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禁煙席か、喫煙席のどちらになさいますか。

Sentence Analyzer

禁煙 喫煙 どちら なさいます

English Translation

Smoking or non smoking?

Furigana

禁煙(きんえん)(せき)か、喫煙(きつえん)(せき)のどちらになさいますか。

Romanji

Kin'en seki ka, kitsuen seki no dochira ni nasaimasu ka.

Words

禁煙 (きんえん)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
(せき)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
()
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
喫煙 (きつえん)
smoking
()
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
何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
()
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
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
Readings: キツ、 の.む
Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)