いただきます（いただきます）

JLPT N5　·　noun

Meaning: Let's eat (before meal)

Example sentences

• 食事の前に「いただきます」と言う。 — Before a meal, you say "itadakimasu."
• 「いただきます」と言ってから食べ始める。 — I say "itadakimasu" before I start eating.

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