Checking in and asking about breakfast | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: At a hotel reception desk, a guest checks in by showing a passport, signing a form, and asking about breakfast..

EN → JA / Level: A2

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Use Checking in and asking about breakfast to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

こちらに部屋の予約があります。

ko-CHI-ra nee hey-AH noh yoh-YAH-koo gah ah-ree-MAHS I have a room reservation here.
B

パスポートを見せていただけますか。

pah-soo-POH-toh oh mee-SEH-teh ee-tah-dah-KEH-mahs kah Could I see your passport, please?
A

はい、こちらです。用意してあります。

high, ko-CHI-ra dess. yoo-EE shee-teh ah-ree-MAHS Here it is. I have it ready.
B

こちらに署名していただけますか。

ko-CHI-ra nee shoh-MAY shee-teh ee-tah-dah-KEH-mahs kah Could you sign here?
A

この用紙にも私の署名が必要ですか。

KOH-noh yoh-SHEE nee-moh wah-TAH-shee noh shoh-MAY gah hee-TSOO-yoh dess kah Do you need my signature on this form too?
B

この用紙の一番下で大丈夫です。

KOH-noh yoh-SHEE noh ee-BAHN shee-TAH deh dye-JOH-boo dess At the bottom of this form is fine.
A

明日の朝、朝食はどこで食べられますか。

ah-SHEE-tah noh ah-SAH, choh-SHOO-koo wah DOH-koh deh tah-beh-RAH-reh-MAHS kah Where is breakfast served tomorrow morning?
B

受付の近くのダイニングルームです。

oo-keh-TSOO-keh noh chee-KAH-koo noh DYE-neeng ROO-m dess In the dining room near reception.

Word by Word

こちら こちら means “here” in this line, referring to the hotel or reception context where the reservation is registered. It is also used as a polite way to point out a place or item, as in こちらです. Use it when indicating something nearby in a service conversation.
に に marks the place where the reservation exists in こちらに部屋の予約があります. A reliable pattern is “place に thing があります” when stating that something is available or exists in a place. Use it when telling someone where an item, booking, or facility is located.
部屋 部屋 means “room” here, specifically the hotel room connected with the reservation. In 部屋の予約, it identifies what kind of reservation is being discussed. Use it when talking about a room in a hotel or another building.
の の links 部屋 and 予約 in 部屋の予約, showing that the reservation is for a room. A reusable pattern is “noun の noun” for describing one noun in relation to another. Use it when specifying the type or connection of a reservation.
予約 予約 means “reservation” in 部屋の予約, referring to the guest’s booking at the hotel. It commonly appears with a place or service to identify what has been booked. Use it when checking, making, or confirming a booking.
が が marks 部屋の予約 as the thing that exists in こちらに部屋の予約があります. It helps identify what is present or available in an existence statement. Use the pattern “thing が あります” when stating that something exists or is available.
あり あり contributes the meaning “exists” in あります, so the sentence says that a room reservation exists here. It is used with ます to make the statement polite. Use it in the pattern “thing があります” when politely saying that something is present or available.
ます ます makes the verb statement polite in あります. Here it gives the existence statement a courteous tone suitable for speaking with hotel staff. It is used at the end of polite verb forms in service and everyday conversations.
パスポート パスポート means “passport” in パスポートを見せていただけますか. It is the document the receptionist asks the guest to show for check-in. Use it when presenting or discussing a passport at a hotel, airport, or other official desk.
を を marks パスポート as the item being shown in パスポートを見せていただけますか. A reusable pattern is “object を show-related verb” when an action is directed toward an item. Use it to identify what someone should show, check, or handle.
見せ 見せ means “show” in 見せていただけますか, referring to presenting the passport to the receptionist. It is part of a polite request for someone to show an item. Use it when asking a person to present a document or object at a service desk.
て て connects 見せ to いただけますか in 見せていただけますか, forming a polite request for the other person’s action. Here it helps turn “show” into a courteous request. Use this connecting form when making a polite request with いただけますか.
いただけ いただけ contributes the polite “could you” request meaning in 見せていただけますか. The whole expression respectfully asks the receptionist to show the passport, while いただけ makes the request deferential. Use it when requesting an action politely from another person.
か か marks 見せていただけますか as a question. Here it turns the polite request into “Could I see...” rather than a statement. Use it at the end of a polite question when asking for permission or information.
はい はい acknowledges the receptionist and introduces the guest’s response in はい、こちらです. Here it is close to “yes” or “here you are,” showing readiness to respond. Use it to acknowledge a request or signal that you are following what was said.
です です makes こちらです a polite identification, meaning “Here it is” in this context. It presents the item courteously after はい. Use it when politely identifying or presenting a person, place, or object.
用意 用意 means “preparation” or “readying” in 用意してあります, which says that the item has been prepared and is ready. It is used with してあります to describe a prepared state. Use it when explaining that something needed for a meeting, trip, or procedure is ready.
して して connects 用意 to あります in 用意してあります, expressing that the preparation has been done and the result is in place. Here it helps describe the passport or required item as already ready. Use it in this pattern when a completed preparation remains ready for use.
署名 署名 means “signature” in this dialogue and also refers to the act of signing in 署名していただけますか. In 私の署名, it means the guest’s signature on the form. Use it when completing official documents or asking someone to sign one.
この この means “this” in この用紙, pointing to the form that is currently in front of the speakers. It comes directly before a noun to identify a nearby or known item. Use it when referring to a specific document or object at hand.
用紙 用紙 means “form” or “sheet of paper” in この用紙. Here it is the document on which the guest may need to write a signature. Use it when referring to a printed form or paper used for an official procedure.
も も means “also” or “too” in この用紙にも, asking whether the guest’s signature is needed on this form as well. It marks an additional place or item with the same relevance. Use it when adding another document, person, or location to an existing question.
私 私 means “I” or “my” in 私の署名, identifying the guest’s signature. Its possessive meaning comes from its connection with の before 署名. Use it when clearly referring to yourself in a polite conversation.
必要 必要 means “necessary” or “needed” in 私の署名が必要ですか, asking whether the guest’s signature is required. It is used to check whether something is needed for a procedure. Use it when asking if a document, item, or action is required.
一番 一番 strengthens 下 in 一番下, meaning the very bottom or bottom-most part of the form. Here it identifies the exact place where the guest should sign. Use it when specifying the extreme position of something.
下 下 means “bottom” in この用紙の一番下, referring to the lowest part of the form. Together with 一番, it gives a precise signing location. Use it when directing someone to the lower part of a page, form, or other object.
大丈夫 大丈夫 means “fine” or “acceptable” in この用紙の一番下で大丈夫です, confirming that signing at the bottom is okay. It gives reassurance or approval in response to a practical question. Use it when confirming that an action, place, or arrangement is acceptable.
明日 明日 means “tomorrow” in 明日の朝, identifying the morning after the current day. It sets the time for the breakfast question. Use it when making plans or asking about arrangements for the next day.
朝 朝 means “morning” in 明日の朝, specifying when the breakfast service is being discussed. Together with 明日, it means “tomorrow morning.” Use it when identifying the morning time period for an event or activity.
朝食 朝食 means “breakfast” in 朝食はどこで食べられますか. It refers to the hotel meal the guest wants to locate. Use it when asking about breakfast service, time, or location at a hotel.
は は marks 朝食 as the topic in 朝食はどこで食べられますか, making breakfast the thing being asked about. It sets the topic before asking where it can be eaten. Use it to introduce the subject of a question or statement.
どこ どこ means “where” in どこで食べられますか, asking for the location of the breakfast service. It is followed here by で because the question concerns the place of an activity. Use it when asking where an event, service, or action takes place.
で で marks the place of the action in どこで食べられますか, asking where breakfast can be eaten. A reusable pattern is “place で action” when an activity happens at a location. Use it for locations of eating, working, studying, or other actions.
食べ 食べ means “eat” in 食べられますか, referring to eating breakfast. It is part of the expression asking where the meal can be eaten. Use it when talking about eating a meal or other food.
られ られ contributes the possibility meaning in 食べられますか, so the question asks where breakfast can be eaten. Here it presents eating as available at a particular hotel location. Use this form when asking whether an activity can be done or is available.
受付 受付 means “reception desk” or “reception” in 受付の近く, identifying the hotel’s front-desk area. It provides the reference point for locating the dining room. Use it when referring to the place where guests receive assistance or check in.
近く 近く means “near” or “nearby” in 受付の近く, locating the dining room close to reception. It commonly follows a noun with の to describe an area near that place. Use it when giving directions or describing the position of a facility.
ダイニングルーム ダイニングルーム means “dining room” in 受付の近くのダイニングルーム, the place where breakfast is served. It identifies a room intended for eating. Use it when giving or asking for the location of a hotel dining area.

