ご馳ち走そう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

treat; entertainment; taking someone out for a meal

Polite noun and suru-verb for treating someone to food or drink, or the act of entertaining a guest. Often used when offering to pay or when someone has been treated.

See also: 馳走

• 今日きょうは私わたしがご馳ち走そうします。

  It's my treat today.

• 先せん日じつはご馳ち走そうさまでした。

  Thank you for the meal the other day.

noun

feast; gorgeous meal; delicacy

Refers to a lavish, excellent, or special meal itself, not the act of treating. Often used in expressions like ご馳走を食べる or ご馳走が並ぶ.

• お正しょう月がつにはご馳ち走そうがたくさん並ならんだ。

  During New Year's, many special dishes were laid out.

• こんなご馳ち走そうは初はじめて食たべた。

  I've never eaten such a feast before.