Formal — to staff
Onsen · Public · Bath
すみません、このタオルは湯船に入れないと聞きましたが、どこに置けばいいですか? — Excuse me, I heard I shouldn't put this towel in the bathtub, but where should I put it? (Onsen · Public · Bath, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
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すみません、このタオルは湯船に入れないと聞きましたが、どこに置けばいいですか?
すみません、このたおるはゆぶねにいれないとききましたが、どこにおけばいいですか?
Excuse me, I heard I shouldn't put this towel in the bathtub, but where should I put it?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune ni ire nai to kikimashita ga, doko ni okeba ii desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, sono taoru wa atama no ue ni oku ka, yubune no fuchi ni oite kudasai.
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はい、そのタオルは頭の上に置くか、湯船の縁に置いてください。
はい、そのたおるはあたまのうえにおくか、ゆぶねのふちにおいてください。
Yes, please put that towel on your head or on the edge of the bathtub.
Gesture & etiquette
Hold up the small towel.
Never put your large bath towel or small modesty towel into the main bath water. It's unhygienic. Wring out the small towel before putting it on your head or at the edge.