4人席
yoninseki
The English phrase "table for 4" is translated into Japanese as 4人席 (yoninseki).
To turn the noun phrase into a complete request, add o onegaishimasu (please) to the end, forming 4人席をお願いします (yoninseki o onegaishimasu).
How do you pronounce it?
yoninseki
Did you know?
- In Japan, it is common for staff to use a finger gesture to confirm the number of people, but they rarely hold up four fingers, instead using a specific hand shape or just the number.
- When requesting a table, Japanese people often focus on the number of people rather than the physical 'table' itself. While table is 'teburu', you will almost always use nin to count people, making the phrase literally 'four person seats'.
- Japanese diners often skip the formal phrase 4人席をお願いします and simply say yonin desu while gesturing with their hands to signal their party size.
Examples in context
- 4人席を予約したいのですが。yonin-seki o yoyaku shitai no desu ga.I would like to reserve a table for 4.
- 4人席はまだ空いていますか？yonin-seki wa mada aite imasu ka?Is a table for 4 still available?
- 4人席をお願いします。yonin-seki o onegaishimasu.A table for 4, please.
Example conversation
A couple is entering a restaurant and speaking to a staff member.
- 大翔 Hirotoこんばんは。4人席をお願いします。Konbanwa. Yonin-seki o onegaishimasu.Good evening. A table for 4, please.
- 陽葵 Himariはい。少々お待ちください。Hai. Shōshō omachi kudasai.Yes. Please wait a moment.
- 陽葵 Himari大翔さん、こちらへどうぞ。Hiroto-san, kochira e dōzo.Hiroto, please come this way.
- 大翔 Hirotoありがとうございます。Arigatō gozaimasu.Thank you very much.
