TL-003 · Food
Ask for a table for two without a reservation — Japanese
A walk-in restaurant conversation for asking for a table for two and checking the wait time.
Quick answer
予約していないんですが、2人入れますか？
Meaning We don't have a reservation. Do you have a table for two?
Yoyaku shite inai n desu ga, futari hairemasu ka?
When to use it
Use this when you walk into a restaurant without a reservation and want to know whether a table is available.
Core phrases
予約していないんですが、2人入れますか？
Yoyaku shite inai n desu ga, futari hairemasu ka?
We don't have a reservation. Do you have a table for two?
2人です。
Futaridesu.
A table for two, please.
どのくらい待ちますか？
Donokurai machimasu ka?
How long is the wait?
What you may hear
すぐご案内できます。
Sugugo annaidekimasu.
We can seat you now.
30分ほどお待ちいただきます。
Sanjuppunhodoo machiitadakimasu.
The wait is about 30 minutes.
How to respond
はい、待ちます。
Hai, machimasu.
Okay, we'll wait.
大丈夫です。また今度来ます。
Daijōbudesu. Mata imadokimasu.
That's okay. We'll come back another time.
Mini conversation
You
予約していないんですが、2人入れますか？
Yoyaku shite inai n desu ga, futari hairemasu ka?
We don't have a reservation. Do you have a table for two?
Other person
すぐご案内できます。
Sugugo annaidekimasu.
We can seat you now.
You
はい、待ちます。
Hai, machimasu.
Okay, we'll wait.
More natural
At the entrance, state the party size and whether you have a reservation first.
Good to know
In Japan, some casual restaurants do not take reservations and seat guests first-come, first-served.
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