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You Just Bought 3,000 Yen of Kyoto Sweets. It Is 36 Degrees. Ask for This at the Register.

To say Could you put in an ice pack? in Japanese, say 保冷剤を入れてもらえますか? (horeizai o irete moraemasu ka?).

Japanese shops keep a freezer of little gel packs behind the counter and will give you one for free. You just have to know the word.

horeizai o irete moraemasu ka? Could you put in an ice pack?

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  1. 保冷剤を入れてもらえますか? horeizai o irete moraemasu ka? Could you put in an ice pack?
  2. 保冷剤、お願いします。 horeizai, onegai shimasu. An ice pack, please.
  3. 二時間ぐらいです。 nijikan gurai desu. About two hours.

Kanji in this phrase

保冷剤
ほれいざい
何時間
なんじかん
二時間
にじかん
入れて
いれて

Why this phrase

Boxed sweets, cheesecake, anything from a department store food hall will not survive a summer afternoon in your bag. One question at the register gets a 保冷剤 dropped in, free, and they will often ask how many hours you will be out so they can pick the right size.

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