頂きます

🌍 Meaning in English

• Let's eat - This is said before eating to express gratitude for the food and the effort of those who prepared it. The literal meaning is “I humbly receive this meal,” but in English it is commonly expressed as “Let's eat.”

🈶 Kanji

📘 Examples

• 日本人は食事の前に「いただきます」と言います。
  Japanese people say “itadakimasu” before meals.