How to Say ‘Have you already checked in?’ in Japanese
受付はもう済みましたか。
uketsuke wa mou sumi mashi ta ka
[oo-keh-TSOO-keh wah moh-oh SOO-mee mah-shee tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: The は here marks the topic and is said (wa), not (ha).
Phrase Breakdown
受付は
uketsuke wa
As for check-in / reception,
受付 (uketsuke) means reception or check-in. The particle は is pronounced 'wa' here and marks the topic.
受付は九時からです。
Reception opens at nine.
Words in this phrase
受付
uketsuke
[oo-keh-TSOO-keh]
reception; check-in desk
The front desk where you register or check in, e.g. at a golf clubhouse.
受付で名前を書きます。
I write my name at reception.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
もう済みましたか。
mou sumi mashi ta ka
Is it already done?
もう (already) + 済みました (finished) + か (question marker). Let your voice rise slightly on 'ka'.
食事はもう済みましたか。
Have you already eaten?
Words in this phrase
もう
mou
[moh-oh]
already
Indicates something has been done or occurred in advance.
もう知っていることです。
It's something I already know.
済み
sumi
[SOO-mee]
to be finished; to be done (stem)
Stem of 済む, meaning a task or matter has been completed.
宿題が済みました。
My homework is done.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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