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Where is an ATM? in Japanese

Where is an ATM? in Japanese

ATMはどこですか

In kana only: エーティーエムはどこですか

eetiiemu wa doko desu ka

polite

What it literally says

as for an ATM, where is it

Japanese politeness is mostly built out of phrases that stopped being literal a long time ago. Knowing what is underneath is the difference between repeating a sound and knowing what you said.

When to use it

7-Eleven ATMs take foreign cards, run 24 hours and offer English.

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