This Train Looks Right, But It Skips Your Stop
To say Is this the local (all-stops) train? in Japanese, say 各駅停車ですか？ (kakueki teisha desu ka?).
The wrong train in Japan blows right past your station.
各駅停車ですか？
kakueki teisha desu ka?
Is this the local (all-stops) train?
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- 各駅停車ですか？ kakueki teisha desu ka? Is this the local train?
- これは各駅停車ですか？ kore wa kakueki teisha desu ka? Is this one the local?
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