Illustration: A family sits around a dining table in a Japanese home with freshly served rice, soup, grilled fish, and small vegetable dishes. Everyone has joined their palms and slightly bowed their head before touching the food.

JLPT N5expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

いただきます

itadakimasu

thank you for this meal

Said before eating. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 戴いただきます。

    Thank you for this meal.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  2. ご飯はんを食たべる前まえには、「いただきます」を言いってから食たべるのがマナーだからね。

    It’s polite to say "itadakimasu" before eating one’s meal.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 「留守るすだったから、倉庫そうこにスイカと芋菓子入いもかしいれといたよ。食たべてね」「いつもありがとうございます。いただきます」

    “You weren’t home, so I left some watermelon and sweet potato sweets in the shed. Help yourself.” “Thank you, as always. I’ll enjoy them.”

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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