How do you say "it's my treat, I'm paying" in Japanese?

Name: You Meant Thanks and Bought the Table
Uploaded: 2026-10-18T22:05:00Z
Duration: 34 s
Description: Learn to say ごちそうします (Gochisō shimasu) — it's my treat, I'm paying. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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You Meant Thanks and Bought the Table

To say it's my treat, I'm paying in Japanese, say ごちそうします (Gochisō shimasu).

You meant thanks for the meal, and the whole table landed on your card.

ごちそうします Gochisō shimasu it's my treat, I'm paying

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「ごちそうします」は、私が払いますという意味です。 "Gochisō shimasu" wa, watashi ga haraimasu to iu imi desu. 「ごちそうします」 means I'll pay.

Why this phrase

Izakaya table after dinner. Kōfuku plays the tourist who wants to say thanks for the meal and says 「ごちそうします」. Hana plays the friend across the table. 「ごちそうさま」 is thanks for the meal. 「ごちそうします」 means I'll pay, this is my treat. The check can land in front of the person who said it. Do not teach it as delicious, and do not treat it as the same line as 「ごちそうさまでした」.