Formal — to stranger
Bicycle · Rental
すみません、自転車は左側通行ですか？ — Excuse me, do bicycles drive on the left side? (Bicycle · Rental, Formal — to stranger, JLPT N4)
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すみません、自転車は左側通行ですか？
すみません、じてんしゃはひだりがわつうこうですか？
Excuse me, do bicycles drive on the left side?
Romaji: Sumimasen, jitensha wa hidarigawa tsuukou desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, sono toori desu. Nihon wa kuruma mo jitensha mo hidarigawa tsuukou to natte orimasu node, juubun gochuui kudasai.
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はい、その通りです。日本は車も自転車も左側通行となっておりますので、十分ご注意ください。
はい、そのとおりです。にほんはくるまもじてんしゃもひだりがわつうこうとなっておりますので、じゅうぶんごちゅういください。
Yes, that is correct. In Japan, both cars and bicycles must travel on the left side, so please be careful.
Gesture & etiquette
Nod politely and point towards the left side of the road with an open palm.
Do not attempt to ride on the right side even if you are used to it in your home country, as it is illegal and dangerous.
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