That Free Sample Tray in a Japanese Food Hall? Ask Before You Reach.
To say Can I try a sample? in Japanese, say 試食できますか？ (shishoku dekimasu ka?).
Japan's food halls are full of sample trays. Here's how to ask before you reach for one.
試食できますか？
shishoku dekimasu ka?
Can I try a sample?
Why this phrase
A depachika or market food-hall scene. Kōfuku (the customer) wants to taste a sample at a sweets or pickle counter; Hana plays the shop staff who offers one. Kōfuku asks 試食できますか. Teaches the reusable できますか ('can I') frame. Beginner level, roughly even English and Japanese.
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