Q&A

It’s our first winter holiday in Japan and we have just checked in to a ski resort at Hakuba. We wanted to take ski lessons, but we are worried we won’t be able to understand the instructor if he starts speaking in Japanese. How do I ask the staff to recommend an English-speaking ski school in Japanese?

The Japanese inn I’ve booked for my trip has a public bath as well as an open-air bath that I’m looking forward to. I didn’t see both facilities when I checked in. How do I ask “Where is the public bath/open-air bath?” in Japanese?

It’s our first winter holiday in Japan and we have just checked in to a Japanese inn at Hakuba. There is a free shuttle bus from the inn to the ski resort but we’re not sure of the timings. How do I ask the staff “What time is the next shuttle bus to the ski resort?” in Japanese?

We were in Tokyo for a holiday. The Nagano apples at the supermarket looked so big and delicious that we had to get some to try. But when we went back to our hotel, we realized that we didn’t have a knife to cut and peel the apples. They were also too big to bite directly into. I wanted to borrow a knife from the front desk. How do I ask “Can I borrow a knife?” in Japanese?