Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Booster: Capsule Hotel
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN booster-capsule-hotel vocab sentence dialog-line dialog recognition

MinicoreJapanese: Kapuseru hoteru wa arimasu ka.
Native: カプセルホテルはありますか。
English: Is there a capsule hotel (around here)? (the missed-last-train question)
Literal: capsule-hotel [topic] exists ?
Notes: kapuseru hoteru — the capsule hotel, both halves loanwords you can already hear, dropped into Lesson 4's existence frame. This is the stranded-at-midnight question — asked at the station window, the kouban, or a konbini counter after the last train leaves without you — and the answer is usually a point down the street. Most take walk-ins right up to the small hours (the dialog below is that night).

MinicoreJapanese: Chekku-in, onegaishimasu.
Native: チェックイン、お願いします。
English: Check-in, please.
Literal: check-in, please
Notes: chekku-in — check-in, the loanword twin of the [Ryokan booster](/boosters/booster-ryokan/)'s chekku-auto. Lesson 1's request frame carries the whole transaction; at many capsule hotels the rest happens at a machine anyway.

MinicoreJapanese: Rokkaa wa doko desu ka.
Native: ロッカーはどこですか。
English: Where are the lockers?
Literal: locker [topic] where is ?
Notes: rokkaa — locker, shared with the [Onsen booster](/boosters/booster-onsen/) (the sentou taught it first; the capsule hotel runs on it). Note the size before you commit: a big suitcase often won't fit — the [takkyuubin booster](/boosters/booster-takkyuubin/)'s send-it-ahead move is the real solution.

MinicoreJapanese: Kore wa rokkaa no kagi desu ka.
Native: これはロッカーのかぎですか。
English: Is this the locker key? (holding up the wristband)
Literal: this [topic] locker of key is ?
Notes: Lesson 2's kore and no around Lesson 4's kagi. Check-in usually hands you one wristband: locker key, pod number, and (where there's a bath or vending) your tab, all on one strap. It stays on your wrist all night — including in the shower.

MinicoreJapanese: Watashi no kapuseru wa doko desu ka.
Native: 私のカプセルはどこですか。
English: Where is my capsule?
Literal: me of capsule [topic] where is ?
Notes: kapuseru — the pod itself. The wristband has the number; the corridors all look identical at 1 a.m., so this question earns its keep.

MinicoreJapanese: Shita ga ii desu.
Native: 下がいいです。
English: I'd like a lower one. (when they offer a choice)
Literal: lower [ga] good is
Notes: Lesson 4's ue / shita pair meets Lesson 5's preference frame. Pods stack two high; lower means no ladder at 3 a.m. — worth asking for.

MinicoreJapanese: Mimisen wa arimasu ka.
Native: 耳栓はありますか。
English: Do you have earplugs?
Literal: earplug [topic] exists ?
Notes: mimisen — earplugs, and this pack's quiet hero. A capsule's curtain stops light, not sound, and one snorer carries a whole floor. Front desks keep them — usually free — and almost no first-timer knows to ask.

MinicoreJapanese: Shawaa wa doko desu ka.
Native: シャワーはどこですか。
English: Where are the showers?
Literal: shower [topic] where is ?
Notes: shawaa — shower, another loanword. Some capsule hotels have a proper shared bath instead — from that curtain inward it's the [Onsen booster](/boosters/booster-onsen/)'s territory, wash-first rules and all.

MinicoreJapanese: Haburashi wa arimasu ka.
Native: 歯ブラシはありますか。
English: Do you have toothbrushes?
Literal: toothbrush [topic] exists ?
Notes: haburashi — toothbrush. Capsule hotels are amenity machines: toothbrush, razor, towel, pajama-ish loungewear — stacked at the desk or in the changing room, there for the taking or for a coin.

MinicoreJapanese: Muryou desu ka.
Native: 無料ですか。
English: Is it free?
Literal: free-of-charge is ?
Notes: muryou — free of charge, the word on half the signs in the building. Point at the amenity pile and ask; the answer is usually hai. (Its opposite lives on the other signs: anything with a price gets Lesson 3's ikura desu ka.)

MinicoreJapanese: Raunji wa nan-ji made desu ka.
Native: ラウンジは何時までですか。
English: Until what time is the lounge open?
Literal: lounge [topic] what-hour until is ?
Notes: raunji — the lounge: the one room where talking, phone calls, eating, and late-night TV are legal. Lesson 6's made question tells you how long that refuge lasts.

