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How to Say ‘It is a non-smoking room.’ in Japanese

禁煙のお部屋です。

kin'en no o heya desu

[keen-en no o heh-yah dess]

💬 Usage Tip: [禁煙の] uses [の] to turn [禁煙] into a description before a noun: [禁煙のお部屋] means a non-smoking room. The same pattern works with [喫煙のお席] for a smoking seat/table.

Phrase Breakdown

禁煙

kin'en

[keen-en]

non-smoking

Describes a room or area where smoking is prohibited.

Example

禁煙をご希望ですか。

Would you prefer non-smoking?

の

no

[no]

of

Particle connecting nouns; here it links non-smoking and room.

Example

朝ごはんの時間です。

It is breakfast time.

お部屋

o heya

room

Polite way to say 部屋, often used in hotels or customer service.

Example

お部屋はこちらです。

Your room is this way.

Words in this phrase

お

o

[o]

polite prefix

Makes the following noun more polite in customer-facing language.

Example

お部屋はこちらです。

Your room is this way.

部屋

heya

[heh-yah]

room

A hotel room or guest room.

Example

部屋を確認します。

I will check the room.

です

desu

[dess]

is / am / are

Polite copula used in formal confirmation statements.

Example

こちらです。

It is this one.

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