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How to Pronounce いただきます
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いただきます！
いただきます！
Itadakimasu!
Thank you for the food!
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Other Useful Mealtime Phrases
If you are a guest at a Japanese dinner table, you might hear the host ask if you would like more to eat or drink:
もっといかがですか？
もっとどうですか？
もっと いかが です か？
もっと どう です か？
Motto ikaga desu ka?
Motto dō desu ka?
Would (you) like more?
Would (you) like more?
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If you want to decline, you can say:
いいえ、結構です。
いいえ、 けっこう です
Iie, kekkō desu.
No, thank you. / No, (I) am fine.
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お腹がいっぱいです。
おなか が いっぱい です。
Onaka ga ippai desu.
(I) am full.
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Now that you know what to say when you start your meal, what do you say when you have finished eating?
ご馳走様でした！
ごちそうさま でした！
Gochisōsama deshita!
Thank you for the food!
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That's all for today!
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