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Polite to Passenger

Public · Transport

N4

すみません、この優先席、空いていますか?座っても大丈夫でしょうか?Excuse me, is this priority seat available? Is it okay if I sit here? (Public · Transport, Polite to Passenger, JLPT N4)

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すみません、この優先席、空いていますか?座っても大丈夫でしょうか?

すみません、このゆうせんせき、あいていますか?すわってもだいじょうぶでしょうか?

Excuse me, is this priority seat available? Is it okay if I sit here?

Romaji: Sumimasen, kono yūsenseki, aite imasu ka? Suwatte mo daijōbu deshō ka? / Reply Romaji: Ee, dōzo. Ima wa daremo tsukaimasen kara.

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ええ、どうぞ。今は誰も使いませんから。

ええ、どうぞ。いまはだれもつかいませんから。

Yes, please go ahead. No one is using it right now.

Gesture & etiquette

Point vaguely at the seat, slight bow.

Always be prepared to yield the seat immediately if someone needing it boards the train/bus. Avoid sitting if there are visible elderly, pregnant, or disabled persons standing.

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