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Onsen · Public · Bath
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すみません、このタオルは湯船に浸けてもいいですか?
すみません、このたおるはゆぶねにつけてもいいですか?
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathtub (hot spring water)?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune ni tsukete mo ii desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, o-yu ni wa tsukenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, yokusō no fuchi ni oite kudasai ne.
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いいえ、お湯には浸けないでください。頭に乗せるか、浴槽のフチに置いてくださいね。
いいえ、おゆにはつけないでください。あたまにのせるか、よくそうのふちにおいてくださいね。
No, please don't put it in the hot water. Please put it on your head or on the edge of the bathtub.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the small towel, then gesture towards the hot spring water.
Do not put the small towel in the hot spring water. Wring it out and place it on your head or by the side of the bath.
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