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Japanese for “Hotel check-in”
You arrive at a hotel in Japan with a reservation. You check in, ask about breakfast time and Wi-Fi, and ask if you can leave your luggage after check-out.
Sample dialogue
Front desk
いらっしゃいませ。ご予約のお客様でしょうか。irasshaimase. go yoyaku no okyakusama deshou ka.
ご予約のお客様でしょうかごよやくのおきゃくさまでしょうかgo yoyaku no okyakusama deshou ka
Are you the guest with a reservation?
Staff use this polite question when a guest first arrives at the front desk.
ご予約のお客様でしょうか。go yoyaku no okyakusama deshou ka.
Are you the guest with a reservation?
〜からですかkara desu ka
Is it from ~? / Does it start at ~?
Use this to ask when something starts, like breakfast or a class.
テレビは何時からですか。terebi wa nanji kara desu ka.
What time does the TV start?
〜はありますかwa arimasu ka
Is there ~? / Do you have ~?
Use this to ask if a place or shop has something you need.
この近くに駅はありますか。kono chikaku ni eki wa arimasu ka.
Is there a station near here?
〜てもいいですかte mo ii desu ka
Is it okay if I ~? / May I ~?
Use this to politely ask for permission, like leaving bags somewhere.
ここで写真を撮ってもいいですか。koko de shashin o totte mo ii desu ka.
Is it okay if I take a photo here?
Casual vs polite
Casual朝ごはんは何時から?asa gohan wa nanji kara?
Polite朝ごはんは何時からですか。asa gohan wa nanji kara desu ka.
Casual is for friends or people your age. Polite is for hotel staff and people you just met.
CasualWi-Fiある?Wi-Fi aru?
PoliteWi-Fiはありますか。Wi-Fi wa arimasu ka.
Use the casual form with friends. Use the polite form with hotel staff, and you can add ございます to sound even more formal.
Casual荷物預けられる?nimotsu azukerareru?
Polite荷物を預けられますか。nimotsu o azukeraremasu ka.
Casual is short and relaxed. Polite is best when talking to the front desk.
Culture tip
In Japan, hotels often let guests leave luggage after check-out, even if you have a later train or plane. It is polite to ask first, say thank you, and check back at the front desk when you return to pick it up.
Ready to say it out loud?
On Tuned you can practice this scene in 3 steps: copy the model, build it up bit by bit, then role-play with an AI partner — at your level.