ソースなし
sōsu nashi
In Japanese, "no sauce" is expressed as ソースなし (sōsu nashi).
This phrase is used to request or instruct that food be served without any sauce. To turn this into a polite request in a restaurant, you should say ソースなしでお願いします (Without sauce, please).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of ソース (sōsu), which is a loanword from English meaning "sauce" and なし (nashi), which means "without" or "none" to indicate the absence of something.
How do you pronounce it?
sōsu nashi
Did you know?
- The word なし ('nashi') is a homonym for the Japanese pear. A customer saying ソースなし is phonetically saying 'sauce pear' to an untrained ear.
- In Japan, the word ソース (sōsu) often refers specifically to a thick, dark, savory-sweet brown sauce used on steak or tonkatsu, rather than a generic term for all liquids like ketchup or mustard.
- In some Japanese contexts, especially in fast food or casual dining, you might see 抜き (nuki) used instead of なし (nashi) to mean 'removed'. While both mean 'without', 抜き implies the active removal of an ingredient that is normally there.
Examples in context
- ソースなしでお願いします。Sōsu nashi de onegaishimasu.No sauce, please.
- これはソースなしですか？Kore wa sōsu nashi desu ka?Is this without sauce?
Example conversation
Ordering food at a restaurant.
- 陽太 Yota注文はお決まりですか？Chūmon wa okimari desu ka?Have you decided on your order?
- 美咲 Misakiエビフライをソースなしでください。Ebiru-fura-i o sōsu nashi de kudasai.I'll have the fried shrimp with no sauce, please.
- 陽太 Yotaかしこまりました。Kashikomarimashita.Certainly.
- 美咲 Misakiよろしくお願いします。Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Thank you.
