Formal — to staff
Onsen · Public · Bath
このタオル、お風呂に浸けてもいいですか？ — Is it okay to dip this towel in the bathwater? (Onsen · Public · Bath, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)
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このタオル、お風呂に浸けてもいいですか？
このたおる、おふろにつけてもいいですか？
Is it okay to dip this towel in the bathwater?
Romaji: Kono taoru, ofuro ni tsukete mo ii desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, yubune ni wa irenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, karada o fuku sai ni otsukai kudasai.
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いいえ、湯船には入れないでください。頭に乗せるか、体を拭く際にお使いください。
いいえ、ゆぶねにはいれないでください。あたまにのせるか、からだをふくさいにおつかいください。
No, please don't put it in the bathtub. Please put it on your head or use it when wiping your body.
Gesture & etiquette
Point at the towel and then towards the bathwater with a questioning look.
Dipping a small towel into the communal bathwater is generally considered bad etiquette as it contaminates the water. Use it for scrubbing or place it on your head.
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