How to Say ‘It's the kitchenette.’ in Japanese
給湯室です。
kyuutou shitsu desu
[KYOO-toh SHEE-tsoo dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: A 給湯室 (kyūtōshitsu) is a small office room with a hot-water dispenser and sink. It's where people make tea, wash cups, and often sort trash, and it's a common spot for quick chats.
Phrase Breakdown
給湯
kyuutou
[KYOO-toh]
hot water supply
Supplying heated water to a home.
給湯の設定を変えます。
I change the hot water settings.
室
shitsu
[SHEE-tsoo]
room
A suffix meaning 'room', attached to nouns to name a type of room.
会議室で待ってください。
Please wait in the meeting room.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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