A Japanese phrasebook with pronunciation can be quite useful while traveling, especially since not all Japanese people, even from the younger generation, are fluent in English. Even middle-aged individuals rarely speak it.
While an English-Japanese phrasebook won't make you a Japanese language expert, it can help you get attention and assistance. Japanese people appreciate it when foreigners try to communicate in their native language, so having a Japanese phrasebook can significantly enhance your trip.
Useful Phrases in Japanese
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Good morning |
Ohayō: gozaimas |
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Good day |
Kon'nitchiwa |
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Good evening |
Konbanwa |
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Hello, how are you? |
Kon'nitchiwa, do: desu ka? |
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How are you? |
Go-kigen ikaga desu ka? |
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And how are you? |
De anata-wa ikaga desu ka? |
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Thank you, I'm fine |
Arigato, genki desu |
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How is it going? |
Do: desu ka? |
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Nice to see you |
O-aisite uresii |
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See you! |
Ja:mata |
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Goodbye |
Sayo:na ra |
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Good night |
O-yasumi nasai |
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See you tomorrow |
Mata ashita |
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All the best |
Deva o-daidzi -ni |
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Thank you very much |
Do:mo arigato: gozaimas |
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Thank you |
Taihen arigato: gozaimas |
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You're welcome |
Do:itasimasite |
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No need to thank |
O-rei niwa o-ebimasen |
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Not at all |
Nandemo arimasen |
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Thanks for the service |
Go-kuro: sama deshita |
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Thanks for the invitation |
Go-syo:tai arigato: gozaimas |
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Sorry (excuse me) |
Shitsurei (sumimasen) |
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What's your name? |
Nan toyu: o-namae desu ka? |
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Please say it |
Tetto sumimasen ga |
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What is this? |
Kore wa nan desu ka? |
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Why? |
Naze desu ka? |
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Where? |
Doko desu ka? |
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Who is this? |
Kono hito wa donata desu ka? |
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My name is |
Watakushi-wa -to iimasu |
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I want to drink |
Nodo ga kawakimashita |
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I want to sleep |
Nemui desu |
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I'm hungry (I want to eat) |
O-naka ga suiteimasu |
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Please help me |
O-tetsudai o-sitë kudasaru yo: o-negai simasu |
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I'm late |
Okurëmas |
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I'm lost |
Miti ni mayotta |
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Sorry for keeping you waiting |
O-matase simasita |
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I don't understand |
Vakarimasen |
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I understand |
Vakarimas |
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Please call a translator |
Tsu:yaku-o yo:nde kudasai |
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Do you understand English? |
Igirisugo-ga arimas ka? |
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I don't understand well |
Amaru vakarimasen |
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Yes, I speak a little/No, I don't speak |
Ee, sukosï hanasimas/iie, hanasimasen |
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I don't understand you |
Anata-no itte iru koto ga vakarimasen |
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Please speak slower |
Mo: sukosï yukkuri itte kudasai |
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Excuse me, please repeat it again |
Shitsurei desu ga, mo: iti-do itte kudasai |
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I don't understand when spoken quickly |
Hayaku hanasareru to, watasï-wa vakarimasen |
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How do you say this in Russian (English)? |
Kore-wa rosjago (igirisugo)-de nan-to iimas ka? |
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Where can I check the train schedule? |
Resya-no jikokuhyo:-wa doko desyo: ka? |
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Excuse me, where is the information desk? |
Sumimasen ga, annaisyo-wa doko desu ka? |
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Is there a railway connection to the city from here? |
Koko-kara -madë tetsudo:-ga tsudzite imas ka? |
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How many hours (days) does the train take to reach the city? |
Si-madë kisya-de nan-dzikan-gurai (nan-niti-gurai) des ka? |
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At the intersection (at the traffic light/on the corner), turn (right/left) |
Kokaten (shingo:/kado)-o (migi-e/hidari-e) magatte kudasai |
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Is it far from here? |
Koko kara to: i desu ka? |
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Yes, it's far |
Ee, to: i desu |
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No, it's not far |
Iie, to:ku arimasen |
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Can I walk there? |
Aruite ikemasu ka? |
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This way? |
Sono michi desu ne? |
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You're not going the right way |
Michi ga chigatteimas |
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I want to get to the station, but I don't know the way |
Eki-ni ikitai no desu ga, michi ga wakarimasen |
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Could you draw a map for me? |
Tetto, chizu-o kaite kudasaimasen ka? |
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Could you take me to the subway station? |
Tikatetsu-no eki made tsurete itadakimasen ka? |
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Can I take the subway there? |
Soko-e tikatetsu-de ikemasu ka? |
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Yes, you can |
Ee, ikemasu |
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What kind of transportation is convenient to get to the city? |
Mati-e iku niva donna ko:tsu:kikan-ga benri desyo: ka? |
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When does the bus to the city depart? |
Mati-e iku basu-wa itsu demas ka? |
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How much does a bus ticket to the city cost? |
Mati-made-no basu-no kippu-wa ikura desu ka? |
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What's the approximate taxi fare to the city? |
Mati-made takushi: dai-wa ikura gurai kakarimas ka? |
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Where is the taxi stand? |
Takushi:-no noriba-wa doko desu ka? |
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The taxi stand is in front of the airport building |
Takushi:-no noriba-wa ku:ko: biru-no mae desu |
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Take me to the city |
Tyu:shingai-made |
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Please, take me to this address |
Kono ju:sho-made, kudasai |
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How much is it? |
Iku ra desu ka |
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Boarding pass |
To:deo:ken |
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Money |
O-kane |
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How many stops to ? |
-wa, ikutsu me no teiru wa nan de su ka? |
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What will be the next stop? |
Tsugi-wa, doko desu ka? |
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Can I reach the city center by this bus? |
Kono basu-wa, tyu:sin-o to:rimas ka? |
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Please, let me know when we arrive |
Tei-re:de-ni tsuitara o-shiete kudasai |
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How long does it take by subway (bus) from here to ? |
Koko kara Ma-de wa tikatetsu (basu)-de nanpun gurai kakarimas ka? |
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It takes about twenty minutes |
Nijyu: pun gurai kakarimas |
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How much is the ticket to ? |
Ma-de-no kippu-wa ikura desu ka? |
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One ticket to |
Ma-de-no kippu-o itimai kudasai |
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I want to take a taxi. Where is the taxi stand here? |
Takushi:-o hiroi tai no desu ga, noriba-wa doko desu ka? |
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Stop |
Tomete kudasai |