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Shinkansen · Train

N4

すみません、席を回転させて向かい合わせにしてもよろしいでしょうか?Excuse me, would you mind if we rotate our seats to face each other? (Shinkansen · Train, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)

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すみません、席を回転させて向かい合わせにしてもよろしいでしょうか?

すみません、せきをかいてんさせてむかいあわせにしてもよろしいでしょうか?

Excuse me, would you mind if we rotate our seats to face each other?

Romaji: Sumimasen, seki o kaitensasete mukai awase ni shitemo yoroshii deshou ka? / Reply Romaji: A, douzo, daijoubu desu yo. Oki ni nasarazu.

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あ、どうぞ、大丈夫ですよ。お気になさらず。

あ、どうぞ、だいじょうぶですよ。おきになさらず。

Ah, please go ahead, that's fine. Don't worry about it.

Gesture & etiquette

Slightly bow while gesturing toward the seat release pedal at the bottom.

Make sure you do not hit the person behind you or their luggage while rotating the seat.

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