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How do you say 'I don't know the Wi-Fi password' to hotel staff?

Waifai no pasuwaado ga wakaranain desu ga... (Wi-Fiのパスワードがわからないんですが…)

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  1. Waifai no pasuwaado ga wakaranain desu ga... (Wi-Fiのパスワードがわからないんですが…) ✔
  2. Waifai wa arimasu ka. (Wi-Fiはありますか。)
  3. Terebi ga tsukanain desu ga... (テレビがつかないんですが…)

Why: Wakaranain desu ga is a soft way to say you don't know something. The wrong choices ask 'Is there Wi-Fi?' and say 'The TV won't turn on'.

Huh, didn't know that: The reply in NHK's skit is 'Pasuwaado desu ne. Kochira desu', meaning here it is.

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Answer: Waifai no pasuwaado ga wakaranain desu ga... (Wi-Fiのパスワードがわからないんですが…). Wakaranain desu ga is a soft way to say you don't know something. The wrong choices ask 'Is there Wi-Fi?' and say 'The TV won't turn on'.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 37 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/37.html
    Sumimasen. Waifai no pasuwaado ga wakaranain desu ga... Excuse me. I don't know the Wi-Fi password…
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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