keigoLesson 13

Checking into a Hotel — Department manager

Situation

Where
A hotel front desk
Who
You and a department manager
Goal
To check in and ask about facilities.

Conversation

Show

A

Welcome. May I have the name on your reservation?

B

I have a reservation under Tanaka.

A

Let me check. Breakfast is from seven at the first-floor restaurant.

B

Could you tell me the Wi-Fi password?

A

It's written on this card.

Vocabulary (10)

goyoyaku

reservation (polite)

ご予約のお名前 = "the name on the reservation."

choudaisuru

to receive (humble)

お名前を頂戴できますか = "may I have your name?"

choushoku

breakfast

Hotel-formal word for breakfast.

〜kai

floor

一階 = "first floor."

kisai

written entry

カードに記載 = "written on the card."

irasshaimase

welcome

Greeting to customers entering a business.

yoroshikuonegaishimasu

thank you in advance

Closes most requests and emails; sets a cooperative tone.

kakunin

confirmation / check

Daily-use word: ご確認お願いします means "please check."

shouchishimashita

understood (polite)

Politer than 分かりました; use with managers and clients.

houkoku

report

Part of 報連相 (report, contact, consult) — core Japanese work etiquette.

Grammar

お + Noun + を頂戴できますか

Very humble "may I receive…?"

Noun + でございます

Politest copula for service speech.

Verb te-form + おります

Humble state: 記載しております.

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Front-desk staff use the highest keigo. As a guest, polite forms and a friendly tone are all you need.

Formality level

Keigo-heavy on the staff side. Note 頂戴する and でございます — hallmarks of service Japanese.

Common mistake

You usually present your passport at check-in for hotels in Japan — have it ready.

Quiz

What does "ご予約" mean?

What does "頂戴する" mean?

What does "朝食" mean?

What does "〜階" mean?

What does "記載" mean?

What does "いらっしゃいませ" mean?

How is the pattern "お〜を頂戴できますか" used?

How is the pattern "〜でございます" used?

How is the pattern "〜ております" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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