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Formal — to staff

Coin · Laundry

N4

すみません、この洗濯機、前の人の洗濯物が入っているんですが、使っても大丈夫ですか?Excuse me, this washing machine has someone else's laundry in it. Is it okay to use it (or remove them)? (Coin · Laundry, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)

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すみません、この洗濯機、前の人の洗濯物が入っているんですが、使っても大丈夫ですか?

すみません、このせんたくき、まえのひとのせんたくものがいっているんですが、つかってもだいじょうぶですか?

Excuse me, this washing machine has someone else's laundry in it. Is it okay to use it (or remove them)?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono sentakuki, mae no hito no sentakumono ga haitte iru n desu ga, tsukatte mo daijoubu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: A, are wa mou zuibun mae kara desu yo. Tabun wasuremono dakara, toridashite mo ii to omoimasu yo.

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あ、あれはもうずいぶん前からですよ。たぶん忘れ物だから、取り出してもいいと思いますよ。

あ、あれはもうずいぶんまえからですよ。たぶんわすれものだから、とりだしてもいいとおもいますよ。

Oh, those have been there for quite a while. They're probably forgotten, so I think it's okay to take them out.

Gesture & etiquette

Pointing at the machine and the laundry inside.

Do not simply remove someone's laundry without checking or asking, especially if it looks recently put in. Look for a lost and found basket/area.

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