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Enjoy

08:57 Oct 23, 2001
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Enjoy
Enjoy the food!
Heather


Summary of answers provided
5 +1shokuji o tanoshinde kudasai
farida
5 +1Dohzo meshi-agatte kudasai!
J_R_Tuladhar
5どうぞ、お召しあがりください
mimichan


  

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shokuji o tanoshinde kudasai


Explanation:
or simply tanoshinde kudasai(please enjoy)
shokuji-meal
tanoshinde kudasai-please enjoy
But if it is after a meal that you want to say you enjoyed it,you say
Gochisoosama.

farida
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alief Yahya: correct
14 mins
agree  Judith Shimai
7 hrs
disagree  mimichan: very awkward
6 days
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Dohzo meshi-agatte kudasai!


Explanation:
When a guest is in a host's house and the host places food before him, the host
usually says,"Dohzo meshi-agatte kudasai"
or just "Dohzo", which means "Have
your meal" or "Enjoy your meal".

"tanoshinde kudasai" means "enjoy"
but it doe not apply to food or meals.

Hope this helps.

J_R_Tuladhar
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NepaliNepali
PRO pts in pair: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Senior (X)
2 days 6 hrs
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
どうぞ、お召しあがりください


Explanation:
”どうぞおめしあがりください”in hiragana or "do-zo omeshiagari kudasai" in roman letters. It would be better for women, chefs, waiters and waitresses to say it this way if you are in a gathering at a business level, if you are talking to someone older than yourself or superior to yourself. This is formal. However, it would sound better if men say "どうぞめしあがってください。”in a similar situation unless he is a waiter serving in a restaurant, ”do-zo meshiagatte kudasai",if written in roman letters.
It would sound strange if you want to say it the same way to friends about your age or people you already know well. In a less formal situation, especially among friends, people normally say "たべて、たべて。””tabete, tabete."

mimichan
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 16
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