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Sento · Etiquette

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すみません、このタオルは湯船につけても大丈夫ですか?

すみません、このタオルはゆぶねにつけてもだいじょうぶですか?

Excuse me, is it okay to dip this towel into the bathtub?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune ni tsukete mo daijōbu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Īe, karada o arau yō no taoru wa yubune ni irenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, yubune no soto ni oite kudasai.

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いいえ、体を洗う用のタオルは湯船に入れないでください。頭に乗せるか、湯船の外に置いてください。

いいえ、からだをあらうようのタオルはゆぶねにいれないでください。あたまにのせるか、ゆぶねのそとにおいてください。

No, please do not put the towel for washing your body into the bathtub. Please place it on your head or outside the tub.

Gesture & etiquette

Point to the small towel, then to the bathtub, with a questioning expression.

Do not put any towels into the communal bath water. This is a common etiquette rule in Japanese public baths (sento/onsen).

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"すみません、このタオルは湯船につけても大丈夫ですか?" — Excuse me, is it okay to dip this towel into the bathtub? (Sento · Etiquette, JLPT N4)