Your Train Just Got Cancelled. One Word Gets Your Money Back.
To say Can I get a refund? in Japanese, say 払い戻しできますか？ (haraimodoshi dekimasu ka?).
The train's cancelled, the board's gone red, and everybody around you is walking toward the same counter.
払い戻しできますか？
haraimodoshi dekimasu ka?
Can I get a refund?
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- 払い戻しできますか？ haraimodoshi dekimasu ka? Can I get a refund?
- すみません、これ、払い戻しできますか？ sumimasen, kore, haraimodoshi dekimasu ka? Excuse me, can I get a refund on this?
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