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Zach

お客さまを迎える前には、トイレの鍵がかかるかどうかもしっかりチェックして。

Sentence Analyzer

お客 さま 迎える トイレ かかる どう しっかり ちぇっくして

English Translation

Before meeting your guests also be sure to carefully check that the toilet door locks.

Furigana

(きゃく)さまを(むか)える(まえ)には、トイレの(かぎ)がかかるかどうかもしっかりチェックして。

Romanji

Okyaku sama o mukaeru mae ni wa, toire no kagi ga kakaru ka dō ka mo shikkari tyekkushite.

Words

(ざま)
mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...; manner of ...; way of ...
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
迎える (むかえる)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon; to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
トイレ (トイレ)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
確り (しっかり)
tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily; properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
チェック (チェック)
check; plaid; checkered; checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting; check (banking); cheque

Kanji

Readings: キャク、 カク
Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client
Readings: ゲイ、 むか.える
Meanings: welcome, meet, greet
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key