TAKING LEFTOVERS or
ORDERING TAKEOUT

• 1. Can I take this home? (Leftovers)

     • Japanese: 持ち帰りはできますか？

     • Reading: Mochikaeri wa deki-masu ka?

  2. I’d like to order this for takeout, please.

• Japanese: 持ち帰りでお願いします。

• Reading: Mochikaeri de onegai-shimasu.

　3．Could we have some chopsticks and forks, too? 

• Japanese: お箸とフォークも一緒にお願いできますか？ 

• Reading: O-hashi to fōku mo issho ni onegai-shimasu.
  
  

  Key Vocabulary / 単語

• Takeout / Leftovers：持ち帰り 「Mochikaeri」

• Is it possible? / Can I...?： できますか 「Deki-masu ka」

• Please / I'd like to request... ：お願いします 「Onegai shi-masu」
  
  

Tip: Taking Leftovers in Japan Unlike in some countries, many restaurants in Japan may refuse requests to take home leftovers due to strict food safety and hygiene regulations. However, more places are becoming flexible, so it never hurts to ask, "Mochi-kaeri wa deki-masu ka?"