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I lost my ticket in Japanese

I lost my ticket in Japanese

切符をなくしました

In kana only: きっぷをなくしました

kippu o nakushimashita

polite

What it literally says

I lost the ticket

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

Go to the staffed gate. You will pay the fare from the origin, and that is all.

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