In this workshop you will practice a very useful travel situation: asking someone to keep your luggage for a while. You will learn two important verbs. Azukeru means you hand your bag over. Azukaru means the other person keeps your bag. The pattern used in the recordings asks politely whether you can receive this favor. You will first study short model lines, then do three speaking tasks: a guided exchange, a reply comprehension task, and a recall task where you play both roles. You can do all tasks alone with audio. There is no automatic scoring, so use the answer notes to check yourself.
Two verbs, two directions
The recordings show both verbs in natural use. In «荷物を預かってもらえますか。», the speaker asks whether the listener can keep the luggage. Here azukaru is used because the other person receives and keeps the bag. In «チェックインの前に荷物を預けてもいいですか。», the speaker asks whether it is okay to leave the luggage before check-in. Here azukeru is used because the speaker hands the bag over. A simple way to remember: azukeru is your action of giving the bag; azukaru is the other person's action of keeping it. The question pattern in «荷物を預かってもらえますか。» and «チェックアウトの後で荷物を預かってもらえますか。» asks politely for a favor. The pattern in «チェックインの前に荷物を預けてもいいですか。» and «ここに荷物を預けてもいいですか。» asks whether an action is acceptable. Both are polite and useful at a hotel or station.
Before check-in and after check-out
Timing matters in this situation. In «チェックインの前に荷物を預けてもいいですか。», the speaker arrives before check-in and asks to leave the bag. In «チェックアウトの後で荷物を預かってもらえますか。», the speaker has checked out but still needs to keep the bag for a later train or flight. The word mae means before, and ato means after. In «ここに荷物を預けてもいいですか。», the speaker points to a place and asks whether the bag can be left here. Koko ni means here. When you speak, say the time phrase clearly before the main request. For example, start with check-in no mae ni or chekku-auto no ato de, then add the luggage request. This order helps the listener understand the situation quickly.
The counter conversation
The dialogue in «すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。» to «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。» shows a full exchange at a counter. The guest asks to leave luggage before check-in in «すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。». The staff member agrees and asks what time the guest will come to pick it up in «はい、大丈夫です。何時までに取りに来ますか。». The guest answers with a time and asks whether the bag can be left here in «三時ごろ取りに来ます。ここに預けてもいいですか。». The staff member confirms and gives a numbered tag in «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。». Notice that the staff member uses azukarimasu, the polite form of azukaru, because the staff keeps the bag. The guest uses azukete mo ii desu ka, asking whether leaving the bag is acceptable. When you practice, keep the roles clear: the guest asks and answers about time; the staff agrees and gives instructions.
Listen once, then say the phrase yourself. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
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荷物を預かってもらえますか。
Can you keep my luggage for me?
nimotsu o azukatte moraemasu ka
チェックインの前に荷物を預けてもいいですか。
Is it okay to leave my luggage before check-in?
chekku-in no mae ni nimotsu o azukete mo ii desu ka
チェックアウトの後で荷物を預かってもらえますか。
Can you keep my luggage after check-out?
chekku-auto no ato de nimotsu o azukatte moraemasu ka
ここに荷物を預けてもいいですか。
Can I leave my luggage here?
koko ni nimotsu o azukete mo ii desu ka
Read one side aloud, then answer in your own words. The goal is to make the exchange yours.
すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。
Excuse me, can you keep my luggage before check-in?はい、大丈夫です。何時までに取りに来ますか。
Yes, that's fine. What time will you come to pick it up?三時ごろ取りに来ます。ここに預けてもいいですか。
I'll come to pick it up around three o'clock. Can I leave it here?はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。
Yes, we'll keep it here. Please take this numbered tag.Your turn
Try each prompt out loud. Choose a guided start, the full sequence, or a challenge pass after your first attempt.
Guided exchange at the front desk
Imagine you arrive at a hotel before check-in. You want to leave your bag and pick it up later. You will play the guest. Read the staff lines aloud from the recordings, then say your guest lines.
Your task: First, listen to «すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。» and repeat it aloud as the guest. Then read the staff reply in «はい、大丈夫です。何時までに取りに来ますか。» aloud. Next, answer as the guest using the time and place pattern from «三時ごろ取りに来ます。ここに預けてもいいですか。». Finally, read the staff confirmation in «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。» aloud. After that, switch: play the staff role and say «はい、大丈夫です。何時までに取りに来ますか。» and «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。» while imagining a guest asks you «すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。» and «三時ごろ取りに来ます。ここに預けてもいいですか。».
Choose the right reply
You will hear or read a staff question and choose the best guest reply. This checks whether you understand the meaning of the question, not just the sounds.
Your task: Read the staff question in «はい、大丈夫です。何時までに取りに来ますか。». It asks what time you will come to pick up the bag. Choose the best guest answer: (a) the line in «三時ごろ取りに来ます。ここに預けてもいいですか。», which gives a time and asks about leaving the bag here, or (b) the line in «荷物を預かってもらえますか。», which asks whether the other person can keep the bag. Say your chosen line aloud. Then read the staff line in «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。» and decide whether it means the staff will keep the bag here and give you a numbered tag, or whether it means you should take your bag home now.
Recall both roles without looking
Now try to remember the conversation from memory. You will play both the guest and the staff. This is the hardest task, so take your time.
Your task: Cover the recording texts. Say the guest request for leaving luggage before check-in. Then say the staff reply that agrees and asks for the pickup time. Then say the guest answer with a time and the question about leaving the bag here. Finally, say the staff confirmation about keeping the bag and giving a numbered tag. After you finish, uncover the recordings and compare your lines with «すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。», «はい、大丈夫です。何時までに取りに来ますか。», «三時ごろ取りに来ます。ここに預けてもいいですか。», and «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。».
Common questions
What is the difference between azukeru and azukaru?
Azukeru means you hand your luggage over to someone. Azukaru means the other person keeps your luggage. In «チェックインの前に荷物を預けてもいいですか。», the speaker uses azukeru because the speaker leaves the bag. In «荷物を預かってもらえますか。», the speaker uses azukaru because the other person keeps the bag. Remember: azukeru is your action, azukaru is their action.
Can I use these lines at a station as well as a hotel?
Yes. The recordings include a general request in «荷物を預かってもらえますか。» and a place question in «ここに荷物を預けてもいいですか。» that can work at a station counter or shop. The dialogue in «すみません、チェックインの前に荷物を預かってもらえますか。» to «はい、こちらで預かります。この番号札をお持ちください。» is set at a hotel counter, but the same polite patterns are useful anywhere someone can keep your bag for a while. Always check the place and the pickup time before you leave your bag.
Sources and further reading
- japanese: ask to store luggageChecked September 2026
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