How to Say ‘The city hall where you live’ in Japanese
お住まいの市役所
o sumai no shi yakusho
[oh soo-MAH-ee no shee YAH-koo-shoh]
💬 Usage Tip: お住まい is a respectful way of saying "where you live". Staff use it about you, but you wouldn't use it about your own home.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
住まい
sumai
[soo-MAH-ee]
residence; living
Noun for where one lives; with お it politely asks about someone's home.
お住まいはどこですか。
Where do you live?
の
no
[no]
's; of
A particle that shows possession or connection between nouns.
知り合いの会社に興味があります。
I am interested in an acquaintance's company.
市
shi
[shee]
city
A city or municipality; used as a prefix in compounds.
市のホームページを見ました。
I looked at the city's website.
役所
yakusho
[YAH-koo-shoh]
government office
A public administrative office; 市役所 is city hall.
役所で手続きをしました。
I did the procedure at the government office.
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