N4 · 40 words
Travel and hotels
Booking, luggage, airports and somewhere to stay the night.
Japan has two kinds of place to stay: the Western-style ホテル and the 旅館, an inn with tatami rooms where dinner, breakfast and a cotton 浴衣 are usually part of the stay. Many travel words are borrowed from English, so チェックイン and キャンセル will sound familiar — but they are said the Japanese way, and that is the version a clerk will understand.
The words
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Verb (4)
泊まるto stay (the night)VerbN4
今夜は友達の家に泊まります。Tonight I am staying at a friend's house.
預けるto leave (in someone's care); to depositVerbN4
ホテルに荷物を預けて、町を歩きました。I left my luggage at the hotel and walked round the town.
乗り遅れるto miss (a train, a flight)VerbN3
寝坊して、飛行機に乗り遅れました。I overslept and missed my flight.
見送るto see (someone) offVerbN3
空港で友達を見送りました。I saw my friend off at the airport.
This list belongs to Getting around and going away — ten lists and 401 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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