Unit 13
Staying at a Hotel

Lesson
____γγγγΎγγ [moraemasu ka]
This is a polite way of asking, "Can I have ____?" or "Could you give me ____?" It's often used to make a request.
γΉγͺγγγγγγγΎγγ [surippa o moraemasu ka]
Can I have some slippers, please?
- γΉγͺγγ [surippa] borrowed from the English phrase "slippers"
- γγγγΎγγ [moraemasu ka] means "Can I have___?"
γγ£γγ·γ₯γγγγγΎγγ [tisshu o moraemasu ka]
Can I have some tissues, please?
- γγ£γγ·γ₯ [tisshu] borrowed from the English phrase "tissues"
γΏγͺγ«γγγδΈγ€γγγγΎγγ [taoru o mΕ hitotsu moraemasu ka]
Can I have another towel, please?
- γΏγͺγ« [taoru] borrowed from the English phrase "towel"
- γγδΈγ€ [mΕ hitotsu] means "one more"
γ«γΌγγγΌγγγδΈγ€γγγγΎγγ [kΔdo kΔ« o mΕ hitotsu moraemasu ka]
Can I have another card key, please?
- γ«γΌγγγΌ [kΔdo kΔ«] borrowed from the English phrase "card key"
Conversation
- A: γγ£γγ·γ₯γγγγγΎγγ [tisshu o moraemasu ka]
Can I have some tissues, please? - B: γ―γγγ©γγ
Sure, here. - B: γγ‘γγγ«γΌγγγΌγ§γγγγΎγ
Here is your card key. - A: γ«γΌγγγΌγγγδΈγ€γγγγΎγγ [kΔdo kΔ« o mΕ hitotsu moraemasu ka]
Could I have one more card key, please? - B: γ―γγε°γ
γεΎ
γ‘γγ γγ
Sure, please wait a moment. - B: γ©γγ
Here.
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| γ«γΌγγγΌ [kΔdo kΔ«] | Card key |
| γΏγͺγ« [taoru] | Towel |
| γγ£γγ·γ₯ [tisshu] | Tissue |
| εΈε£ [futon] | Futon |
| γΉγͺγγ [surippa] | Slippers |
