Sitting in the Wrong Shinkansen Seat? This One Question Fixes It
To say Is it unreserved or reserved seating? in Japanese, say 自由席ですか、指定席ですか？ (jiyūseki desu ka, shiteiseki desu ka?).
You find a comfy bullet-train seat, sit down, and someone shows up with a ticket for it.
自由席ですか、指定席ですか？
jiyūseki desu ka, shiteiseki desu ka?
Is it unreserved or reserved seating?
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- 自由席ですか、指定席ですか？ jiyūseki desu ka, shiteiseki desu ka? Is it unreserved or reserved seating?
- この席は自由席ですか？ kono seki wa jiyūseki desu ka? Is this seat unreserved?
- 自由席はどの車両ですか？ jiyūseki wa dono sharyō desu ka? Which car is the unreserved seating?
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