She Said Three Words and Walked Off. That Was Your Table Leaving.
To say This way, please in Japanese, say こちらへどうぞ (kochira e dōzo).
Did you catch that? The hostess said three words and disappeared into the restaurant.
こちらへどうぞ
kochira e dōzo
This way, please
In this video
- こちらへどうぞ。 kochira e dōzo. This way, please.
- お客様、こちらへどうぞ。 okyaku-sama, kochira e dōzo. This way, please.
- こちらです。 kochira desu. It's this way.
Kanji in this phrase
- こちらへ
- こちらえ
- こちらへどうぞ
- こちらえどうぞ
- どうぞ
- どうぞ
Why this phrase
Did-you-catch-that listening drill. At restaurants, izakaya, clinics, and hotel desks, staff say こちらへどうぞ and start walking. Tourists freeze, then lose the table. Freeze the line, reveal it, repeat it. Kofuku narrates. One takeaway: follow when you hear こちら.
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