Prepare for a visit to a Japanese public bathhouse.

The idea

銭湯 is a public bathhouse, while 湯船 is the bath itself. タオル means towel and ロッカー means locker. The examples use polite modern Japanese; ～前に places one action before another.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
銭湯せんとうpublic bathhouse
タオルtowel
湯船ゆぶねbath
ロッカーlocker

Examples

  • 銭湯せんとうはどこにありますか。Where is the public bathhouse?
  • タオルはありますか。Do you have towels?
  • 靴くつをロッカーに入いれてください。Please put your shoes in the locker.
  • 湯船ゆぶねに入はいる前まえに、体からだを洗あらってください。Wash your body before entering the bath.
  • タオルを湯船ゆぶねに入いれないでください。Do not put your towel in the bath.
  • このシャワーを使つかってもいいですか。May I use this shower?

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Watch out

Do not confuse the bathhouse with the bath. Wash before entering the shared water and keep your towel out of it; check the facility’s own rules.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the word for bathhouse: （銭湯せんとう／湯船ゆぶね）

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    銭湯

    銭湯 means a public bathhouse; 湯船 is the bath itself.

  2. Choose the word for towel: （タオル／ロッカー）

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    タオル

    タオル means towel; ロッカー is a locker.

  3. Complete: wash before entering the bath. 湯船ゆぶねに入はいる＿に、体からだを洗あらってください。

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    前

    前に means “before”: washing comes before entering.

Use it today

Ask for a towel and explain in Japanese what you do before entering the bath.