店内で
ten'nai de
In Japanese, the phrase for 'eat here' is 店内で (ten'nai de).
The phrase 店内で is used to specify the location of the dining action, often in response to a staff member asking if you want to eat in or take out.
Which one should you use?
While 店内で specifies eating inside, 持ち帰り is the standard term used for takeout or 'to go'.
How do you pronounce it?
ten'nai de
Did you know?
- In many fast-food restaurants, saying 店内で might trigger a different tax rate on your bill, as Japan historically applied a lower consumption tax to food eaten at home than to food served in-store.
- If you are at a fast-food chain, the staff might use the English-derived loanword イートイン (eat-in) instead of the native Japanese 店内で.
- The word 内 in 店内で means 'inside' and is the opposite of 外 'outside', a pairing used in everything from architecture to the concept of 'insider' and 'outsider' social groups.
Examples in context
- ここで食べませんか？
いいですね！
よし、行きましょう！Person A: "Shall we eat here?" Person B: "Sounds good!" Person A: "Alright, let's go!" - こちらで召し上がってください。
ありがとうございます！Person A: "Please eat here." Person B: "Thank you very much!" - 店内で食べます。Tennai de tabemasu.I will eat here in the shop.
- 店内で召し上がりますか？Tennai de meshiagarimasu ka?Will you dine here in the shop?
- 店内で食べたいです。Tennai de tabetai desu.I want to eat here in the shop.
Example conversation
A staff member asks a customer if they want to eat in or take out.
- 陽太 Yota店内でお召し上がりですか？Tennai de omeshiagari desu ka?Will you be eating here?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、店内でお願いします。Hai, tennai de onegaishimasu.Yes, I'll eat here, please.
- 陽太 Yotaかしこまりました。こちらへどうぞ。Kashikomarimashita. Kochira e douzo.Certainly. This way, please.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとうございます。Arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you.
