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Ask where you can charge a dead phone — Japanese

A travel conversation for asking staff where you can charge a dead phone or whether a charging cable is available.

Quick answer
スマートフォンの充電が切れてしまいました。充電できる場所はありますか?
Meaning My phone is dead. Is there somewhere I can charge it?
Sumātofon no jūden ga kirete shimaimashita. Jūden dekiru basho wa arimasu ka?

When to use it

Use this at an airport, hotel, café or station when your phone has run out of power. If you know the cable type you need, name it clearly, such as USB-C.

Core phrases

スマートフォンの充電が切れてしまいました。充電できる場所はありますか?
Sumātofon no jūden ga kirete shimaimashita. Jūden dekiru basho wa arimasu ka?
My phone is dead. Is there somewhere I can charge it?
コンセントを使ってもいいですか?
Konsento o tsukattemoiidesu ka?
Could I use a power outlet?
USB-Cケーブルを借りられますか?
Yūesubīshīkēburu o kariraremasu ka?
Could I borrow a USB-C cable?
充電器はどこで借りられますか?
Jūdenki wa dokode kariraremasu ka?
Where can I borrow a charger?
10分ほど充電してもいいですか?
Juppunhodo jūdenshitemoiidesu ka?
Would it be okay if I charged it for about ten minutes?

What you may hear

あちらに充電できるコンセントがあります。
Achirani jūdendekiru konsento gārimasu.
There are power outlets over there.
ケーブルはありませんが、コンセントは使えます。
Kēburu wa arimasenga, konsento wa tsukaemasu.
We don’t have a cable, but you can use the power outlet.

How to respond

ありがとうございます。自分のケーブルを使います。
Arigatōgozaimasu. Jibunno kēburu o tsukaimasu.
Thank you. I’ll use my own cable.
充電できる場所を教えてください。
Jūdendekiru bashoo oshietekudasai.
Could you show me where I can charge it?

Mini conversation

You
スマートフォンの充電が切れてしまいました。充電できる場所はありますか?
Sumātofon no jūden ga kirete shimaimashita. Jūden dekiru basho wa arimasu ka?
My phone is dead. Is there somewhere I can charge it?
Other person
あちらの席にコンセントがあります。
Achirano sekini konsento gārimasu.
There are power outlets by those seats.
You
USB-Cケーブルも借りられますか?
Yūesubīshīkēburu mo kariraremasu ka?
Could I borrow a USB-C cable too?
Other person
申し訳ありませんが、ケーブルの貸し出しはありません。
Mōshi wakearimasenga, kēburu no kashidashihārimasen.
Sorry, we don’t provide charging cables.
You
分かりました。コンセントだけ使います。ありがとうございます。
Wakarimashita. Konsento dake tsukaimasu. Arigatōgozaimasu.
No problem. I’ll just use the outlet. Thank you.

More natural

“My phone died” and “My phone is dead” are very common ways to say the battery ran out.

Good to know

Charging policies and available equipment vary by location. Use only outlets or charging facilities that staff say are available.

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