Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Booster: Karaoke
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN booster-karaoke sentence vocab recognition dialog dialog-line

MinicoreJapanese: Karaoke ni ikimasen ka.
Native: カラオケに行きませんか。
English: Shall we go to karaoke? (the invitation)
Literal: karaoke to go-not ?
Notes: karaoke — the word English borrowed back, in Lesson 9's invitation frame. Say it after dinner and watch the evening reorganize itself; the nijikai (second party) ends up in a karaoke box more often than anywhere else.

MinicoreJapanese: Hitokara, daijoubu desu ka.
Native: ヒトカラ、大丈夫ですか。
English: Is solo (karaoke) okay?
Literal: solo-karaoke, OK is ?
Notes: hitokara — solo karaoke (hitori + kara), and this pack's unlock: singing alone is completely normal in Japan. Chains have one-person booths; nobody blinks. The answer to this question is always yes — asking it is really for you.

MinicoreJapanese: Ni-jikan, onegaishimasu.
Native: 二時間、お願いします。
English: Two hours, please.
Literal: two-hours, please
Notes: Lesson 6's -jikan again — ni-jikan is the classic karaoke block, and the [Animal Cafés booster](/boosters/booster-animal-cafe/)'s Ichi-jikan, onegaishimasu. and Sanjuppun, onegaishimasu. work at this desk word for word.

MinicoreJapanese: Kono heya desu ka.
Native: この部屋ですか。
English: Is it this room? (receipt in hand, corridors identical)
Literal: this room is ?
Notes: heya — room, borrowed from the [Ryokan booster](/boosters/booster-ryokan/); the receipt has your room number, the hallway has forty identical doors.

MinicoreJapanese: Furii taimu wa ikura desu ka.
Native: フリータイムはいくらですか。
English: How much is free time? (the flat rate)
Literal: free-time [topic] how-much is ?
Notes: furii taimu — "free time," the flat rate that beats the hourly blocks once you'll stay a while. Daytime and late-night free time are often absurdly cheap — which is exactly why karaoke doubles as the missed-last-train plan (the [Capsule Hotel booster](/boosters/booster-capsule-hotel/) is the other answer).

MinicoreJapanese: Furii taimu, onegaishimasu.
Native: フリータイム、お願いします。
English: Free time, please.
Literal: free-time, please
Notes: The commitment version — settle in.

MinicoreJapanese: Dorinku baa wa arimasu ka.
Native: ドリンクバーはありますか。
English: Is there a drink bar?
Literal: drink-bar [topic] exists ?
Notes: dorinku baa — the drink bar: all-you-can-refill soft drinks for a small add-on. Most rooms expect everyone to order at least one drink; the drink bar settles that politely in one move. (Alcohol runs separately — the [Izakaya booster](/boosters/booster-izakaya/)'s nomihoudai exists at karaoke chains too.)

MinicoreJapanese: Rimokon wa doko desu ka.
Native: リモコンはどこですか。
English: Where is the remote? (the song tablet — it hides)
Literal: remote [topic] where is ?
Notes: rimokon — the remote, meaning the touchscreen song tablet. It has an English-language switch (look for a globe or 言語) and a genuinely enormous English catalog. It also vanishes under coats and menus every ten minutes, hence the sentence.

MinicoreJapanese: Maiku, futatsu onegaishimasu.
Native: マイク、ふたつお願いします。
English: Two microphones, please.
Literal: microphone, two please
Notes: maiku — microphone, counted with Lesson 3's futatsu. Rooms usually have two; when one is missing or dead, this at the desk fixes it — duets are half the point.

MinicoreJapanese: Kono uta ga suki desu.
Native: この歌が好きです。
English: I like this song! (someone else is singing it)
Literal: this song [ga] liked is
Notes: uta — song, in Lesson 9's suki frame. Said while someone else sings, it's the cheapest friendship in Japan — and the polite alternative to grabbing the second mic uninvited.

MinicoreJapanese: Biiru o futatsu, onegaishimasu.
Native: ビールをふたつ、お願いします。
English: Two beers, please. (into the room phone)
Literal: beer [obj] two, please
Notes: The room phone calls the front desk — lift it, order, hang up, and it arrives at the door. Any Lesson 5 food or drink word works in the slot.

MinicoreJapanese: Enchou, onegaishimasu.
Native: 延長、お願いします。
English: Extension, please. (when the phone rings at T-minus-ten)
Literal: extension, please
Notes: enchou — extension. Ten minutes before your block ends, the room phone rings with the question in the script below. This is the yes; overtime without it gets billed in blocks anyway, so answer the phone.

