Walking Into a Japanese Restaurant? The First Thing They Ask You
To say Two of us. / Table for two. in Japanese, say 二人です (futari desu).
Staff ask one quick thing at the door. Here's how to answer how many.
二人です
futari desu
Two of us. / Table for two.
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- 二人です futari desu Two of us. / Table for two.
- 二人 futari 「二人」means 'two people,' and 「です」just makes it polite. The counter for people is a little irregular, so learn the first few.
- ひとり、ふたり、さんにん hitori, futari, san-nin One person, two people, three people.
- 一人です hitori desu Just me. / Table for one.
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