Even if you’re lucky enough to find the perfect hotel, you’ll need to know a few useful Japanese words and phrases to understand the staff assisting you, so let's start with some basics...
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Pronouncing Japanese hotel phrases
As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Japanese pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Japanese words and phrases, this lesson will help you.
Use the blue button to play the audio tracks associated with Japanese hotel phrases. Then try recording yourself and compare your Japanese pronunciation with that of the native Japanese speaker. That’s right, with Rocket Japanese's voice recognition technology, you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Japanese speaker!
And when you are ready test yourself using Testing (at the bottom of the page) and really power up your learning and recall.
Once you’ve checked in at a hotel, the receptionist will give you your key and tell you what room you’re in. By the way some hotels haven’t got a room number 4 or 9, because 4, “shi” literally means “death,” and 9, “ku” means “pain”.
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I hope you enjoyed this lesson.
Why not check out some more lessons on Japanese phrases next?
- Understanding the basic Japanese phrases so you can blend in with the locals!
- What about learning to say I love you in Japanese.
- Itadakimasu.
- This list of useful Japanese travel phrases will come in handy!
Mata oai shimashō!
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese