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ホテルで－苦情

28 [twenty-eight]

In the hotel – Complaints

In the hotel – Complaints

28 [二十八]

28 [Nijūhachi]

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ホテルで－苦情

[hoterude - kujō]

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The shower isn’t working. シャワーが 壊れて います 。 シャワーが 壊れて います 。 0
sh--- g- k------- i----. shawā ga kowarete imasu. 		+
There is no warm water. お湯が 出ません 。 お湯が 出ません 。 0
oy- g- d------. oyu ga demasen. 		+
Can you get it repaired? 修理して もらえます か ？ 修理して もらえます か ？ 0
sh--- s---- m-------- k-? shūri shite moraemasu ka? 		+
     
There is no telephone in the room. 部屋に 電話が ついて いません 。 部屋に 電話が ついて いません 。 0
he-- n- d---- g- t----- i-----. heya ni denwa ga tsuite imasen. 		+
There is no TV in the room. 部屋に テレビが ありません 。 部屋に テレビが ありません 。 0
he-- n- t----- g- a-------. heya ni terebi ga arimasen. 		+
The room has no balcony. 部屋に バルコニーが ありません 。 部屋に バルコニーが ありません 。 0
he-- n- b------- g- a-------. heya ni barukonī ga arimasen. 		+
     
The room is too noisy. 部屋が うるさすぎ ます 。 部屋が うるさすぎ ます 。 0
he-- g- u---- s-------. heya ga urusa sugimasu. 		+
The room is too small. 部屋が 小さすぎ ます 。 部屋が 小さすぎ ます 。 0
he-- g- c---- s-------. heya ga chīsa sugimasu. 		+
The room is too dark. 部屋が 暗すぎ ます 。 部屋が 暗すぎ ます 。 0
he-- g- k--- s-------. heya ga kura sugimasu. 		+
     
The heater isn’t working. 暖房が 効き ません 。 暖房が 効き ません 。 0
da--- g- k--------. danbō ga kikimasen. 		+
The air-conditioning isn’t working. エアコンが 効き ません 。 エアコンが 効き ません 。 0
ea--- g- k--------. eakon ga kikimasen. 		+
The TV isn’t working. テレビが 壊れて います 。 テレビが 壊れて います 。 0
te---- g- k------- i----. terebi ga kowarete imasu. 		+
     
I don’t like that. 気に入り ません 。 気に入り ません 。 0
ki----------. kiniirimasen. 		+
That’s too expensive. 高すぎ ます 。 高すぎ ます 。 0
ta-- s-------. taka sugimasu. 		+
Do you have anything cheaper? もっと 安いのは あります か ？ もっと 安いのは あります か ？ 0
mo--- y---- n- w- a------ k-? motto yasui no wa arimasu ka? 		+
     
Is there a youth hostel nearby? 近くに ユースホステルは あります か ？ 近くに ユースホステルは あります か ？ 0
ch----- n- y----------- w- a------ k-? chikaku ni yūsuhosuteru wa arimasu ka? 		+
Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? 近くに ペンションは あります か ？ 近くに ペンションは あります か ？ 0
ch----- n- p------ w- a------ k-? chikaku ni penshon wa arimasu ka? 		+
Is there a restaurant nearby? 近くに レストランは あります か ？ 近くに レストランは あります か ？ 0
ch----- n- r-------- w- a------ k-? chikaku ni resutoran wa arimasu ka? 		+
     

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Positive languages, negative languages

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