Scenario: You recently moved into the apartment of your dreams—but suddenly you can get no hot water in the Japanese bath and you have no clue how to program the timer on your A/C. Even worse, you speak no Japanese and your landlord (or the concierge) can manage a perky “HARO” at most.
Below is some Japanese vocabulary to help you talk to your landlord (or the concierge or management company).
Tips:
| air conditioner
エアコン eakon |
broken
壊れています kowarete imasu |
repair
修理 shuri |
turn on
つける tsukeru |
| turn off
消す kesu |
washing machine
洗濯機 sentakki |
bath tub
風呂 furo |
electricity
電気 denki |
| leak
漏れる moreru |
light bulb
電球 denkyuu |
toilet
トイレ toire |
mold
かび kabi |
| cockroach
ごきぶり gokiburi
|
internet connection
インターネット接続 Intaanetto setsuzoku |
noisy
やかましい yakamashii |
key
鍵 kagi |
| deposit
敷金 shikikin |
| My ___ is broken. | (Watashino) —–ga kowarete imasu. |
| My___ is leaking. | (Watashino) —–ga mizumore shitemasu. |
| Can you fix it? | Shuuri Dekimasuka? |
| Can you arrange for it to be fixed? | Shuuriwo tanomu kotoga dekimasuka? |
| There are many cockroaches in my apartment. What should I do? | Gokiburi ga takusan imasu. Do sureba iidesuka? |
| How can I turn on the ___? | Douyatte tsuke masuka |
| I lost the internet connection. Who should I call? | Inta-netto ga setsuzoku shinainodesuga, Dokoni renraku sureba ii desuka? |
