The Morning Service

The Morning Service

Once upon a time, there was a man who ran a coffee shop in a church in Japan. He was also the minister of the church. The coffee shop opened only in the morning. Most of the customers were church members. When he served the food and drinks, he performed a special liturgy as the following. He named it "The Morning Service."

Minister: Peace be with you!
Members: And also with you!
Minister: A piece of croissant be with you!
Members: And also with you!
Minister: A piece of cake be with you!
Members: And also with you!
Minister: A piece of pancake be with you!
Members: And also with you!
Minister: A piece of waffle be with you!
Members: And also with you!

Minister: Gift of God for the people of God!
Members: You forgot a chocolate!

Minister: Sorry, well, a piece of chocolate be with you.

Members: Thanks be to God!

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モーニング・サービス

ある時、日本で、教会の建物の中で茶店を営む男がいた。彼は、そこの教会の司祭でもあった。その店は、朝の時間帯のみ営業していた。お客の殆どは、教会員であった。彼が食事や飲み物を出すときは、次のような特別な典礼を実施し、それを「モーニング・サービス」と名付けた。

司祭 : 平安が皆さんと共に有ります様に！
会員 : そして、司祭とともに！

司祭 : 一切れのクロワッサンが皆さんと共に有ります様に！
会員 : また、あなたと共に！

司祭 : 一切れのケーキが皆さんと共に有ります様に！
会員 : また、あなたと共に！

司祭 : 一切れのパンケーキが皆さんと共に有ります様に！
会員 : また、あなたと共に！

司祭 : 一切れのワッフルが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : また、あなたと共に！

司祭 : 神からの皆さんへの贈り物！

会員 : チョコレートを忘れてますよ！

司祭 : 御免なさい、え〜と、一切れのチョコレートが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : 神に感謝！

The Morning Service

Once upon a time, there was a man who ran a coffee shop in a church in Japan. He was also the minister of the church.

モーニング・サービス

ある時、日本で、教会の建物の中で茶店を営む男がいた。

彼は、そこの教会の司祭でもあった。

モーニング・サービス : This is one of Japanish expression which were made from English words, "morning" and "service". However, we use this expression when referring to a typical set menu for breakfast that many coffee shops in Japan would serve at reasonable price in the morning hours. On the other hand, someone told me the English word " service" is also used when talking about worship services in churches. So, I thought that morning services could mean worship services performed in the morning in churches. Please let me know if this story works as a funny story for you.

ある時 (あるとき) : Once upon a time

日本 (にほん) : Japan

日本で、: in Japan

教会 (きょうかい) : a church(es)

建物 (たてもの) : a building(s)

中 (なか) : inside, the content(s)

教会の建物 : a church building

建物の中 : in a building

茶店 (さてん) : a coffee shop (literally "a tea shop")

経営する (けいえいする) : to run a business (business-like expression)

営む (いとなむ) : to run a business (poetic expression came from Yamato Language, ancient Japanese. I personally feel that this word is often used when talking about a small business which is owned by a individual or a family.)

茶店を営む : to run a coffee shop (literally "to run a tea shop")

男 (おとこ) : a man

茶店を営む男 : a man who runs a coffee shop (This part is in the present tense even the whole sentence is telling about a past event. This is okay in Japanese. We don't have a strict rule that you have to use the past tense for both clauses when talking about a past event.)

男がいた。: There was a man. (This last part is in the past tense and it makes the whole sentence in the past tense even one of clauses is in the present tense. Again, this is okay in Japanese. I feel that Japanese language is less logical than English. We speak from feelings, not based on grammar charts or formulas.)

茶店を営む男がいた。There was a man who ran a coffee shop. 

彼 (かれ) : he / his /him

そこ : there

教会 (きょうかい) : a church

そこの教会 : the church there, the church which has already been mentioned

司る (つかさどる) : to administer, to manage, to direct, to have charge of something, to be in charge of something

祭り (まつり) : a festival, a celebration

司祭 (しさい) : a religious minister, a priest, a person who is in charge of a festival or celebration

教会の司祭 : a minister of a church

神父 (しんぷ) : Father, a priest (Catholic churches)

牧師 (ぼくし) : a minister, a clergyman, a pastor (protestant churches)

彼は司祭であった。: He was a minister.

彼は神父であった。: He was a priest.

彼は牧師であった。: He was a pastor.

彼は司祭でもあった。: He was also a minister.

