Casual — to friend
Local · Manners
電車の中で電話で話してもいい？ — Is it okay to talk on the phone on the train? (Local · Manners, Casual — to friend, JLPT N5)
You
電車の中で電話で話してもいい？
でんしゃのなかででんわではなしてもいい？
Is it okay to talk on the phone on the train?
Romaji: Densha no naka de denwa de hanashite mo ii? / Reply Romaji: E, yameta hou ga ii yo. Nihon no densha de wa tsuuwa wa manaa ihan nan da.
Reply
えっ、やめたほうがいいよ。日本の電車では通話はマナー違反なんだ。
えっ、やめたほうがいいよ。にほんのでんしゃではつうわはマナーいはんなんだ。
Oh, you shouldn't do that. Talking on the phone on trains in Japan is considered bad manners.
Gesture & etiquette
Shake your head slightly and gesture toward the quiet car or a poster indicating 'no phone calls'.
Avoid making phone calls on trains in Japan, as it is strictly frowned upon and considered rude to other passengers.
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