Formal — to staff
Convenience · Store
すみません、お店の外で買ったゴミを捨ててもいいですか? — Excuse me, may I throw away trash that I bought outside this store? (Convenience · Store, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
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すみません、お店の外で買ったゴミを捨ててもいいですか?
すみません、おみせのそとでかったごみをすててもいいですか?
Excuse me, may I throw away trash that I bought outside this store?
Romaji: Sumimasen, omise no soto de katta gomi o sutete mo ii desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Mōshiwake gozaimasen ga, tōten de o-kaiage itadaita shōhin igai no gomi wa o-hikitori dekimasen.
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申し訳ございませんが、当店でお買い上げいただいた商品以外のゴミはお引き取りできません。
もうしわけございませんが、とうてんでおかいあげいただいたしょうひんいがいのゴミはおひきとりできません。
We apologize, but we cannot accept trash from items not purchased at our store.
Gesture & etiquette
Hold up a small bag of trash, look apologetic.
It is generally not allowed to dispose of trash from outside in convenience stores or other shops. Be prepared for a refusal.