彼は神父でもあった。: He was also a priest.

彼は牧師でもあった。: He was also a pastor.

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The coffee shop opened only in the morning. Most of the customers were church members. When he served the food and drinks, he performed a special liturgy as the following. He named it "The Morning Service."

その店は、朝の時間帯のみ営業していた。お客の殆どは、教会員であった。彼が食事や飲み物を出すときは、次のような特別な典礼を実施し、それを「モーニング・サービス」と名付けた。

その店 (そのみせ) : that shop, the shop which has already been mentioned

朝 (あさ) : morning

時間帯 (じかんたい) : a time zone

朝の時間帯 : in the morning

朝の時間帯のみ : only in the morning

営業 (えいぎょう) : business

営業する : to run business, to open your shop/store/restaurant/etc.

朝の時間帯のみ営業する : Your shop opens only in the morning

営業している。 : The shop/store/restaurant is now open.

その店は営業している。: The shop is now open. (current status), The shop regularly/usually/everyday opens. (recent regular activities)

その店は営業していた。: The shop was open at a certain time. (past status), The shop regularly/usually/everyday/used to opened in the past. (past regular activities)

お客 (おきゃく) : a customer(s)

殆ど (ほとんど) : most of them

お客の殆ど / 殆どのお客 : most of your customers

教会 (きょうかい) : a church

会員 (かいいん) : a registered member(s) of an organization

教会員 (きょうかいいん) : a member(s) of the church

一人 (ひとり) : a person

お客の一人 : one of the customers

お客の一人は、教会員であった。: One of the customers was church member.

彼 (かれ) : he / his / him

食事 (しょくじ) : a meal(s)

飲み物 (のみもの) : drinks, something to drink

食事や飲み物 : the food and drinks

出す (だす) : to pull/push something out from a container, to serve food and/or drinks, to give something to someone

食事を出す : to serve a meal to your guest or customer

飲み物を出す : to serve a drink to your guest or customer

食事を出すとき : when you serve a meal

飲み物を出すとき : when you serve a drink

次 (つぎ) : the next, the following

次のような : as the following, like this

特別な : special (adjective)

特別に : specially (adverb)

典礼 (てんれい) : a liturgy

次のような典礼 : a liturgy as the following, a liturgy like this

特別な典礼 : a special liturgy

実施 (じっし) : a performance, performing (noun)

実施する : to perform an event (verb)

典礼を実施する : to perform a liturgy

典礼を実施し、... : to perform the liturgy and/then/so .....

それ : it

モーニング・サービス / モーニング : a special breakfast served at many coffee shops and restaurants in Japan. This expression is a Japanish, or Japanese-English.

名 (な) : a name

付ける (つける) : to put something onto something else, to make two things contact

名付ける (なづける) : to name, to give a name to a new baby, to give a name to something

それを「モーニング・サービス」と名付ける : to name it "The Morning Service"

それを「モーニング・サービス」と名付けた。: You named it "The Morning Service."

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Minister: Peace be with you!

Members: And also with you!

司祭 : 平安が皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : そして、司祭とともに！

司る (つかさどる) : to administer, to manage, to direct, to have charge of something, to be in charge of something

祭り (まつり) : a festival, a celebration

司祭 (しさい) : a minister, a priest (Catholic church), a person who perform celebration

会員 (かいいん) : a member(s)

平安 (へいあん) : peace in your mind

皆さん (みなさん) : you all (polite and friendly expression)

皆様 (みなさま) : you all (polite and formal expression)

共に (ともに) : with, together

皆さんと共に : with you

有る (ある) : There is a thing, There are things, You have it.

様 (よう) : as, like this, like that, as is, a situation which you have just mentioned

様に！ : Let it be/does!

有ります様に！: Let there be it! I wish it exists! I hope you have it!

平安が有ります様に！: Let there be peace in your mind! I wish peace is in your mind!

皆さんと共に有ります様に！: Let there be it with you! I wish it be with you! I hope you have it!

そして : and also

司祭とともに！: Let there be it with the minister! I wish it be with the minister!

そして、司祭とともに！: And also with the minster!

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Minister: A piece of croissant be with you!

Members: And also with you!

司祭 : 一切れのクロワッサンが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : また、あなたと共に！

司祭 (しさい) : a minister, a priest (Catholic church)
一切れ (ひときれ) : a piece of something
クロワッサン : croissant

皆さん (みなさん) : you all

共に (ともに) : with, together

有ります様に！(ありますように) : Let there be it!