MinicoreJapanese: kapuseru hoteru
Native: カプセルホテル
English: capsule hotel
Notes: *Kapuseru hoteru wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: kapuseru
Native: カプセル
English: capsule / the pod
Notes: *Watashi no kapuseru wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: chekku-in
Native: チェックイン
English: check-in
Notes: *Chekku-in, onegaishimasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: rokkaa
Native: ロッカー
English: locker
Notes: *Rokkaa wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: mimisen
Native: 耳栓
English: earplugs
Notes: free at the desk — ask

MinicoreJapanese: muryou
Native: 無料
English: free of charge
Notes: *Muryou desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: shawaa
Native: シャワー
English: shower
Notes: *Shawaa wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: haburashi
Native: 歯ブラシ
English: toothbrush
Notes: the amenity pile's headliner

MinicoreJapanese: raunji
Native: ラウンジ
English: lounge
Notes: where talking lives

MinicoreJapanese: chekku-auto
Native: チェックアウト
English: checkout
Notes: ryokan run it early

MinicoreJapanese: Okutsu wa kochira no rokkaa ni onegaishimasu.
Native: お靴はこちらのロッカーにお願いします。
English: shoes into this locker
Notes: swap at the door, pocket the key

MinicoreJapanese: Kapuseru-nai de no tsuuwa wa goenryo kudasai.
Native: カプセル内での通話はご遠慮ください。
English: no phone calls in the pods
Notes: take the call to the lounge

MinicoreJapanese: A midnight check-in
Notes: Traveler: Konbanwa. Yoyaku ga arimasen. Daijoubu desu ka.
Good evening. I don't have a reservation — is that OK?
[good-evening. reservation [ga] not-exist. OK is ?]
Clerk: Daijoubu desu yo. Douzo.
That's fine — come in.
[OK is [yo]. go-ahead]
Clerk: Okutsu wa kochira no rokkaa ni onegaishimasu.
Your shoes go in this locker, please. (the door ritual — see the script below)
[(honorific) shoes [topic] this-way of locker in please]
Traveler: Mimisen wa arimasu ka.
Do you have earplugs?
[earplug [topic] exists ?]
Clerk: Hai, arimasu. Muryou desu.
Yes, we do. They're free.
[yes, exists. free-of-charge is]
Traveler: Ja, chekku-auto wa nan-ji desu ka.
Well then — what time is checkout?
[well-then, checkout [topic] what-hour is ?]
Clerk: Asa juu-ji desu.
Ten in the morning.
[morning 10:00 is]

MinicoreJapanese: Konbanwa. Yoyaku ga arimasen. Daijoubu desu ka.
Native: こんばんは。予約がありません。大丈夫ですか。
English: Good evening. I don't have a reservation — is that OK?
Literal: good-evening. reservation [ga] not-exist. OK is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Daijoubu desu yo. Douzo.
Native: 大丈夫ですよ。どうぞ。
English: That's fine — come in.
Literal: OK is [yo]. go-ahead

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, arimasu. Muryou desu.
Native: はい、あります。無料です。
English: Yes, we do. They're free.
Literal: yes, exists. free-of-charge is

MinicoreJapanese: Ja, chekku-auto wa nan-ji desu ka.
Native: じゃ、チェックアウトは何時ですか。
English: Well then — what time is checkout?
Literal: well-then, checkout [topic] what-hour is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Asa juu-ji desu.
Native: 朝十時です。
English: Ten in the morning.
Literal: morning 10:00 is

MinicoreJapanese: The door and the curtain
Notes: Clerk: Okutsu wa kochira no rokkaa ni onegaishimasu.
Your shoes go in this locker. → the swap happens at the door; take the little key with you
[(honorific) shoes [topic] this-way of locker in please]
Clerk: Kapuseru-nai de no tsuuwa wa goenryo kudasai.
Please refrain from phone calls inside the capsules. → the pod floor is silent; calls happen in the lounge
[capsule-inside at of phone-call [topic] (honorific) refrain please]

MinicoreJapanese: The tier question
Notes: Clerk: Joudan to gedan, dochira ga yoroshii desu ka.
Upper tier or lower tier — which would you prefer?
[(too fast — that's the point)]
Traveler: Sumimasen. Mou ichido onegaishimasu.
Sorry — once more, please.
[excuse-me. one-more-time, please]
Clerk: Kapuseru wa ue desu ka, shita desu ka.
Is it upper, or lower? (the simplified retry — both answers are words you own)
[capsule [topic] upper is ? lower is ?]
Traveler: Shita ga ii desu.
I'd like a lower one.
[lower [ga] good is]

MinicoreJapanese: Joudan to gedan, dochira ga yoroshii desu ka.
Native: 上段と下段、どちらがよろしいですか。
English: Upper tier or lower tier — which would you prefer?
Literal: (too fast — that's the point)

MinicoreJapanese: Kapuseru wa ue desu ka, shita desu ka.
Native: カプセルは上ですか、下ですか。
English: Is it upper, or lower? (the simplified retry — both answers are words you own)
Literal: capsule [topic] upper is ? lower is ?