🇯🇵 Japanese phrases
How to say “Enjoy your meal” in Japanese
いただきます
itadakimasu
Literally: I humbly receiveneutral
Japanese has no common phrase for wishing others "enjoy your meal"; instead each person says いただきます before eating, often with hands together, to give thanks. After eating you say ごちそうさまでした. A host may say どうぞ召し上がってください ("please, go ahead and eat").
Other ways to say it
| Japanese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| ごちそうさまでした | gochisōsama deshita | thank you for the meal | After finishing; also said to the cook or to staff when leaving a restaurant |
| どうぞ召し上がってください | dōzo meshiagatte kudasai | please help yourself | A host inviting guests to eat |
In a sentence
おいしそう！いただきます。
Oishisō! Itadakimasu.
Looks delicious! Let's eat.
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“Enjoy your meal” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianგემრიელად მიირთვითgemrielad miirtvit🇪🇸 Spanish¡Buen provecho!BWEHN proh-VEH-choh🇫🇷 FrenchBon appétitboh-nah-pay-TEE🇩🇪 GermanGuten AppetitGOO-ten ah-peh-TEET🇮🇹 ItalianBuon appetitobwohn ahp-peh-TEE-toh🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseBom apetite!bohn ah-peh-CHEE-chee!🇷🇺 RussianПриятного аппетита!Priyatnogo appetita!🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese慢慢吃mànmàn chī🇰🇷 Korean맛있게 드세요masitge deuseyo🇸🇦 Arabicبالهناء والشفاءbil-hana' wash-shifa'🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարի ախորժակbari akhorzhak🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniNuş olsunnoosh ol-soon🇮🇷 Persianنوش جانnush-e jân🇹🇭 Thaiทานให้อร่อยนะthan hai aroi na🇻🇳 VietnameseChúc ngon miệngchook ngon mee-eng🇺🇦 UkrainianСмачногоsmachnoho🇷🇸 SerbianПријатноprijatno🇬🇷 GreekΚαλή όρεξηkalí órexi🇮🇱 Hebrewבתיאבוןbete'avon