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How to Say ‘Excuse me, I'd like to send my luggage to the airport.’ in Japanese

すみません、荷物を空港に送りたいんですが。

sumi mase n nimotsu o kuukou ni okuri tai n desu ga

[sue-mee mah-SEH n nee-MOH-tsoo oh KOO-koh ni okuri tie n dess gah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Hotels and convenience stores in Japan commonly offer luggage delivery to airports, often called 手ぶら観光 "hands-free sightseeing". Opening with すみません is the normal way to get staff's attention at a front desk.

Phrase Breakdown

すみません、

sumi mase n

excuse me

Use this to get someone's attention politely. Say 'sumimasen'.

Example

すみません、駅はどこですか。

Excuse me, where is the station?

Words in this phrase

すみ

sumi

[sue-mee]

excuse

A stem used in polite expressions like apologies or getting someone's attention.

Example

すみません、コンサートのチケットについて聞きたいです。

Excuse me, I would like to ask about the concert tickets.

ませ

mase

[mah-SEH]

polite verb form (here part of 'sumimasen')

The polite auxiliary 'masu' in its stem form 'mase', followed by 'n' to make it negative. Together with 'sumi' it forms 'sumimasen', meaning 'excuse me'.

Example

まだ決まっていません。

It hasn't been decided yet.

ん

[n]

(negative ending)

Contracted form of the polite negative ending, as in ありません.

Example

今日は時間がありません。

I don't have time today.

荷物を空港に

nimotsu o kuukou ni

luggage to the airport

荷物を is the object and 空港に is the destination. Say 'nimotsu o kuukou ni'.

Example

荷物を空港に運びます。

I'll carry the luggage to the airport.

Words in this phrase

荷物

nimotsu

[nee-MOH-tsoo]

luggage; baggage

Bags and belongings a traveler carries.

Example

荷物が重いです。

The luggage is heavy.

を

[oh]

object marker

The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

チケットを二枚ください。

Two tickets, please.

空港

kuukou

[KOO-koh]

airport

A place where planes take off and land.

Example

空港に行きます。

I go to the airport.

に

[ni]

Used to indicate direction or point of action.

Example

学校に行きます。

I go to school.

送りたいんですが。

okuri tai n desu ga

I'd like to send...

This is a soft way to state what you want. Say 'okuritain desu ga'.

Example

これを日本に送りたいんですが。

I'd like to send this to Japan...

Words in this phrase

送り

okuri

[okuri]

send

Polite verb stem of 送る, used for sending an email, message, file, or document.

Example

後で資料を送ります。

I will send the materials later.

たい

tai

[tie]

want to

Added to a verb stem to express the speaker's desire to do something.

Example

前の方の席を予約したいです。

I want to reserve seats toward the front.

ん

[n]

(explanatory n)

Casual form of の; adds a tone of seeking or giving an explanation, often before です.

Example

どうしたんですか。

What happened?

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.

が

[gah]

(softening ending)

Ending a sentence with ga softens a request politely.

Example

お願いしたいんですが。

I'd like to ask a favor...

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