What is the Japanese word for 'elevator'?
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| 1 | What is the Japanese word for 'elevator'? |
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Vocabulary and phrases related to facilities such as elevators, baths, restaurants, and more.
ใจใฌใใผใฟใผ |
| Think of 'elevator' in English and how it sounds similar to the Japanese katakana |
| 2 | How do you say 'bathroom' or 'restroom' in Japanese? | ใใคใฌ | Commonly used in Japan, similar to the English word 'toilet' |
| 3 | What is the Japanese word for 'hot spring bath' or 'onsen'? | ๆธฉๆณ | ๆธฉ means 'warm/hot', and ๆณ means 'spring' |
| 4 | How do you say 'public bath' in Japanese? | ๅคงๆตดๅ ด (ใใใใใใใ) | Ooyokujou literally means 'large bath area' |
| 5 | What is the Japanese term for 'restaurant' in a hotel or ryokan? | ใฌในใใฉใณ | Loanword from English, written in katakana |
| 6 | How do you ask 'Is there a laundry service?' in Japanese? | ใฉใณใใชใผใตใผใในใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ | ใฉใณใใชใผ (randorii) means 'laundry'; ใใใพใใ (arimasu ka) is 'is there?' |
| 7 | What is the Japanese word for 'elevator'? | ใจใฌใใผใฟใผ | Sounds like 'elevator' in English, written in katakana |
| 8 | How do you say 'hot water' in Japanese, often used for baths? | ใๆนฏ (ใใ) | Oyu sounds like 'oh you', meaning hot water |
| 9 | What is the Japanese word for 'shower'? | ใทใฃใฏใผ | Loanword, written in katakana, similar to English |
| 10 | How do you say 'towels' in Japanese? | ใฟใชใซ | Loanword from English, written in katakana |
| 11 | What is the Japanese term for 'public bath facility' in a ryokan? | ๅคงๆตดๅ ด (ใใใใใใ) | Refers to large communal baths |
| 12 | How do you say 'spa' or 'hot spring resort' in Japanese? | ในใ / ๆธฉๆณใชใพใผใ | ในใ (supaa) is borrowed from English; ๆธฉๆณใชใพใผใ (onsen rizลto) combines onsen and resort |
| 13 | What is the Japanese word for 'restaurant' in a hotel? | ใฌในใใฉใณ | Loanword from English, written in katakana |
| 14 | How do you ask 'Where is the elevator?' in Japanese? | ใจใฌใใผใฟใผใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ | Use 'ใฉใใงใใ' (doko desu ka) to ask 'where?' |
| 15 | What is the Japanese term for 'hot spring bath'? | ๆธฉๆณ (ใใใใ) | ๆธฉ means hot/warm, ๆณ means spring |
| 16 | How do you say 'I would like to use the bath' in Japanese? | ใ้ขจๅใไฝฟใใใใงใใ | ใ้ขจๅ (ofuro) means bath; ไฝฟใใใ (tsukaitai) means 'want to use' |
| 17 | What is the Japanese word for 'sauna'? | ใตใฆใ | Loanword from English, written in katakana |
| 18 | How do you say 'room service' in Japanese? | ใซใผใ ใตใผใใน | Loanword from English, written in katakana |
| 19 | What is the Japanese word for 'breakfast' served in a hotel? | ๆ้ฃ (ใกใใใใใ) | Choushoku sounds like 'chow-shoku', meaning breakfast |
| 20 | How do you ask 'Is there a gift shop?' in Japanese? | ใๅ็ฃๅฑใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ | ใๅ็ฃ (omiyage) means 'souvenir'; ๅฑ (ya) means 'shop' |
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