Friday, August 28, 2026

Summer Hotel Story Week #10....Complaining to the Front Desk #2

Step #1 ~ Vocabulary Check



Sounds good now…

#1, #2, #3, #4, & #5, please…

1.     A quick vocabulary check….

#1 ~ “monku wo iu” ~ complain

#2 ~ “monku/ kujyo” ~ a complaint

#3 ~ “~ni tsuite” ~ about

#4 ~ “~ni tsuite hanasu” ~ talk about

#5 ~ “~ni tsuite monku wo iu” ~ complain about

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK and…

The next 3, please….

2.     #6, #7, & #8, please…

#6 ~ “Maikai mondai ga aru to…” ~

*Every time there was a problem…

*Every time they had a problem…

#7 ~ “Kanojyo wa Kaoru ni nani wo yatte moraimashita ka?” ~

*What DID she get Kaoru to do?

#8 ~ “Kanojo wa kare ni furonto e denwa

shite kujō o itte moraimashita” ~

*She got him to call the front desk to complain

*She got him to call the front desk and complain

*She got him to call and complain to the front desk

*She got him to call to the front desk

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #2 ~ Making a Complaint ...

If you have a problem with your hotel room, you could call down to the front desk.

And when you do, please remember these 3 steps:                                  


OK and…

The next 2, please….

3.     #9, & #10, please…

#9 ~ “akasu” ~ identify

#10 ~ “mimoto o akasu” ~ identify yourself

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

4.     #11, & #12, please…

#11 ~ “Furonto Desuku ni, jibun no mimoto wo akashita hou ga ii” ~

            *You should identify yourself to the front desk

            *You should identify yourself to the front desk staff

#12 ~ “Konichiwa, 501 goushitsu desu"to itta hou ga ii” ~

            *You should say "Hello, this is room 501"

(If needed: Please make a note)


Please turn your pages over

 


Sounds good now…

Please turn your pages over and…

We take a look at Step #2…and…


Ok now...

After you give your room number,

you could use one of these 3 expressions before making a complaint….

1.     #13, #14, & #15, please…

#13 ~ “ojyama shite moushiwake arimasen ga” ~

*Sorry to bother you, but...

#14 ~ “Zannen nagara” ~

*I'm afraid that...

#15 ~ “Moushi wake arimasen ga” ~

*Sorry, but...

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

2.     #16, & #17, please…

#16 ~ “Sono ato, anata wa nani ga dekimasu ka?” ~

*After that, what CAN you do?

#17 ~ “Rikuesuto o suru koto ga dekimasu.” ~

*You can make a request.

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

3.     #18 ~ “~shite itadakemasen ka?  / ~ kuremasen ka? ~

#1 ~ Can you ...

#2 ~ Will you...

#3 ~ Could you ....

#4 ~ Would you...

(If needed: Please make a note)


Step #19 ~ Complaint #1 ...

 

#19 ~ Kaoru ga furonto desuku ni denwa suru toki ni, kare wa nan to itta hou ga ii desu ka?” ~

*When Kaoru calls the front desk, what should he say?

 

 Please take a look at Page 3




Sounds good now…

Please take a look at page 3

And…..

(All 3 steps, please…)


Sounds good now…

How about the next one…?


Please turn your pages over

 



Sounds good now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The 3rd problem, please…

Sounds good and…

The last one, please….





 

Friday, August 21, 2026

Summer Hotel Story Week #9....Complaining to the Front Desk

 Step #14 ~ Vocabulary Check...



Alright now…

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, & #2, please…

#1 ~ Sutaffu ga saki ni heya ni haite soshite,

kare wa nani o shimashita no ka?” ~

*The staff entered the room first and…What DID he do…?

*The staff entered the room first and…What DID they do…?

*The staff went into the room first and…What DID they do…?

