ビールをもう一杯
bīru o mō ippai
In Japanese, "one more beer" is ビールをもう一杯 (bīru o mō ippai).
This phrase is used to request an additional glass or bottle of beer.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ビール (bīru) meaning beer, を (o) which is the object marker, もう (mō) meaning more or another and 一杯 (ippai) meaning one cup or glass.
How do you pronounce it?
bīru o mō ippai
Did you know?
- If you want a specific type of beer, such as a draft beer, you would say 生ビール (nama-bīru). The word 生 (nama) means 'raw' or 'fresh'.
- In many Japanese drinking cultures, you should never pour your own beer. Instead, you wait for someone else to pour yours, and when you say ビールをもう一杯, you are often inviting the person next to you to pour for you as a social ritual.
- Japanese has a specific word, 飲み放題 (nomihōdai), which refers to an 'all-you-can-drink' plan where saying もう一杯 comes at no extra cost.
Examples in context
- ビールをもう一杯お願いします。biiru o mou ippai onegaishimasu.One more beer, please.
- すみません、ビールをもう一杯いただけますか？sumimasen, biiru o mou ippai itadakemasu ka?Excuse me, could I have one more beer?
- まだ飲めるから、ビールをもう一杯注文しよう。mada nomeru kara, biiru o mou ippai chuumon shiyou.I can still drink, so let's order one more beer.
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are drinking at an izakaya.
- 結衣 Yui健太さん、ビールをもう一杯飲みますか？Kenta-san, biiru o mou ippai nomimasu ka?Kenta, do you want one more beer?
- 健太 Kentaはい、お願いします。hai, onegaishimasu.Yes, please.
- 結衣 Yuiすみません！ビールをもう一杯ください。sumimasen! biiru o mou ippai kudasai.Excuse me! One more beer, please.
- 健太 Kentaありがとう、結衣さん。arigatou, Yui-san.Thanks, Yui.
