How to Get Free Water at Any Japanese Restaurant
To say Water, please. in Japanese, say お水をください (o-mizu o kudasai).
Free water at any restaurant in Japan — you just have to know the words.
お水をください
o-mizu o kudasai
Water, please.
In this video
- お水、無料なんです。 O-mizu, muryō nan desu. The water? It's free.
- お水をください。 O-mizu o kudasai. "Water, please."
- すみません、お水をください。 Sumimasen, o-mizu o kudasai. Excuse me — water, please.
- これで、どこでも無料のお水。 Kore de, doko demo muryō no o-mizu. And that's free water, anywhere.
- 毎日ひとつ、日本語を。 Mainichi hitotsu, nihongo o. One Japanese phrase a day — follow along.
Why this phrase
Most Japanese restaurants serve water (or tea) free — but you often have to ask. Teach the reusable '~ o kudasai' request template with the most useful example: water.
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