The Best Shop Has No Website. One Phone Sentence Is the Trick.
To say Is it okay if we come now? in Japanese, say 今から行っても大丈夫ですか？ (ima kara itte mo daijōbu desu ka?).
The best restaurant in the alley has no website. The trick is one phone sentence.
In this video
- 今から行っても大丈夫ですか？ ima kara itte mo daijōbu desu ka? Is it okay if we come now?
- すみません、今から二人で行っても大丈夫ですか？ sumimasen, ima kara futari de itte mo daijōbu desu ka? Excuse me, is it okay if two of us come now?
- 今から行っても大丈夫ですか？ ima kara itte mo daijōbu desu ka? Is it okay if we come now?
Kanji in this phrase
- 大丈夫
- だいじょうぶ
Why this phrase
Kofuku plays the tourist on the sidewalk with a phone; Hana plays the tiny restaurant. Independent shops often have no OpenTable and no English booking form. Locals do not book three days out. They call and ask if they can come now: 「今から行っても大丈夫ですか？」. Add the party size. ACCURACY GUARD: this is a walk-in check, not a magic key. Peak hours still get a no. Do not claim this gets you into famous reservation-only counters. Distinct from cataloged 「予約したいんですが」 (I would like to book) and 「まだやってますか？」 (are you still serving). TONE GUARD: Kofuku is a little nervous on the phone. Hana is busy but kind, not icy.
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