MinicoreJapanese: karaoke
Native: カラオケ
Notes: *Karaoke ni ikimasen ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: hitokara
Native: ヒトカラ
English: solo karaoke
Notes: completely normal — *Hitokara, daijoubu desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: heya
Native: 部屋
English: room
Notes: *Heya wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: furii taimu
Native: フリータイム
English: free time (flat rate)
Notes: *Furii taimu wa ikura desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: dorinku baa
Native: ドリンクバー
English: drink bar
Notes: *Dorinku baa wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: rimokon
Native: リモコン
English: remote / song tablet
Notes: *Rimokon wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: maiku
Native: マイク
English: microphone
Notes: *Maiku, futatsu onegaishimasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: uta
Native: 歌
English: song
Notes: *Kono uta ga suki desu.*

MinicoreJapanese: enchou
Native: 延長
English: time extension
Notes: *Enchou, onegaishimasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: Dorinku baa wa ikaga desu ka.
Native: ドリンクバーはいかがですか。
English: want the drink bar?
Notes: *hai, onegaishimasu* — or decline

MinicoreJapanese: Kaiin kaado wa omochi desu ka.
Native: 会員カードはお持ちですか。
English: member card?
Notes: *iie* + a smile; free to make one

MinicoreJapanese: Mamonaku ojikan desu. Enchou nasaimasu ka.
Native: まもなくお時間です。延長なさいますか。
English: time's almost up — extend?
Notes: *enchou, onegaishimasu* — or wrap up

MinicoreJapanese: Two hours at the karaoke box
Notes: Staff: Nan-mei sama desu ka.
How many (in your party)?
[how-many people (honorific) is ?]
Traveler: Futari desu.
Two of us.
[two-people is]
Traveler: Ni-jikan, onegaishimasu.
Two hours, please.
[two-hours, please]
Staff: Dorinku baa wa ikaga desu ka.
Would you like the drink bar? (the standard upsell — see the script below)
[drink-bar [topic] how-about (honorific) ?]
Traveler: Hai, onegaishimasu.
Yes, please.
[yes, please]
Staff: Kochira e douzo.
This way, please.
[this-way to go-ahead]
Staff: Mamonaku ojikan desu. Enchou nasaimasu ka.
(the room phone, later) Your time is almost up — will you extend? (the second script line)
[soon (honorific) time is. extension do (honorific) ?]
Traveler: Enchou, onegaishimasu.
Extension, please.
[extension, please]
Staff: Hai, wakarimashita.
Understood.
[yes, understood]
Traveler: Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you!
[thank you (full polite form)]

MinicoreJapanese: The desk and the phone
Notes: Staff: Dorinku baa wa ikaga desu ka.
Would you like the drink bar? → the standard upsell: hai, onegaishimasu — or iie, daijoubu desu
[drink-bar [topic] how-about (honorific) ?]
Staff: Kaiin kaado wa omochi desu ka.
Do you have a member card? → Lesson 3's point-card question in a new shirt: iie + a smile, and they may offer to make one (it's free and takes a minute)
[member card [topic] (honorific) have ?]
Staff: Mamonaku ojikan desu. Enchou nasaimasu ka.
Your time is almost up — will you extend? → the room phone at T-minus-ten: enchou, onegaishimasu — or iie, daijoubu desu and start the last song
[soon (honorific) time is. extension do (honorific) ?]

MinicoreJapanese: The price board
Notes: Traveler: Furii taimu wa ikura desu ka.
How much is free time?
[free-time [topic] how-much is ?]
Staff: Furii taimu wa ohitori-sama sen-gohyaku-en de, dorinku baa tsuki ni narimasu. Kaiin-sama wa sen-nihyaku-en desu.
Free time is 1,500 yen per person with the drink bar included; members are 1,200 yen.
[(too fast — that's the point)]
Traveler: Sumimasen. Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Sorry — slowly, please.
[excuse-me. slowly, please]
Staff: Sen-gohyaku-en desu. Dorinku baa mo arimasu.
It's 1,500 yen. The drink bar is included too.
[1,500-yen is. drink-bar also exists]

MinicoreJapanese: Furii taimu wa ohitori-sama sen-gohyaku-en de, dorinku baa tsuki ni narimasu. Kaiin-sama wa sen-nihyaku-en desu.
Native: フリータイムはお一人様千五百円で、ドリンクバー付きになります。会員様は千二百円です。
English: Free time is 1,500 yen per person with the drink bar included; members are 1,200 yen.
Literal: (too fast — that's the point)

MinicoreJapanese: Sen-gohyaku-en desu. Dorinku baa mo arimasu.
Native: 千五百円です。ドリンクバーもあります。
English: It's 1,500 yen. The drink bar is included too.
Literal: 1,500-yen is. drink-bar also exists