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Sumimasen. Yon-kai, onegai-shimasu.
                         すみません。四階、お願いします。



               VOCABULARY

                erebētā                        エレベーター                         elevator
                gozaimasu                      ございます                          exist
               *Gozaimasu is a polite version of arimasu, which is typically used by service

               people.


                kaidan                         階段                             staircase
                sugu                           すぐ                             soon

                soba                           そば                             nearby
                ichi-do                        一度                             one time

                mō ichi-do                     もう一度                           one more time

                yukkuri                        ゆっくり                           slowly; in a relaxed
                                                                              manner
               *Yukkuri-shimasu means “relax and enjoy the time”. Dōzo go-yukkuri means
               “Please  take  your  time  and  enjoy”,  which  you  may  often  hear  from  service
               people.



                yon-kai                        四階                             4th floor; four floors


               ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

                esukarētā                      エスカレーター                        escalator

                toire                          トイレ                            toilet
                chika                          地下                             basement

                sābisu kauntā                  サービスカウンター                      service counter


               Department Store Items

                kutsu                          靴                              shoes
                kasa                           傘                              umbrella

                kaban                          かばん                            bag
                handobaggu                     ハンドバッグ                         handbag
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