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Ryokan · Guesthouse

N4

すみません、このスリッパは、お部屋用ですか?トイレ用ですか?Excuse me, are these slippers for the room or for the toilet? (Ryokan · Guesthouse, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)

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すみません、このスリッパは、お部屋用ですか?トイレ用ですか?

すみません、このスリッパは、おへやようですか?トイレようですか?

Excuse me, are these slippers for the room or for the toilet?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono surippa wa, oheya-yō desu ka? Toire-yō desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Kochira wa oheya-yō desu. Toire ni wa sen'yō no surippa ga gozaimasu.

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こちらは部屋用です。トイレには専用のスリッパがございます。

こちらはへやようです。トイレにはせんようのスリッパがございます。

These are for the room. There are dedicated slippers for the toilet.

Gesture & etiquette

Point to the slippers with a questioning look, then gesture towards the room and then vaguely towards the toilet area.

Do not wear room slippers into the toilet, nor wear toilet slippers outside the toilet. It's considered unhygienic.

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