リピート注文
ripīto chūmon
The Japanese phrase for "repeat order" is リピート注文 (ripīto chūmon).
リピート注文 is used to describe an order for the same product or service that a customer has purchased previously. It is a common term in e-commerce, retail and B2B (business-to-business) contexts to denote a customer placing a subsequent order for the same items.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a combination of the loanword リピート (ripīto), meaning "repeat" and the noun 注文 (chūmon), meaning "order".
Which one should you use?
You may also see the formal phrase 繰り返し注文, which means "repeated order". Additionally, in many business contexts, the loanword リピート can be used alone to refer to repeat customers or repeat business, such as in the term リピート率 (repeat rate).
How do you pronounce it?
ripīto chūmon
Did you know?
- While リピート (ripīto) sounds like the English 'repeat', it is almost exclusively used in Japan to describe customers or business metrics rather than the physical act of repeating a verbal command.
- The word 注文 (order) shares the character 注 with the word for 'pouring' or 'pouring liquid', reflecting the historical act of pouring into a mold or record.
- While リピート注文 is common in e-commerce, in traditional Japanese hospitality, a returning customer might be referred to as a 常連 (jōren), a term that carries a much warmer, more personal sense of regular patronage than the clinical 'repeat' terminology.
Examples in context
- リピート注文のボタンを押してください。Ripīto chūmon no botan o oshite kudasai.Please press the repeat order button.
- リピート注文の履歴を確認します。Ripīto chūmon no rireki o kakunin shimasu.I will check the repeat order history.
- リピート注文は簡単にできます。Ripīto chūmon wa kantan ni dekimasu.Making a repeat order is easy.
Example conversation
Yui is ordering coffee from a cafe where Kenta works.
- 結衣 Yuiいつものリピート注文でお願いします。Itsumo no ripīto chūmon de onegaishimasu.I'll have my usual repeat order, please.
- 健太 Kentaかしこまりました。アイスラテですね。Kashikomarimashita. Aisu rate desu ne.Certainly. An iced latte, right?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、そうです。Hai, sō desu.Yes, that's right.
- 健太 Kentaすぐに準備しますね。Sugu ni junbi shimasu ne.I'll have it ready for you soon.
