Your Shinkansen Ticket Is Actually Two Tickets. The Gate Wants Both.
To say limited express ticket (the second ticket) in Japanese, say 特急券 (tokkyūken).
The gate shuts on you at Tokyo Station. You only fed it one ticket.
特急券
tokkyūken
limited express ticket (the second ticket)
In this video
- 特急券もお願いします。 tokkyuuken mo onegai shimasu. The express ticket as well, please.
- 二枚一緒に入れてもいいですか？ nimai issho ni irete mo ii desu ka? Is it okay to put both in together?
Up next
Beginner
一日乗車券をください
▶
Riding the Subway All Day in Japan? Say This at the Window and Stop Paying Per Ride.
ichinichi jōshaken o kudasai · A one-day pass, please
Survival
▶
Online Says Sold Out. A Window at the Entrance Is Still Selling Tickets for Today.
toujitsuken · a same-day ticket, sold at the window on the day
Beginner
▶
The Phone in Your Karaoke Room Rings. Nobody Told You It Was a Countdown.
enchō dekimasu ka? · Can I extend?
Survival
▶
It Was Cloudless an Hour Ago. Japan Has a Word for the Wall of Water Now Coming Down.
gerira gouu · sudden localized downpour
Get the free phrasebook
15 essential phrases for your trip — romaji included, zero studying.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.