Lesson 39 料理の感想を尋ねる
How was your meal?

Restaurant

Conversation
Customer
WaiterCustomer
WaiterCustomer
Waiter

: Excuse me, may we have the bill please?
: No problem. I’ll bring it right away. Here you go. And how was your meal?
: Oh, it was great. Thank you. I’ve never been to a restaurant with a call button likethis before.
: They are very common in Japanese restaurants. Is the service
different from your country?
: Yes, very different. I think the service is very speedy here, andeveryone is super polite. It’s kind of hard to get used to!
: Thank you very much.

※日本語訳は3ページ目にあります

Language Focus
How was your meal?
Did you enjoy your meal today?
Was everything to your liking?
I hope everything was adequate.
Was everything ok for you tonight?

お食事はどうでしたか？
お食事を楽しめましたか？
お気に召しましたか？
ご満足いただけるとよいのですが。
何かご不満はありませんでしたか？

Everything was just fine.
It was great, thank you.
Service was a little slow.
It was very reasonable, thank you.

とてもよかったです。
よかったです、どうもありがとうございます。
接客が少々もたついていました。
とても（値段が）お手頃でした。

Do we need to tip?
Can I leave a tip?
It’s not necessary.

チップがいりますか？
チップを置いておいていいですか？
必要ありません。／お気持ちだけで。

Vocabulary and Pronunciation Practicereasonable それほど高くない
service
接客
adequate 適当なtip
チップ

necessary
meal
used toenjoy

必要な食事
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Lesson 39
How was your meal?

Restaurant

Practice
Match the definitions with the words on the right.
1._________ being essential
2._________ fulfilling all demands or requirements, approval
3._________ accustomed or habituated to4._________ not alike in character or quality
5._________ to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence
6._________ moderate, especially in price; not expensive
7._________ satisfaction, to have experienced with joy
8. _________ a small present of money given to someone for a service
9._________ a push switch, device or bell used to summon someone
10._________ as good as necessary for some requirement
11. ___________ swift, quickly, quite fast

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

enjoy
used toreasonable
adequatenecessarytipcall button
speedysatisfactoryhopedifferent

Listening
Listen to the following conversations. How was the customer’s meal?
Conversation 1: _______________________
Conversation 2: _______________________
Conversation 3: _______________________
Conversation 4: __________________
Conversation 5: _______________________

Roleplay: Use the following information.
1. How was your meal?/ Delicious, thank you
2. Was everything satisfactory?/ Yes, very reasonable
3. How did you enjoy the meal?/ It was great, service was very swift
4. I’m sorry to say, the service is very slow/ Our apologies
5. How was everything for you today?/ Very satisfactory
6. Did you enjoy your visit?/ It was great, do I leave a tip?
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Conversation 日本語訳
客
ウェイター
客
ウェイター
客
ウェイター

: すみません、お会計をお願いできますか？
: かしこまりました。すぐにお勘定をお持ちします。どうぞ。 お食事はどうでしたか？
: おいしかったです。こういう呼び出しボタンがあるレストランに来るのは初めてでした。
: 日本のレストランによくあります。あなたの国と接客の仕方は違います？
: はい、大きく違います。 日本の接客はとてもスピーディで、みんなとても礼儀正しいです。なかなか慣れないですね。
: ありがとうございます。

Listening Conversations:
Conversation 1:
Waiter: How was you meal tonight, sir?
Customer: The food was delicious. Thank you very much for a wonderful meal.
Conversation 2:
Waiter: Was the meal to your liking today?
Customer: Yes, it was very good. I’m afraid the service was a bit slow though.
Conversation 3:
Waiter: I hope everything was satisfactory?
Customer: Yes, it was just lovely. Thank you.
Conversation 4:
Customer: I’d like to make a complaint. The service was not satisfactory tonight. Very slow.
Waiter: Please accept our deepest apologies.
Conversation 5:
Waiter: Did you have a good time tonight?
Customer: Yes, everything was just great. And the price is so reasonable!
《日本語訳》
会話１:
ウェイター
客

: 今夜のお食事はどうでしたか？
: とてもおいしかったです。ごちそうさまでした。

会話２:
ウェイター
客

: お食事はお気に召しましたか？
: はい、とてもおいしかったです。ただ、接客が少々もたついていましたけど。

会話３:
ウェイター
客

: ご満足いただけたならよいのですが？
: はい、とてもよかったです。ありがとうございました。

会話４:
客
ウェイター

: ちょっと文句を言いたいのですが。今夜は接客に満足いきませんでした。とても遅くて。
: 大変申し訳ありません。

会話５:
ウェイター
客

: 今夜はご満足いただけましたか？
: はい、とてもよかったです。値段もそんなに高くないですし。
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