You Booked Two Shinkansen Tickets. Japan Gave You Two Seats in Different Rows.
To say Excuse me, could we swap seats? in Japanese, say すみません、席、代わってもらえませんか？ (sumimasen, seki, kawatte moraemasen ka?).
You booked two Shinkansen tickets together. Japan gave you two seats nowhere near each other.
すみません、席、代わってもらえませんか？
sumimasen, seki, kawatte moraemasen ka?
Excuse me, could we swap seats?
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sugoku tanoshii desu · I'm having a great time.
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