#2 ~ Kare wa denki o tsuke, kanojo no baggu o beddo no soba ni oita.” ~

*He turned on the light and put her bag by the bed

*He turned on the light and put her bag by the side of the bed

*He turned on the light and put her bag next to the bed

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

2.     #3, please….

#3~ Douzo” ~

(Douzo…Haite kudasai) ~ #1~ Please come in

(Saki ni …douzo) ~ #2 ~ Go ahead, after you

After you

Please go ahead

After you

(Ii yo …douzo) ~ #3 ~ Go ahead

Sure…Go ahead

(Douzo…Go enryou naku) ~ #4 ~ Help yourself

(Kochira e douzo) ~ #5 ~ This way, please

(Douzo…(~watashita toki ni)) ~ #6 ~ Here you are

Here you go

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

3.     #4, please….

#4 ~ Goyukkuri douzo” ~

#1~ Please take your time

(isoganakute mo ii)

#2 ~ Please make yourself at home

(Dareka ga anata no ie o tazunete kuru)

#3 ~ Please enjoy your meal

(restaurant de)

#4 ~ Please enjoy your stay

(hoteru de)

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

The next 3, ….

4.     #5, #6, & #7, please…

#5 ~ tanoshii” ~ fun

#6 ~ tanoshimu” ~ enjoy

#7 ~ Go-taizai o otanoshimi kudasai (hakubutsukan de)” ~

*Please enjoy your visit

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

How about…

5.     #8, #9, & #10, please…

#8 ~ Nihon de no taizai wo otanoshimi kudasai” ~

*Please enjoy your visit to Japan

*Please enjoy your stay in Japan

*Please enjoy your time in Japan

#9 ~ Show wo otanoshimi kudasai” ~

*Please enjoy the show

#10 ~ Pātī o o tanoshimi kudasai” ~

*Please enjoy the party

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

 


Sounds good now…

Please turn your pages over and…

The next 3….

6.     #11, #12 & #13 please…

#11 ~ Sutaffu ga kaerou to shita toki ni,

Kaoru kun wa arigatō gozaimasuto iimashita.” ~

*As the staff was leaving

*As the staff was about to leave

Kaoru said "Thank you"…

#12 ~ ~shite kurete arigaou” ~

*Thank you for ….

(Thank you for + ing) or (Thank you for + meishi)

#13 ~ Goshinsetsu shite kurete arigatou” ~

*Thank you for your kindness

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

How about…

7.     #14, & #15, please…

#14 ~ Heya made go an'nai itadaki, arigatou gozaimasu.” ~

*Thank you for showing us to our room

*Thank you for showing me to my room

#15 ~ Tasukete kurete arigatou” ~

*Thank you for your help

*Thank you for helping

*Thank you for helping me

*Thank you for helping us

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

How about…

8.     #16, & #17, please…

#16 ~ Kore made no koto, subete arigatou gozaimasu…” ~

*Thank you for everything….

*Thank you for all….

#17 ~ Watashtachi no tame ni, kono

heya wo goyou iitadaki arigatō gozaimasu…” ~

*Thank you for preparing this room for us….

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok and…

How about the next 5, please….

9.     #18, #19, #20, #21, & #22, please…

#18 ~ manzoku shiteiru” ~ satisfied

#19 ~ manzoku shiteinai” ~ unsatisfied

not satisfied

#20 ~ Haruka ga sono heya wo mita toki ni,

sono uchi no dotchi deshita ka?” ~

*When Haruka saw the room, which one WAS she?

*When Haruka saw the room, which WAS she?

#21 ~ Kanojo wa manzoku shiteinakatta.” ~

*She was unsatisfied

#22 ~ Kanojo wa karera no heya ni manzoku shiteinakatta.” ~

*She was unsatisfied with their room

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Summer Hotel Story Week #10....Complaining to the Front Desk #2

Step # 1 ~ Vocabulary Check Sounds good now… # 1 , # 2 , # 3 , # 4 , & # 5 , please… 1.      A quick vocabulary check…. # 1 ...