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At the airport   »  
空港で

35 [thirty-five]

At the airport

At the airport

35 [三十五]

35 [Sanjūgo]

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空港で

[kūkō de]

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I’d like to book a flight to Athens. アテネ行きの 便を 予約したいの です が 。 アテネ行きの 便を 予約したいの です が 。 0
at------- n- b-- o y----- s----- n-------. atene-iki no ben o yoyaku shitai nodesuga. 		+
Is it a direct flight? 直行便 ですか ？ 直行便 ですか ？ 0
ch------------ k-? chokkō-bindesu ka? 		+
A window seat, non-smoking, please. 窓際 、 禁煙席を お願い します 。 窓際 、 禁煙席を お願い します 。 0
ma------- k----- s--- o o------------. madogiwa, kin'en seki o onegaishimasu. 		+
     
I would like to confirm my reservation. 予約の 確認を お願い したいの です が 。 予約の 確認を お願い したいの です が 。 0
yo---- n- k------ o o----- s----- n-------. yoyaku no kakunin o onegai shitai nodesuga. 		+
I would like to cancel my reservation. 予約の 取り消しを お願い します 。 予約の 取り消しを お願い します 。 0
yo---- n- t-------- o o------------. yoyaku no torikeshi o onegaishimasu. 		+
I would like to change my reservation. 予約の 変更を お願い します 。 予約の 変更を お願い します 。 0
yo---- n- h---- o o------------. yoyaku no henkō o onegaishimasu. 		+
     
When is the next flight to Rome? 次の ローマ行きは 何時 です か ？ 次の ローマ行きは 何時 です か ？ 0
ts--- n- r--- i-- w- i---------? tsugi no rōma iki wa itsudesuka? 		+
Are there two seats available? まだ 二席 空いて ます か ？ まだ 二席 空いて ます か ？ 0
ma-- n------ s-------- k-? mada ni-seki suitemasu ka? 		+
No, we have only one seat available. いえ 、 あと 一席しか ありません 。 いえ 、 あと 一席しか ありません 。 0
ie- a-- i-------- s---- a-------. ie, ato ichi-seki shika arimasen. 		+
     
When do we land? 到着は いつ です か ？ 到着は いつ です か ？ 0
tō----- w- i------- k-? tōchaku wa itsudesu ka? 		+
When will we be there? 何時に つきます か ？ 何時に つきます か ？ 0
na--- n- t-------- k-? nanji ni tsukimasu ka? 		+
When does a bus go to the city centre / center (am.)? 都心への バスは 何時 です か ？ 都心への バスは 何時 です か ？ 0
to---- e n- b--- w- i---------? toshin e no basu wa itsudesuka? 		+
     
Is that your suitcase? これは あなたの スーツケース です か ？ これは あなたの スーツケース です か ？ 0
ko-- w- a---- n- s------------ k-? kore wa anata no sūtsukēsudesu ka? 		+
Is that your bag? これは あなたの 鞄 です か ？ これは あなたの 鞄 です か ？ 0
ko-- w- a---- n- k-------- k-? kore wa anata no kabandesu ka? 		+
Is that your luggage? これは あなたの 荷物 です か ？ これは あなたの 荷物 です か ？ 0
ko-- w- a---- n- n---------- k-? kore wa anata no nimotsudesu ka? 		+
     
How much luggage can I take? 荷物は どれくらい 持って いけます か ？ 荷物は どれくらい 持って いけます か ？ 0
ni----- w- d--- k---- m---- i------ k-? nimotsu wa dore kurai motte ikemasu ka? 		+
Twenty kilos. ２０キロ です 。 ２０キロ です 。 0
20---------. 20-Kirodesu. 		+
What? Only twenty kilos? えっ 、 たったの ２０キロ です か ？ えっ 、 たったの ２０キロ です か ？ 0
e----- t---- n- 20--------- k-? e-tsu, tatta no 20-kirodesu ka? 		+
     

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