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Stuff Every Traveler Should Say in Japanese
Useful Japanese phrases for travel, one card at a time.
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- How do you politely ask 'Excuse me. Where is the toilet?' in Japanese?
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Sumimasen. Toire wa doko desu ka. (ใใฟใพใใใใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใใ). Toire means toilet and doko means where. The other two ask where the station and the hotel are. Start with sumimasen to get someone's attention politely.
- What do you say in Japanese when you first meet someone, like 'Nice to meet you'?
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Hajimemashite. Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu. (ใฏใใใพใใฆใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ). Hajimemashite is what you say the first time you meet. Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu asks for a good relationship going forward. The wrong choices are for coming home and for meals.
- How do you say 'I'm from Vietnam' in Japanese (swap in your own country)?
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Betonamu kara kimashita. (ใใใใ ใใๆฅใพใใใ). Kara marks the starting point, so kimashita means 'came from'. Replace Betonamu with Amerika, Kanada or your own place. The wrong choices ask 'Do you go to Vietnam?' and 'Where is Vietnam?'
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- How do you politely ask 'Excuse me. Where is the toilet?' in Japanese?
- What do you say in Japanese when you first meet someone, like 'Nice to meet you'?
- How do you say 'I'm from Vietnam' in Japanese (swap in your own country)?
- Which Japanese question means 'Where are you from?'
- How do you ask someone to speak slowly in Japanese?
- Which phrase means 'I'm sorry. Please say it again' in Japanese?
- Which phrase tells someone politely 'I'm sorry. I don't quite understand'?
- Which Japanese word gets a stranger's attention politely, like 'Excuse me'?
- Which Japanese phrase means 'Thank you very much'?
- Which Japanese greeting do you use in the morning?
- Which phrase asks 'How are you?' politely in Japanese?
- Someone at home says 'Tadaima' (I'm home). What do you answer?
- How do you say 'This is my friend, Ayaka' when introducing someone in Japanese?
- How do you ask 'How much is this hair dryer?' in Japanese?
- Which Japanese number is 800 (as in 800 yen)?
- How do you say 3,000 (as in 3,000 yen) in Japanese?
- In Japanese, how do you say 'That's too expensive for me'?
- Which Japanese request politely asks a shop for a bit more discount?
- How do you ask a shop 'Do you have a map?' in Japanese?
- How do you tell a clerk 'I'd like a souvenir of Hokkaido'?
- Which phrase asks 'May I try these clothes on?' in Japanese?
- How do you ask 'May I take photos here?' in Japanese?
- How do you ask a restaurant chef 'What do you recommend?' in Japanese?
- Which question asks 'Which one is the most popular?' in Japanese?
- At a station, how do you ask 'Does this train go to Ikebukuro?'
- A station worker says 'San-ban-sen desu'. What do they mean?
- How do you ask 'How can I get to Kinkakuji Temple?' in Japanese?
- A passerby says 'Hakubutsukan wa, hidari ni arimasu'. Where is the museum?
- In a taxi, how do you say 'To the monkey hot spring, please'?
- What do Japanese people say before they start eating a meal?
- What is the polite thing to say in Japanese when you finish a meal?
- How do you ask a sushi chef 'Please don't put wasabi in' in Japanese?
- How do you order 'One orange juice, no ice' in Japanese?
- How do you ask 'How do I eat this?' at a Japanese restaurant?
- How do you say 'I can't eat raw eggs' in Japanese?
- How do you ask 'What is this?' while pointing at something in Japanese?
- Which Japanese word tells the cook 'It's delicious'?
- At a ryokan, how do you ask 'From what time to what time can we use the bath?'
- In a hotel room, how do you say 'The TV won't turn on' in Japanese?
- How do you say 'I don't know the Wi-Fi password' to hotel staff?
- At a Japanese inn, what is a 'washitsu' (ๅๅฎค)?
- Which Japanese word do you shout in an emergency to mean 'Help!'?
- How do you tell someone 'My throat hurts' in Japanese?
- How do you say 'My head hurts. I have a fever' in Japanese?
- How do you tell someone 'I lost my wallet' in Japanese?
- In Japan, where should you go if you lose your wallet?
- How do you say 'I'm in front of the ticket gate' in Japanese?
- At a restaurant in Japan, how do you politely ask for the check?
- A sign in a Japanese station says ๅบๅฃ (deguchi). What does it mean?
- What does a sign reading ใๆๆดใ (otearai) point you to?