Grammar Points

〜ていただけますか

パスポートを見せていただけますか。

pah-soo-POH-toh oh mee-SEH-teh ee-tah-dah-KEH-mahs kah

Could you show me your passport?

A very polite way to ask someone to do something; いただけますか makes the request softer.

〜てあります

用紙は用意してあります。

yoh-SHEE wah yoo-EE shee-teh ah-ree-MAHS

The form has been prepared.

Shows that someone prepared something and it remains ready in that state.

Japanese Vocabulary

こちら pron
ko-CHI-ra here; this way

こちらに部屋の予約があります。

パスポート noun
pah-soo-POH-toh passport

パスポートを見せていただけますか。

一番下 noun
ee-BAHN shee-TAH very bottom

この用紙の一番下で大丈夫です。

見せていただけますか phrase
mee-SEH-teh ee-tah-dah-KEH-mahs kah could I see; could you show me

パスポートを見せていただけますか。

私の pron
wah-TAH-shee noh my

私の署名が必要ですか。

署名 noun
shoh-MAY signature; sign

こちらに署名していただけますか。

大丈夫 adj
dye-JOH-boo fine; okay

一番下で大丈夫です。

必要 adj
hee-TSOO-yoh necessary; needed

私の署名が必要ですか。

部屋 noun
hey-AH room

こちらに部屋の予約があります。

予約 noun
yoh-YAH-koo reservation

こちらに部屋の予約があります。

用意してあります phrase
yoo-EE shee-teh ah-ree-MAHS have prepared; have ready

用意してあります。

用紙 noun
yoh-SHEE form; sheet of paper

この用紙にも私の署名が必要ですか。

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

could I see; could you show me

Show Answer見せていただけますか

have prepared; have ready

Show Answer用意してあります

passport

Show Answerパスポート

signature; sign

Show Answer署名