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How do you order at a ramen shop with a ticket machine in Japan?

Expect to hear 麺の硬さはどうしますか？ (men no katasa wa dō shimasu ka, "How firm do you want your noodles?"), にんにく入れますか？ (ninniku iremasu ka, "Do you want garlic?"). Useful things to say: おすすめは何ですか？ (osusume wa nan desu ka, "What do you recommend?") and 普通で。 (futsū de, "Normal, please").

The whole conversation: Ramen shop ticket machine

A small ramen counter. You buy a ticket from the machine by the door and hand it over before you sit down.

  1. You hear
    食券を買ってください。 shokken o katte kudasai Please buy a ticket first.

    The top-left button on the machine is usually the house ramen. Most machines now take cards or Suica as well as cash.

  2. You say
    おすすめは何ですか？ osusume wa nan desu ka What do you recommend?
  3. You hear
    麺の硬さはどうしますか？ men no katasa wa dō shimasu ka How firm do you want your noodles?
  4. You say
    普通で。 futsū de Normal, please.
  5. You hear
    にんにく入れますか？ ninniku iremasu ka Do you want garlic?
  6. You say
    替え玉ください。 kaedama kudasai A noodle refill, please.

    At tonkotsu shops, keep your soup and order a second serving of noodles to drop into it.

  7. You say
    ごちそうさまでした。 gochisōsama deshita Thank you for the meal.

    Say it as you get up to leave. It is how you thank the cook.

  8. You hear
    ありがとうございました！ arigatō gozaimashita Thank you!
Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

How do you order at a ramen shop with a ticket machine in Japan?

Expect to hear 麺の硬さはどうしますか？ (men no katasa wa dō shimasu ka, "How firm do you want your noodles?"), にんにく入れますか？ (ninniku iremasu ka, "Do you want garlic?"). Useful things to say: おすすめは何ですか？ (osusume wa nan desu ka, "What do you recommend?") and 普通で。 (futsū de, "Normal, please").

What does "麺の硬さはどうしますか？" mean in Japanese?

It means "How firm do you want your noodles?". It is pronounced men no katasa wa dō shimasu ka. A natural reply is 普通で。 (futsū de), "Normal, please".

What does "にんにく入れますか？" mean in Japanese?

It means "Do you want garlic?". It is pronounced ninniku iremasu ka. A natural reply is 替え玉ください。 (kaedama kudasai), "A noodle refill, please".