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Which phrase asks 'May I try these clothes on?' in Japanese?

Kono fuku, shichaku-shite mo ii desu ka. (この服、試着してもいいですか。)

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  1. Kono fuku wa ikura desu ka. (この服はいくらですか。)
  2. Kono fuku wa doko desu ka. (この服はどこですか。)
  3. Kono fuku, shichaku-shite mo ii desu ka. (この服、試着してもいいですか。) ✔

Why: The -te mo ii desu ka pattern asks permission. Shichaku means trying on clothes. The wrong choices ask the price and where the clothes are.

Huh, didn't know that: The shop worker's answer in NHK's example is 'Mochiron desu', meaning of course.

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Customer: May I try on that dress in the window, please? Clerk: No, ma'am. You'll have to use the fitting room like everyone else.
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Answer: Kono fuku, shichaku-shite mo ii desu ka. (この服、試着してもいいですか。). The -te mo ii desu ka pattern asks permission. Shichaku means trying on clothes. The wrong choices ask the price and where the clothes are.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 28 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/28.html
    Kono fuku, shichaku-shite mo ii desu ka. May I try these clothes on?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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