Formal — to staff
Public · Bath · Etiquette
このタオル、湯船の中に入れてもいいですか？ — Is it okay to put this towel in the bathwater? (Public · Bath · Etiquette, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)
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このタオル、湯船の中に入れてもいいですか？
このたおる、ゆぶねのなかにいれてもいいですか？
Is it okay to put this towel in the bathwater?
Romaji: Kono taoru, yubune no naka ni irete mo ii desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, yubune ni wa irenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, soto ni oite kudasai.
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いいえ、湯船には入れないでください。頭に乗せるか、外に置いてください。
いいえ、ゆぶねにはいれないでください。あたまにのせるか、そとにおいてください。
No, please don't put it in the bathwater. Please put it on your head or leave it outside.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the small towel and then to the bathwater, with an inquisitive look.
Never put your small towel in the bathwater in a public bath. It's considered unsanitary. You can put it on your head or place it on the side.
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