good meal

Japanese translation: itadakimasu

03:17 Feb 26, 2004

English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary

English term or phrase: good meal

say before having a meal

Japanese translation:itadakimasu

Explanation:
Japanese people say "itadakimasu" before a meal when the meal is shared with family, friends, guests or colleagues. After a meal, before leaving the table, they say "gochisosama" (long second 'o') to show appreciation for the meal. You can also say "gochisomsama" to restaurant staff when leaving to show your gratitude.

Unfortunately I don't have Japanese characters on my computer. I hope this explanation will help you anyway.

Taken from Lonely Planet Phrase Book Japanese

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Note added at 20 mins (2004-02-26 03:37:55 GMT)
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The pronunciation leaves out the \'u\' at the end -> itadakimas

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-02-26 03:40:13 GMT)
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By the way... \"cheers\" would be \"kampai\". Say this before drinking.

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Stefanie Sendelbach
Germany
Local time: 03:58

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itadakimasu

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おいしそう！

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itadakimasu

Stefanie Sendelbach
Germany
Local time: 03:58
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おいしそう！

Explanation:
Good meal sounds like simply a good meal, that is, well prepared, delicious foods on the table. You said "say before having a meal", then いただきます(Sundari's answer) is surely a good answer, as it is abbreviated form of grace. But I cannot imagine a Japanese say 良い食べ物だ（literally a "good meal"）in the same manner Christians say grace before meal. This rather sounds like わっ、おいしそうだね！（"Wow, look so delicious!"）。Are you sure you were not misinformed?

humbird
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English

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