#20

Asking someone not to put something in your food

わさびは入れないでください Please don't put wasabi in.

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Tam and Mi Ya are in Hokkaido, in the city of Sapporo. They enter a restaurant to enjoy fresh seafood.

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おすすめは何ですか。

Osusume wa nan desu ka.

What do you recommend?

このスペシャル海鮮丼がおすすめだよ！

Kono supesharu-kaisen-don ga osusume da yo!

I suggest this special seafood bowl!

イクラとウニがたっぷり入ってるよ。

Ikura to uni ga tappuri haitteru yo.

It's filled with salmon roe and sea urchin.

じゃあ、それください。

Jaa, sore kudasai.

Then that's what I'll have.

私も。あ、わさびは入れないでください。

Watashi mo. A, wasabi wa irenaide kudasai.

Me too. Oh... Please don't put wasabi in.

わさび抜きね。そちらは？

Wasabi nuki ne. Sochira wa?

OK, no wasabi. How about you?

私はわさびをたくさん入れてください。

Watashi wa wasabi o takusan irete kudasai.

I'd like a lot of wasabi in mine, please.

Vocabulary

おすすめ

osusume

recommendation

何

nan

what

この

kono

this

スペシャル～

supesharu～

special XXX

海鮮丼

kaisen-don

seafood bowl

イクラ

ikura

salmon roe

ウニ

uni

sea urchin

たっぷり

tappuri

a lot

入る

hairu

contain

じゃあ

jaa

then

それ

sore

that

ください

kudasai

please give me/please

私

watashi

わさび

wasabi

入れる

ireru

put in

～抜き

～nuki

without XXX

そちら

sochira

you (polite)

たくさん

takusan

a lot

Key Phrase

Asking someone not to put something in your food

わさびは入れないでください。

Wasabi wa irenaide kudasai.

Please don't put wasabi in.

To ask someone not to put something in your food or drink, use "[the NAI-form of a verb] + de kudasai." The NAI-form is a negative conjugation that ends with "nai." The NAI-form of "ireru" or "to put in" is "irenai."

Particle "wa":
When asking someone not to put something in your food, add the topic-marker particle "wa" to the item itself as in "XXX wa irenaide kudasai."

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Verbs

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オレンジジュース１つ。氷は入れないでください。

Orenji-juusu hitotsu. Koori wa irenaide kudasai.

One orange juice. Please don’t put any ice cubes in.

かしこまりました。

Kashikomarimashita.

Certainly.

Try It Out!

Try asking someone not to put something in your food

1Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?

Please don't pour the dressing on.

dressing | pour on

ドレッシング | かける（→かけない）

doresshingu | kakeru (→kakenai)

1

Doresshingu wa kakenai yo.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
2

Doresshingu wa kakenai kudasai.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
3

ドレッシングはかけないでください。

Doresshingu wa kakenaide kudasai.

2Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

Please don't XXX [something you don't want].

【something you don't want】は～ないでください。

【something you don't want】wa ～naide kudasai.

chilli pepper | use

唐辛子 | 使う（→使わない）

toogarashi | tsukau (→tsukawanai)

Answer

唐辛子は使わないでください。

Toogarashi wa tsukawanaide kudasai.

3Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

Please don't XXX [something you don't want].

【something you don't want】は～ないでください。

【something you don't want】wa ～naide kudasai.

spring onions | put in

ねぎ | 入れる（→入れない）

negi | ireru (→irenai)

Answer

ねぎは入れないでください。

Negi wa irenaide kudasai.

Bonus Phrase: おすすめは何ですか。

Osusume wa nan desu ka.

What do you recommend?

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People's voices

It's used to ask about a restaurant's recommended dish. "Osusume" means "recommendation."

Kanji

Donburi (deep bowl)

Culture

Kaito Is Your Food Guide!

Enjoy Hokkaido's Seafood!

Hokkaido is surrounded by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean, making its fishing industry robust with crab, squid, salmon, salmon roe, and other delicacies.
Eating fresh seafood at places like morning markets is one of the fun parts of a trip to Hokkaido.

Morning market in Hakodate

Various types of seafood

Discerning diners around the world recognize the taste of Hokkaido's seafood. Large quantities of scallops, in particular, make their way overseas.

Trip tip