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Another round with おかわり

Vocabulary Explanation: Another serving with おかわり

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Akari visits Caffè Florian to wait until Alicia’s association meeting is over. There she meets a gentleman and the two pass the time together.

おじいさん:
「ウェイターおかわりをっ」
“Waiter, I'll have another.”
灯里(あかり):
「あ　私(わたし)も」
“Ah, me too.”

Key Points

1おかわり asks for another serving
  • おかわり is the standard word for “another helping” of something just served.
  • The exact item is understood from context, so it does not need to be repeated.
2を marks the requested item
  • おかわりを is an elliptical request for another serving.
  • In fuller speech this could expand into something like おかわりをお願いします.
3Direct restaurant-style call
  • Calling ウェイター and then saying the item is brisk spoken ordering language.
  • Akari’s 私(わたし)も means she wants the same refill too.

Vocabulary

(I)

私(わたし) means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.

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