nimotsu haisou saabisu ni tsui te shitsumon dekiru
Say where you want to send your luggage.
荷物の送り先を伝えられる。
nimotsu no okurisaki o tsutae rareru
Ask about delivery time and cost.
配達時間や料金を確認できる。
haitatsu jikan ya ryoukin o kakunin dekiru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a luggage delivery counter in Japan, asking to send your suitcase to your hotel, checking whether it can arrive today, confirming the price, and filling out the delivery form.
こんにちは。荷物配送について聞きたいです。
konnichiwa nimotsu haisou ni tsui te kiki tai desu
Hello. I’d like to ask about luggage delivery.
はい、もちろんです。どちらまで送りますか。
hai mochiron desu dochira made okuri masu ka
Yes, of course. Where would you like it sent?
ホテルまで送りたいです。今日届きますか。
hoteru made okuri tai desu kyou todoki masu ka
I’d like to send it to my hotel. Can it be delivered today?
はい、午後3時までなら今日届けられます。
hai gogo 3 ji made nara kyou todoke rare masu
Yes, if it’s before 3:00 pm., we can deliver it today.
💬 について means "about/regarding" after a noun: 荷物配送について = "about luggage delivery." You can swap in other topics the same way, like 予約について for "about a reservation."
💬 聞きたいです literally means "want to ask," but in service situations it often works like "I'd like to ask" or even "I'd like to know." The たいです part is a handy pattern for saying what you want to do: 送りたいです, 確認したいです.
💬 どちら is a more polite way to say "where/which way" than どこ. In travel and customer service, どちらまで? sounds natural and courteous for asking the destination.
💬 送りますか literally means "will send?" but in polite questions it often comes out as "would you like to send it?" depending on context. The ますか ending is a very common way to make a polite question.
💬 なら adds an "if/as for that case" meaning: 午後3時までなら = "if it's by 3 pm" or "as long as it's before 3 pm." You can reuse it with other conditions, like 今日なら "if today works."
🇯🇵 そうですか。 is a very normal response when taking in new information; it doesn't sound cold in Japanese the way "I see" sometimes can in English. In service talk, it often just shows you're following along.
🇯🇵 お願いします。 is one of the most useful polite phrases in Japan because it can cover "yes, please," "please do that," or "I'll take it," depending on context. In service situations it sounds natural and softer than a direct command-style "please."
💬 だけ means "only/just" and comes right after what it limits: 着替えだけ = "only a change of clothes." You can reuse it easily with nouns, like これだけ "just this."
💬 手元に literally means "at hand" or "with you," often for something you keep physically nearby rather than send away. The に marks where something stays or remains.
💬 残したい means "want to leave/keep remaining," so 手元に残したい is "want to keep it with me." This is a good example of how Japanese often says "leave something in a state" where English would just say "keep."
💬 手元に literally means "at hand" or "with you," and it's a handy pattern for things you want to keep nearby: パスポートは手元に置いてください "Please keep your passport with you."
💬 だけ comes right after what it means "only" for. So 着替えだけ手元に残したいです means "I want to keep only a change of clothes with me," not "I only want to keep it with me."
🇯🇵 In service situations, わかりました。 is a normal professional response meaning "understood" or "certainly." It's less warm than ありがとうございます。 but very natural when confirming a request.
💬 こちら often means not just "this" but politely "this one" or "this way." Staff use it a lot for forms, counters, and directions: こちらにどうぞ "This way, please."
🇯🇵 伝票 often means a practical business slip or form, not a fancy document. In hotels, shipping counters, and restaurants, it's the kind of paper staff hand you to fill in or settle details.
💬 Put の between two nouns and the first one describes the second: こちら + の + 伝票 = "this form." You can reuse the pattern with things like ホテルの住所 "the hotel address."
💬 Put の between two nouns and the first describes the second: ホテルの住所 is "the hotel's address" or "hotel address." The same pattern works for 日本の電話番号 "a Japan phone number."
💬 書きます is the polite non-past form, and in Japanese that can mean a future action too. So 書きます may be "I write" or "I'll write it," depending on context.
💬 も means "also / too" and comes right after what's being added. So ホテルの住所も means "the hotel address too," implying something else is being written as well.
💬 Japanese often leaves out "it" when it's obvious, so ホテルの住所も書きます。 naturally means "I'll write the hotel address too." You can do the same with 名前も書きます "I'll write my name too."
🇯🇵 どうぞ is a very common softener in customer service. It makes directions and reassurance sound more welcoming, like "please, go ahead" or "certainly."
💬 Sentence-final ね softens the line and checks that the listener is with you, so 安心してくださいね sounds warmer than plain 安心してください. In speech, that small ね often does a lot of politeness work.
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