.
- グラスが空いています。最も適切な言い方はどれですか。
- Nhân viên nên chủ động mời khách thêm đồ uống.