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Essential
Travel
Japanese
Basic Useful Expressions
Excuse me / Im sorry sumimasen
Do you understand English? eigo wakarimasu ka?
I understand (Japanese) (Nihongo) wakarimasu
I dont understand (Japanese) (Nihongo) wakarimasen
Directions
Where is ... ...wa doko desu ka?
bathroom toire
station eki
temple otera
shrine jinja
castle oshiro
festival matsuri
police box koban
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Cheers! Kanpai!
Whos drinking (beer)? (biiru) nomu hito?
sake nihonshu
wine wain
non-alcoholic drinks juusu
orange juice orenji juusu
plum wine umeshu
Accommodation
Im Alex, I have a reservation Alex desu. Yoyaku shite arimasu
Do you have a room? Heya arimasu ka
Id like to stay ... ...tomaritain desu
one night (two days) ippaku (futsuka)
two nights (three days) nihaku (mikka)
three nights (four days) sanpaku (yokka)
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Transportation
How much is it to Shinjuku? shinjuku made ikura desu ka
How do I get to Osaka? do yatte saka ni ikimasu ka
Take the Yamanote line yamanote sen ni noru
Change at Shibuya shibuya de norikaeru
airport kuko
station eki
platform homu
one way katamichi
round trip ofuku
ticket chiketto / kippu
Pre-paid IC Card suika / pasumo / ikoka
train densha
Is this train bound for Nagoya? nagoya yuki no densha desu ka?
Which platform? nanban sen desu ka?
first train shihatsu densha
last train shuden
local train kaku eki teisha
express train kaisoku densha
norikae change trains
subway chikatestu
bus basu
coach rimujin basu
taxi takushii
to shinjuku please shinjuku made onegaishimasu
please let me off here koko de oroshite kudasai
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dezaato Dessert
sushi Sushi
sashimi Sashimi
tenpura Tempura
miso shiru Miso soup
tfu Tofu
yakitori BBQ chicken
okonomiyaki Okonomiyaki
takoyaki Octopus fried in batter
shyu Soy Sauce
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Numbers
1 - 10 1) ichi 6) roku
2) ni 7) nana
3) san 8) hachi
4) yon 9) kyuu
5) go 10) ju
10 - 20 10) juu 16) juu-roku
11) juu-ichi 17) juu-nana
12) juu-ni 18) juu-hachi
13) juu-san 19) juu-kyu
14) juu-yon 20) ni-juu
15) juu-go
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Hi, Im Alex. Thank you for downloading this travel Japanese guide. My aim was
to make an easy and useful travel Japanese guide to help you have a more
enjoyable and smoother trip to Japan. This is the cheat sheet that I wish Id
been given when I first came to Japan.
Ive lived and traveled around Japan for the last 20 years, so I know what a
fantastic country it is to visit and explore. I also know how overwhelming it is to
be in a different culture with limited language skills. However, there is some
good news. First, the Japanese are extremely patient and appreciative of
people who make the effort to try and speak even a little Japanese. A simple
sumimasen (excuse me) and arigato (thank you) go a long way in Japan.
Second and most importantly, you probably need a lot less Japanese than you
think to travel around Japan and really enjoy your trip. You dont need to have a
huge vocabulary, you just need the right vocabulary. That means knowing the
words and phrases that are the most commonly used in the widest number of
situations. This is what Ive put together here for you.
This guide provides a list some of the most useful and effective vocabulary and
phrases I have used on my own travels in Japan. I hope you enjoy it and find it
useful.
Alex Brooke
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