Identify a set meal and its sides, check the price and ask what is included.

The idea

定食(ていしょく) is a set meal; 魚の定食 names one with fish. みそ汁(みそしる) is miso soup. ついています says it comes with the meal. 別(べつ) means separate; 飲み物は別です says drinks are not part of the set.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
こちらは魚さかなの定食ていしょくです。This is a fish set meal.
ご飯はんとみそ汁しるがついています。It comes with rice and miso soup.
値段ねだんは八百円はっぴゃくえんです。The price is 800 yen.
飲のみ物ものは別べつです。Drinks are separate.

Examples

  • こちらは魚さかなの定食ていしょくです。This is a fish set meal.
  • ご飯はんとみそ汁しるがついています。It comes with rice and miso soup.
  • 値段ねだんは八百円はっぴゃくえんです。The price is 800 yen.
  • この料理りょうりは辛からいですか。Is this dish spicy?
  • いいえ、辛からくないです。No, it isn't spicy.
  • 飲のみ物ものは別べつです。Drinks are separate.
  • おすすめはどれですか。Which dish do you recommend?

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Watch out

A set's contents, prices and taxes vary. Ask staff about the actual meal and ingredients instead of assuming every set is the same.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose and fill the blank: 魚さかなの_です。(ていしょく/じかん)

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    ていしょく

    定食(ていしょく) is a set meal; 魚の定食 names one with fish.

  2. Choose and fill the blank: ご飯はんとみそ_がついています。(しる/えき)

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    しる

    みそ汁(みそしる) is miso soup. ついています says it comes with the meal.

  3. Choose and fill the blank: 飲のみ物ものは_です。(べつ/ひとり)

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    べつ

    別(べつ) means separate; 飲み物は別です says drinks are not part of the set.

Use it today

Point to a set meal, ask what comes with it and check whether drinks are included.