Don't Wear These Out of the Bathroom in Japan
To say the toilet slippers in Japanese, say トイレのスリッパ (toire no surippa).
Wear these out of the bathroom in Japan and everyone notices instantly.
トイレのスリッパ
toire no surippa
the toilet slippers
In this video
- トイレのスリッパ。 toire no surippa The toilet slippers.
- トイレのスリッパを履いたまま出ないでくださいね。 toire no surippa o haita mama denaide kudasai ne Please don't walk out still wearing the toilet slippers.
Why this phrase
The classic ryokan and home faux pas: swapping into the dedicated トイレのスリッパ and forgetting to swap back. Teaches the term and the one rule, wear them only inside the toilet.
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