POV: The Guard Pointed at Your Backpack. Then at a Tiny Window.
To say Is there a cloakroom? in Japanese, say クロークはありますか？ (kurōku wa arimasu ka?).
POV: the museum guard pointed at your backpack, then at a tiny window. That bag is not coming into the hall.
クロークはありますか？
kurōku wa arimasu ka?
Is there a cloakroom?
In this video
- クロークはありますか？ kurōku wa arimasu ka? Is there a cloakroom?
- すみません、クロークはありますか？ sumimasen, kurōku wa arimasu ka? Excuse me, is there a cloakroom?
- はい、こちらでお預かりします。 hai, kochira de o-azukari shimasu. Yes, we'll take it here.
Kanji in this phrase
- クローク
- くろーく
- 預かり
- あずかり
- お預かり
- おあずかり
Why this phrase
Kofuku is the tourist with a daypack. Hana is museum staff at the rope. Big bags, tripods, and umbrellas often cannot enter galleries. Ask クロークはありますか. They will take it at a small counter and give you a numbered tag. Same window on the way out.
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