相あい席せき

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

sharing a table with a stranger

Used when a customer is seated at a table already occupied by another party, typically in crowded restaurants or cafés. Often used in the phrase 相席になる or 相席をお願いする.

• 混こんでいたので、知しらない人ひとと相あい席せきになった。

  It was crowded, so I ended up sharing a table with a stranger.

• お一人ひとり様さまですか？相あい