How do you say "Please use the tongs." in Japanese?

Name: You Grabbed the Melon Pan With Your Hand. Everyone Saw. Nobody's Going to Say a Word.
Uploaded: 2026-08-24T10:30:51Z
Duration: 21 s
Description: Learn to say トングをお使いください (tongu o otsukai kudasai) — Please use the tongs.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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You Grabbed the Melon Pan With Your Hand. Everyone Saw. Nobody's Going to Say a Word.

To say Please use the tongs. in Japanese, say トングをお使いください (tongu o otsukai kudasai).

You just picked up a Japanese pastry with your bare hand. Everybody saw it. Nobody is going to tell you.

トングをお使いください tongu o otsukai kudasai Please use the tongs.

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In this video

トングをお使いください。 tongu o otsukai kudasai. Please use the tongs.
すみません、トングはありますか？ sumimasen, tongu wa arimasu ka? Excuse me, do you have any tongs?

Kanji in this phrase

使い: つかい

Why this phrase

Japanese bakeries are self-serve: you take a tray and tongs at the door, load up, and carry it to the till. There's no staff between you and the bread, which is exactly why tourists reach in with a hand. The little sign says 「トングをお使いください」, and 「お使いください」 turns up on buffet ladles and rice scoops too. One takeaway: 「トングをお使いください」.