Okaasan Itadakimasu Guide

with "Gochisousama deshita" after the meal to signify you are finished and thankful.

Features Miku warning the listener to leave before her mother arrives. okaasan itadakimasu

| Situation | Correct Phrase | Why | |-----------|---------------|-----| | Mother cooked dinner | Okaasan, itadakimasu | Acknowledges her labor and love | | Father cooked dinner | Otousan, itadakimasu | Same respect, different gender | | Restaurant meal with family | Itadakimasu (no address) | The chef is not your parent | | Eating alone (microwave meal) | Itadakimasu (minimal) | Still thank the farmers, but no need to address an absent mother | | At a friend’s house, friend’s mom cooked | Itadakimasu, Oba-chan (Auntie) | Warm but appropriately distant | with "Gochisousama deshita" after the meal to signify