Formal — to staff
Shopping · Local · Shop
お手洗いを借りることはできますか？ — May I use your restroom? (Shopping · Local · Shop, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)
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お手洗いを借りることはできますか？
おてあらいをかりることはできますか？
May I use your restroom?
Romaji: Otearai o kariru koto wa dekimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, dōzo. Oku no tsuki-atari ni gozaimasu.
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はい、どうぞ。奥の突き当たりにございます。
はい、どうぞ。おくのつきあたりにございます。
Yes, please. It's at the very end in the back.
Gesture & etiquette
Slight bow while asking.
In small, non-chain shops, they might not have a restroom for customers. Be prepared for a polite refusal.
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