One Tiny Towel for a Whole Onsen Bath? Here's How to Ask for Another.
To say One more towel, please in Japanese, say タオルをもう一枚ください (taoru o mou ichi-mai kudasai).
Japanese hotels and onsen hand you one surprisingly small towel. When it isn't enough, here's how to politely ask for another.
タオルをもう一枚ください
taoru o mou ichi-mai kudasai
One more towel, please
In this video
- タオルをもう一枚ください。 taoru o mou ichi-mai kudasai. One more towel, please.
- もう一枚ください。 mou ichi-mai kudasai. One more, please.
Why this phrase
An onsen, sento, or ryokan room. Kofuku teaches the extra-towel request, distinct from the restaurant oshibori, and sneaks in the flat-object counter mai. One clear takeaway, even English and Japanese.
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