Question
I’ve just arrived in Tokyo for a business meeting. I want to know how to politely ask someone, “Could you please reserve a table for dinner at a good restaurant?” in Japanese.
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良（よ）いレストランで夕食（ゆうしょく）の席（せき）を予約（よやく）していただけますか。
Yoi resutoran de yuushoku no seki o yoyaku shite itadakemasu ka?
Could you please reserve a table for dinner at a good restaurant?
This polite expression can be used to request someone to make a reservation on your behalf. Yoi resutoran de means “at a good restaurant”; yuushoku no seki o yoyaku shite means “reserve a table for dinner” and the phrase itadakemasu ka is a courteous way of saying “could you please.”
In business settings, using polite language is essential to maintain a formal etiquette. Keep this phrase handy whenever you need reservations made, especially in professional or formal contexts. You can replace ‘yuushoku’ (dinner) with ‘choushoku’ (breakfast) or ‘chuushoku’ (lunch) as needed.
