Formal — to staff
Onsen · Sento
すみません、このタオルは湯船に入れても大丈夫ですか？ — Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathwater? (Onsen · Sento, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)
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すみません、このタオルは湯船に入れても大丈夫ですか？
すみません、このタオルはゆぶねにいれてもだいじょうぶですか？
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathwater?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune ni irete mo daijōbu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, yubune ni wa irenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, soto ni oite 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、外に置いてください。
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、そとにおいてください。
No, please don't put it in the bathwater. Please put it on your head or outside the tub.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the towel and then towards the bathwater with a questioning look.
Never put your small towel directly into the main bathwater in an onsen or sento. It's considered unhygienic.
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