お水のおかわりをください
o-mizu no okawari o kudasai
The English phrase "more water, please" can be said in Japanese as お水のおかわりをください (o-mizu no okawari o kudasai).
This phrase is used to make a polite request for a refill of water.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "Please give me a refill of water".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form お水のおかわりをください is a polite way to request a refill, making it suitable for use in restaurants or when being served by others. For even more formal situations, you can use お水をもう少しいただけますか？ (Could I please have a little more water?) or すみません、お水をもうちょっといただけますか？ (Excuse me, may I have a little more water, please?). If you are in a very casual setting, you might use the informal forms もっと水くれる？ (Can I get more water?) or 水、もうちょっともってきて (Bring me a little more water).
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase お水のおかわりをください, the particle を marks the object of the request, which is the refill of water.
How do you pronounce it?
o-mizu no okawari o kudasai
Did you know?
- In many Japanese restaurants, you do not need to ask for water at all because a pitcher or glasses will be placed on your table automatically. This is because providing water is considered a basic standard of hospitality rather than a special request.
- The word おかわり (okawari) used in the phrase is most commonly associated with rice refills in traditional settings. Using it for water might sound slightly more colloquial or hearty than using the more formal verb-based requests.
- In a traditional Japanese setting, it is often considered more polite to pour water for others before requesting おかわり for yourself.
Examples in context
- お水のおかわりをください。omizu no okawari o kudasai.More water, please.
- お水のおかわりをください、お願いします。omizu no okawari o kudasai, onegaishimasu.More water, please, if you wouldn't mind.
Example conversation
At a casual restaurant, Himari asks the waiter for water.
- 陽葵 Himariすみません、お水のおかわりをください。sumimasen, omizu no okawari o kudasai.Excuse me, more water, please.
- 健太 Kentaはい、かしこまりました。hai, kashikomarimashita.Yes, certainly.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとうございます。arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you.
- 健太 Kentaいえいえ。iie iie.You're welcome.
