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Train · Subway

N4

すみません、この優先席、空いていますが座っても大丈夫ですか?Excuse me, this priority seat is empty, is it okay if I sit here? (Train · Subway, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)

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すみません、この優先席、空いていますが座っても大丈夫ですか?

すみません、このゆうせんせき、あいていますがすわってもだいじょうぶですか?

Excuse me, this priority seat is empty, is it okay if I sit here?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono yuusen-seki, aite imasu ga suwatte mo daijoubu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, ima wa aite orimasu node douzo. Moshi otoshiyori ya ninpu-san ga koraretara, oyuzuri kudasai ne.

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はい、今は空いておりますのでどうぞ。もしお年寄りや妊婦さんが来られたら、お譲りくださいね。

はい、いまはあいておりますのでどうぞ。もしおとしよりやにんぷさんがこられたら、おゆずりくださいね。

Yes, please go ahead as it's empty now. Please offer your seat if an elderly person or pregnant person comes.

Gesture & etiquette

Slight bow, point to the seat.

Even if empty, be prepared to give up your seat immediately to those who need it more (elderly, pregnant, injured, families with infants).

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