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チェックアウト

Checking out of your hotel in Japanese

It's your last morning in Hakata. Check out, leave your bags, and head for the airport. Check out, store your bags, get a taxi, and say a proper thank-you.

  • 博多 · Set in Hakata, Fukuoka
  • 6-minute lesson
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Phrases

チェックアウトをおねがいします

chekkuauto o onegaishimasu

I'd like to check out, please.

Hand over your key card as you say this.

チェックアウトをchekkuauto o · check-out (object)お願いしますonegaishimasu · please

にもつをさんじまであずかってもらえますか？

nimotsu o sanji made azukatte moraemasu ka?

Could you keep my bags until 3:00?

Swap in any time. Most hotels keep guests' bags for free on check-out day.

Pattern: 荷物を〜まで預かってもらえますか？

荷物をnimotsu o · luggage (object)三時までsanji made · until 3 o'clock預かってazukatte · keep (for me)もらえますかmoraemasu ka · could you?

タクシーをよんでもらえますか？

takushii o yonde moraemasu ka?

Could you call me a taxi?

Hotel staff can also tell the driver where you're going.

Pattern: 〜を呼んでもらえますか？

タクシーをtakushii o · taxi (object)呼んでyonde · callもらえますかmoraemasu ka · could you?

arigatou gozaimashita

Thank you for everything.

The past-tense ました thanks someone for something that's finished, like your whole stay.

Literally: Thank you (for what you did).

ありがとうarigatou · thank youございましたgozaimashita · (polite, past)

へやにわすれものをしました

heya ni wasuremono o shimashita

I left something in my room.

忘れ物 = something left behind. Staff can check the room or hold it for you.

部屋にheya ni · in the room忘れ物をwasuremono o · forgotten item (object)しましたshimashita · (I) did

What you’ll hear

Staff talk fast. Here’s what they are likely to say at this stop, and a good answer.

reizouko no goriyou wa gozaimasu ka?

Did you use anything from the fridge?

A common check-out question at hotels with a minibar.

You

iie, tsukatte imasen

No, I didn't.

kochira ga onimotsu no hikikaeken desu.

Here's your luggage claim ticket.

Staff handing you a tag when they store your bags. Keep it safe!

You

arigatou gozaimasu

Thank you.

Culture tip

Send Your Bags Ahead

Off to the airport or another city? Many hotel front desks can send your suitcase ahead with takkyubin (luggage delivery). It often arrives the next day, so you can ride the shinkansen with just a daypack.

“Luggage delivery (takkyubin) only works within the same city.”

Practice scene

Last Morning in Hakata

Your hotel in Hakata on check-out day. Your flight leaves this evening, so you want to explore without your bags.

Mr. Ogawa · Front desk

  1. Your turn: You're at the front desk with your key card. Say you'd like to check out.

    chekkuauto o onegaishimasu

    I'd like to check out, please.

  2. kashikomarimashita. oshiharai wa sunde orimasu.

    Certainly. Your bill is already paid.

  3. Your turn: Ask them to keep your bags until 3:00.

    nimotsu o sanji made azukatte moraemasu ka?

    Could you keep my bags until 3:00?

  4. hai, sanji made oazukarishimasu.

    Of course. We'll keep them until 3:00.

  5. Your turn: It's 3:00 and you've picked up your bags. Ask them to call you a taxi.

    takushii o yonde moraemasu ka?

    Could you call me a taxi?

  6. kashikomarimashita. gofun hodo de mairimasu.

    Certainly. It'll be here in about 5 minutes.

  7. Your turn: Thank the staff for everything.

    arigatou gozaimashita

    Thank you for everything.

  8. kochira koso, arigatou gozaimashita. oki o tsukete.

    Thank you too. Have a safe trip.

Phrases from Ekiben content v3