店内飲食
tennai inshoku
In Japanese, "dine in" is expressed as 店内飲食 (tennai inshoku).
店内飲食 is a noun phrase used to indicate that eating a meal inside the establishment where the food was purchased is permitted. You will frequently see this term on signage or menus to specify the type of service available.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 店内 (tennai), meaning "inside the store" and 飲食 (inshoku), meaning "eating and drinking".
How do you pronounce it?
tennai inshoku
Did you know?
- In Japan, 'dining in' at some traditional shops involves a specific etiquette called お座敷 (ozashiki), where you must remove your shoes before entering the eating area.
- The kanji 飲 in 飲食 means 'drink' and 食 means 'eat'. In Japanese, drinking is almost always listed before eating in this combined term.
- In many casual restaurants, staff will not ask if you want to 'dine in' using this phrase, but will instead ask if you are 持ち帰り (mochikaeri), meaning 'takeout'.
Examples in context
- 今日はこのお店で食事をするつもりです。Today, I plan to dine in at this restaurant.
- 今晩は外に出ずに家で食べるよ。Tonight, I'm going to eat at home and not go out.
- お昼ごはん、この店で食べる？Shall we eat lunch at this restaurant?
- 店内飲食は可能ですか？tennai inshoku wa kanou desu ka?Is dining in allowed?
- 店内飲食でお願いします。tennai inshoku de onegaishimasu.I'll dine in, please.
- 店内飲食のルールを確認します。tennai inshoku no ruuru o kakunin shimasu.I will check the rules for dining in.
Example conversation
A staff member asks a customer at a fast-food counter.
- 健太 Kentaいらっしゃいませ。店内飲食ですか？irasshaimase. tennai inshoku desu ka?Welcome. Will you be dining in?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、お願いします。hai, onegaishimasu.Yes, please.
- 健太 Kentaかしこまりました。こちらへどうぞ。kashikomarimashita. kochira e douzo.Understood. This way, please.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとうございます。arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you.
