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What do hotel staff in Japan ask when you check in?

Expect to hear お名前をいただけますか？ (o-namae o itadakemasu ka, "May I have your name?"). Useful things to say: チェックインをお願いします。 (chekku-in o onegai shimasu, "Check in, please") and 予約しています。 (yoyaku shite imasu, "I have a booking").

The whole conversation: Checking in at the hotel

Check-in is usually from 3pm. Most hotels will keep your bags if you arrive early.

  1. You say
    チェックインをお願いします。 chekku-in o onegai shimasu Check in, please.
  2. You say
    予約しています。 yoyaku shite imasu I have a booking.
  3. You hear
    お名前をいただけますか？ o-namae o itadakemasu ka May I have your name?
  4. You hear
    朝食は七時からです。 chōshoku wa shichi-ji kara desu Breakfast is from seven.
  5. You hear
    こちらがお部屋の鍵です。 kochira ga o-heya no kagi desu Here is your room key.
  6. You say
    荷物を預かってもらえますか？ nimotsu o azukatte moraemasu ka Could you keep my luggage?
  7. You say
    Wi-Fiのパスワードは？ waifai no pasuwādo wa What's the Wi-Fi password?
  8. You say
    タオルをもう一枚ください。 taoru o mō ichi-mai kudasai One more towel, please.
Is this what people really say here?

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What do hotel staff in Japan ask when you check in?

Expect to hear お名前をいただけますか？ (o-namae o itadakemasu ka, "May I have your name?"). Useful things to say: チェックインをお願いします。 (chekku-in o onegai shimasu, "Check in, please") and 予約しています。 (yoyaku shite imasu, "I have a booking").

What does "お名前をいただけますか？" mean in Japanese?

It means "May I have your name?". It is pronounced o-namae o itadakemasu ka. A natural reply is 荷物を預かってもらえますか？ (nimotsu o azukatte moraemasu ka), "Could you keep my luggage?".