How do you say "Can you box this up?" in Japanese?

Name: Your Textbook Said Never Ask for a Box. Ask Anyway.
Uploaded: 2026-09-14T22:47:17Z
Duration: 33 s
Description: Learn to say パックにできますか？ (pakku ni dekimasu ka?) — Can you box this up?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Your Textbook Said Never Ask for a Box. Ask Anyway.

To say Can you box this up? in Japanese, say パックにできますか？ (pakku ni dekimasu ka?).

Your app said finishing the plate is respect. You can still ask. They might say no.

パックにできますか？ pakku ni dekimasu ka? Can you box this up?

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パックにできますか？ Pakku ni dekimasu ka? Can you box this up?
パックにできますか pakku ni dekimasu ka Asking 「パックにできますか」 is not rude. A box is a yes. A no is also normal, especially with raw food.
はい、少々お待ちください。 Hai, shōshō o-machi kudasai. Yes, just a moment.
申し訳ありません、衛生上の理由でお持ち帰りできません。 Mōshiwake arimasen, eiseijō no riyū de o-mochikaeri dekimasen. I'm sorry, we can't let you take this home for hygiene reasons.

Why this phrase

Textbook vs Real. Kōfuku is the diner with a half-finished plate. Hana is staff. He asks 「パックにできますか」. Yes is a box. No is often 「衛生上できません」, especially sushi and raw food, and that is a normal answer, not a scolding. Do not teach that Japan will always pack leftovers.