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Sake
Sake, known in Japanese as 日本酒 nihonshu, has a vocabulary all its own. Here is a brief introduction.
- atsukan
- 熱燗 Heated sake. Recommended only in winter with cheap sake.
- hiyashi, reishu
- 冷やし, 冷酒 Chilled sake. The way to drink better sake.
- isshōbin
- 一升瓶 The standard sake bottle, containing 10 gō, ie. 1.8 liters.
- ichigō
- 一合 The standard measure for servings of sake, around 180 milliliters.
- tokkuri
- 徳利 A small ceramic jug used to pour sake, contains around one gō
- masu
- 升 A square wooden box traditionally used to drink chilled sake, also contains one gō. Drink from the corner.
- choko
- ちょこ A tiny gulp-sized ceramic cup for sake.
- Do you serve alcohol? お酒ありますか? O-sake arimasu ka?
- Is there table service? テーブルサービスありますか? Tēburu sābisu arimasu ka?
- A beer/two beers, please. ビール一杯・二杯下さい。 Biiru ippai/nihai kudasai.
- A glass of red/white wine, please. 赤・白ワイン一杯下さい。 Aka/shiro wain ippai kudasai.
- A mug (of beer), please. (ビールの)ジョッキ下さい。 (Bīru no) jokki kudasai.
- A bottle, please. ビン下さい。 Bin kudasai.
- _____ (''hard liquor'') and _____ (''mixer''), please. _____ と _____ 下さい。 _____ to _____ kudasai.
- sake 日本酒 nihonshu
- Japanese liquor 焼酎 shōchū
- whiskey ウイスキー uisukii
- vodka ウォッカ wokka
- rum ラム ramu
- water 水 mizu
- club soda ソーダ sōda
- tonic water トニックウォーター tonikku wōtā
- orange juice オレンジジュース orenji jūsu
- cola (''soda'') コーラ kōra
- with ice オンザロック onzarokku (on the rocks)
- Do you have any bar snacks? おつまみありますか? O-tsumami arimasu ka?
- One more, please. もう一つください。 Mō hitotsu kudasai.
- Another round, please. みんなに同じものを一杯ずつください。 Minna ni onaji mono o ippai zutsu kudasai.
- When is closing time? 閉店は何時ですか? Heiten wa nanji desuka?