Everyday phrases for your trip
Survival Japanese
Simple, polite Japanese for getting around, ordering food, checking in, and asking for help. Read the furigana above the kanji or follow the romaji below.
50 phrases
Essentials
ใใฟใพใใใ
Sumimasen.
Excuse me. (Getting someone's attention.)
ใใใใจใใใใใพใใ
Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you very much.
ใฏใใ
Hai.
Yes.
ใใใใ
Iie.
No.
ๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ
Daijoubu desu.
I'm okay. (Responding when asked if you need help.)
ใ้กใใใพใใ
Onegai shimasu.
Yes, please. (Accepting an offer.)
Transport
ใใฎใในใฏ็ฉบๆธฏใซ่กใใพใใ๏ผ
Kono basu wa kuukou ni ikimasu ka?
Does this bus go to the airport?
ใใฎ้ป่ปใฏ็ฉบๆธฏใซ่กใใพใใ๏ผ
Kono densha wa kuukou ni ikimasu ka?
Does this train go to the airport?
ๅ็ฌฆใไธๆใใ ใใใ
Kippu o ichimai kudasai.
One ticket, please.
ๆฌกใฎ้ป่ปใฏไฝๆใงใใ๏ผ
Tsugi no densha wa nanji desu ka?
What time is the next train?
ใใใง้ใใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Koko de orite mo ii desu ka?
May I get off here?
ใฟใฏใทใผใๅผใใงใใ ใใใ
Takushii o yonde kudasai.
Please call a taxi.
Directions
้ง ใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
Eki wa doko desu ka?
Where is the station?
ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
Toire wa doko desu ka?
Where is the restroom?
ใใใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
Koko wa doko desu ka?
Where are we?
้ง ใพใงใฉใ่กใใฐใใใงใใ๏ผ
Eki made dou ikeba ii desu ka?
How do I get to the station?
่ฟใใซ่ฌๅฑใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ
Chikaku ni yakkyoku wa arimasu ka?
Is there a pharmacy nearby?
ๅณใงใใใๅทฆใงใใ๏ผ
Migi desu ka, hidari desu ka?
Is it right or left?
Dining
ๆฐดใใใ ใใใ
Mizu o kudasai.
Water, please.
ใกใใฅใผใใใ ใใใ
Menyuu o kudasai.
A menu, please.
ใใใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
Osusume wa nan desu ka?
What do you recommend?
ใใใใ้กใใใพใใ
Kore o onegai shimasu.
I'd like this, please.
ใไผ่จใใ้กใใใพใใ
Okaikei o onegai shimasu.
The bill, please.
่ใฏๅ ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผ
Niku wa haitte imasu ka?
Does this contain meat?
ใจใใฎใขใฌใซใฎใผใใใใพใใ
Ebi no arerugii ga arimasu.
I have a shrimp allergy.
ๆใกๅธฐใใฏใงใใพใใ๏ผ
Mochikaeri wa dekimasu ka?
Can I get this to go?
Shopping
ใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Ikura desu ka?
How much is it?
ใซใผใใฏไฝฟใใพใใ๏ผ
Kaado wa tsukaemasu ka?
Can I pay by card?
่ขใฏใใใพใใใ
Fukuro wa irimasen.
I don't need a bag.
้ ๅๆธใใใ ใใใ
Ryoushuusho o kudasai.
A receipt, please.
่ฉฆ็ใใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Shichaku shite mo ii desu ka?
May I try this on?
ใใๅฐใๅฎใใใฎใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ
Mou sukoshi yasui mono wa arimasu ka?
Do you have something a little cheaper?
Accommodation
ใใฎใใใซใไบ็ดใใฆใใพใใ
Kono hoteru o yoyaku shite imasu.
I have a reservation at this hotel.
ใใงใใฏใคใณใใ้กใใใพใใ
Chekkuin o onegai shimasu.
I'd like to check in, please.
่ท็ฉใ้ ใใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Nimotsu o azukete mo ii desu ka?
May I leave my luggage here?
้จๅฑใฎ้ตใใชใใใพใใใ
Heya no kagi o nakushimashita.
I've lost my room key.
ใๆนฏใๅบใพใใใ
Oyu ga demasen.
There is no hot water.
Communication
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅใใใพใใใ
Nihongo ga wakarimasen.
I don't understand Japanese.
่ฑ่ชใ่ฉฑใใพใใ๏ผ
Eigo o hanasemasu ka?
Can you speak English?
ใใไธๅบฆใ้กใใใพใใ
Mou ichido onegai shimasu.
Could you say that again, please?
ใใฃใใ่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใใ
Yukkuri hanashite kudasai.
Please speak slowly.
ใใใซๆธใใฆใใ ใใใ
Koko ni kaite kudasai.
Please write it here.
ใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
Kore wa nan desu ka?
What is this?
ใใใ่ฆใใฆใใ ใใใ
Kore o misete kudasai.
Please show me this.
Getting help
ๅฉใใฆใใ ใใใ
Tasukete kudasai.
Please help me!
ๆๆฅ่ปใๅผใใงใใ ใใใ
Kyuukyuusha o yonde kudasai.
Please call an ambulance.
่ญฆๅฏใๅผใใงใใ ใใใ
Keisatsu o yonde kudasai.
Please call the police.
่ฒกๅธใใชใใใพใใใ
Saifu o nakushimashita.
I've lost my wallet.
ๆฐๅใๆชใใงใใ
Kibun ga warui desu.
I feel unwell.
็ ้ขใซ่กใใใใงใใ
Byouin ni ikitai desu.
I'd like to go to a hospital.