皆さんと共に有ります様に！: Let there be it with you! I wish it be with you!

会員 (かいいん) : a member(s)

また : and also

あなたと共に : with you

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Minister: A piece of cake be with you!

Members: And also with you!

司祭 : 一切れのケーキが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : また、あなたと共に！

ケーキ : cake

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Minister: A piece of pancake with you!

Members: And also with you!

司祭 : 一切れのパンケーキが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : また、あなたと共に！

パンケーキ : pancake

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Minister: A piece of waffle with you!

Members: And also with you!

司祭 : 一切れのワッフルが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : また、あなたと共に！

ワッフル : waffle

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Minister: Gift of God for the people of God!

Members: Thanks be to God!

司祭 : 神からの皆さんへの贈り物！

会員 : チョコレートを忘れてますよ！

司祭 (しさい) : a minister, a priest (Catholic church)

会員 (かいいん) : a member(s)

神 (かみ) : God

神から : from God

皆さん (みなさん) : you all

皆さんへ : to you all

贈る (おくる) : to give a present to someone

物 (もの) : a thing(s)

贈り物 (おくりもの) : a gift(s), a present(s)

司祭 : 御免なさい、え〜と、一切れのチョコレートが皆さんと共に有ります様に！

会員 : 神に感謝！

神に : to God

感謝 (かんしゃ) : thanks, gratitude

感謝！ : Thanks!

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モーニング・サービス

From Wikipedia Japanese version:
"モーニングサービスは、日本の喫茶店やレストランが、朝の時間帯にドリンクやトーストなどなど特定のメニューを、朝食として割安価格で提供するサービスの呼称である。略して「モーニング」とも。"

Explanation by Fujikun:

The expression "モーニング・サービス" as a Japanish word refers to services which coffee shops and restaurants in Japan provide as a special breakfast set at a reasonable price in the mornings. Typical モーニング・サービス usually includes some toasts, an boiled or scrambled egg, coffee or tea and salad.

モーニング : morning

サービス : a service

日本 (にほん) : Japan

茶 (ちゃ) : tea

喫茶 (きっさ) : enjoying tea, having tea (noun), a coffee shop (noun)

喫茶店 (きっさてん) : a coffee shop (literally, "an enjoying-tea shop")

レストラン : a restaurant

日本の喫茶店 : a coffee shop in Japan, coffee shops in Japan

日本のレストラン : a restaurant in Japan, restaurants in Japan


日本の喫茶店やレストラン : coffee shops and restaurants in Japan

朝 (あさ) : morning

時間 (じかん) : a time, the time, an hour

時間帯 (じかんたい) : some hours for a certain purpose or event. For example, office hours, business hours, working hours, lunch time, dinner time, etc. ("帯"(たい) means a zone, a belt, etc.)


朝の時間帯 : in the mornings

ドリンク : a drink

トースト : toast

などなど : etc. etc. ... , and so on


ドリンクやトーストなど : drinks and toasts, and so on

特定の (とくていの) : specific

メニュー : a menu


特定のメニュー : a specific menu

朝食 (ちょうしょく) : a breakfast

朝食として : as a breakfast

割安 (わりやす) : cheap, discounted, reasonable, inexpensive

価格 (かかく) : a price

割安価格 : a reasonable price, reasonable prices

割安価格で : at a reasonable price, at reasonable prices 

提供 (ていきょう) : providing (noun), offering (noun)

提供する (ていきょうする) : to provide (verb), to offer (verb)

サービス : a service

朝食として提供するサービス : a service which you provide as a breakfast (noun clause)


割安価格で提供するサービス : a service which you provide at a reasonable price (noun clause)

呼称 (こしょう) : an expression or word which refers to something, an expression or word used when people call something

日本の喫茶店が朝食として提供するサービスの呼称 : a word which refers to services provided as a breakfast by coffee shops in Japan (noun clause)

略 (りゃく) : an abbreviation, an omission, a short form of expression

略す : to abbreviate, to shorten, to say something with a short expression, to omit (verb)

略して : by abbreviating

呼ばれる (よばれる) : to be called

「.....」とも、呼ばれる。 : It is also called "......." 

「.....」とも。 : It is also called "......." ("呼ばれる" is omitted. We often omit some words from a sentence when it can be assumed from the context.)

略して「モーニング」とも呼ばれる。: It is also called "Morning" as an abbreviation.

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