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How to Say ‘Both the bath and the kitchen?’ in Japanese

お風呂と台所、両方ですか。

o furo to daidokoro ryouhou desu ka

[oh foo-ROH toh dye-DOH-koh-roh RYOH-hoh dess kah]

💬 Usage Tip: と joins nouns like "and": お風呂と台所. It only links nouns, never whole sentences.

Phrase Breakdown

お風呂と台所、

o furo to daidokoro

the bath and the kitchen

お風呂 (ofuro) means bath and 台所 (daidokoro) means kitchen. と means 'and'.

Example

お風呂と台所を掃除します。

I'll clean the bath and the kitchen.

Words in this phrase

お

[oh]

honorific prefix used in polite expressions

The polite prefix お makes the following word sound more courteous.

Example

お願いできますか。

Could you please do that?

風呂

furo

[foo-ROH]

bath

Bathtub or bathroom for bathing; usually お風呂.

Example

お風呂に入ります。

I take a bath.

と

[toh]

and

A particle connecting nouns in a list.

Example

マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。

I am interested in both marketing and sales.

台所

daidokoro

[dye-DOH-koh-roh]

kitchen

The room where food is cooked.

Example

台所で料理します。

I cook in the kitchen.

両方ですか。

ryouhou desu ka

both?

Asks whether something applies to both. Raise your pitch slightly at か.

Example

赤と青、両方ですか。

Red and blue, both?

Words in this phrase

両方

ryouhou

[RYOH-hoh]

both

Refers to two things together.

Example

両方好きです。

I like both.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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