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ご賞味あれ (ごしょうみあれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ご賞しょう味みあれ

Meanings

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interjection

please enjoy (the food); dig in; bon appétit

Polite set phrase used when serving food or drink, similar to 'please enjoy' or 'bon appétit'. Often used in formal or service contexts.

こちら、シェフ特とく製せいのデザートです。ご賞しょう味みあれ。
Here is the chef's special dessert. Please enjoy.
お待またせしました、お料りょう理りです。ご賞しょう味みあれ。
Thank you for waiting. Here is your meal. Bon appétit.

Kanji

賞prize, reward, praise
味flavor, taste

Similar words

召めし上あがれ
召し上がれ is a more direct and casual imperative meaning 'please eat', while ご賞味あれ is a more formal, set phrase often used in service or written contexts.
どうぞ
どうぞ is a general 'please' used in many situations, whereas ご賞味あれ is specifically for offering food or drink.

Etymology

Combination of the honorific prefix ご (御), the noun 賞味 (しょうみ, 'relishing, savoring'), and the imperative form あれ of the classical verb あり ('to be'). Literally 'may there be savoring', it is a fixed polite expression.