How to Say ‘The fitting room is over there.’ in Japanese
試着室はあちらです。
shichaku shitsu wa achira desu
[shee-CHAH-koo SHEE-tsoo wah AH-chee-rah dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japanese fitting rooms you take your shoes off before stepping in. Some shops also hand you a face cover to keep makeup off the clothes.
Phrase Breakdown
試着室は
shichaku shitsu wa
the fitting room (topic)
試着室 (shichakushitsu) means 'fitting room'. は (wa) marks the topic. Say 'shi-cha-ku-shi-tsu' smoothly. The 'u' sounds are very light.
試着室はどこですか。
Where is the fitting room?
Words in this phrase
試着
shichaku
[shee-CHAH-koo]
trying on (clothes)
A noun meaning to try on clothing before buying; used with する as a verb.
このジーンズを試着してもいいですか。
May I try on these jeans?
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.
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?
あちらです。
achira desu
is over there
あちら (achira) is a polite word for 'over there'. です (desu) makes it polite, and the final 'u' is nearly silent.
出口はあちらです。
The exit is over there.
Words in this phrase
あちら
achira
[AH-chee-rah]
over there (polite)
A polite word for a place or direction far from both speaker and listener; often used by shop staff.
レジはあちらにございます。
The register is over there.
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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