How do you say "I'm full, thank you" in Japanese?

Name: Your Japanese Host Keeps Refilling Your Plate. Say This or It Never Stops.
Uploaded: 2026-07-22T18:09:30Z
Duration: 51 s
Description: Learn to say おなかいっぱいです (onaka ippai desu) — I'm full, thank you. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Your Japanese Host Keeps Refilling Your Plate. Say This or It Never Stops.

To say I'm full, thank you in Japanese, say おなかいっぱいです (onaka ippai desu).

In Japan, a kind host will keep refilling your plate until you know the warm way to say stop.

おなかいっぱいです onaka ippai desu I'm full, thank you

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おなかいっぱいです onaka ippai desu I'm full, thank you.
ありがとうございます、おなかいっぱいです。 arigatō gozaimasu, onaka ippai desu. Thank you, I'm full.

Why this phrase

The polite full-stomach phrase a tourist needs at a host's table, izakaya, or all-you-can-eat. Distinct from gochisousama (thanks for the meal) and okawari (refill), so no one accidentally keeps getting served. Warm, relatable, save-able.