English-Japanese phrasebook for tourists

Phrases that are sure to come in handy when traveling to Japan.

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

Good morning

Ohayō: gozaimas

Good day

Kon'nitchiwa

Good evening

Konbanwa

Hello, how are you?

Kon'nitchiwa, do: desu ka?

How are you?

Go-kigen ikaga desu ka?

And how are you?

De anata-wa ikaga desu ka?

Thank you, I'm fine

Arigato, genki desu

How is it going?

Do: desu ka?

Nice to see you

O-aisite uresii

See you!

Ja:mata

Goodbye

Sayo:na ra

Good night

O-yasumi nasai

See you tomorrow

Mata ashita

All the best

Deva o-daidzi -ni

Thank you very much

Do:mo arigato: gozaimas

Thank you

Taihen arigato: gozaimas

You're welcome

Do:itasimasite

No need to thank

O-rei niwa o-ebimasen

Not at all

Nandemo arimasen

Thanks for the service

Go-kuro: sama deshita

Thanks for the invitation

Go-syo:tai arigato: gozaimas

Sorry (excuse me)

Shitsurei (sumimasen)

What's your name?

Nan toyu: o-namae desu ka?

Please say it

Tetto sumimasen ga

What is this?

Kore wa nan desu ka?

Why?

Naze desu ka?

Where?

Doko desu ka?

Who is this?

Kono hito wa donata desu ka?

My name is

Watakushi-wa -to iimasu

I want to drink

Nodo ga kawakimashita

I want to sleep

Nemui desu

I'm hungry (I want to eat)

O-naka ga suiteimasu

Please help me

O-tetsudai o-sitë kudasaru yo: o-negai simasu

I'm late

Okurëmas

I'm lost

Miti ni mayotta

Sorry for keeping you waiting

O-matase simasita

I don't understand

Vakarimasen

I understand

Vakarimas

Please call a translator

Tsu:yaku-o yo:nde kudasai

Do you understand English?

Igirisugo-ga arimas ka?

I don't understand well

Amaru vakarimasen

Yes, I speak a little/No, I don't speak

Ee, sukosï hanasimas/iie, hanasimasen

I don't understand you

Anata-no itte iru koto ga vakarimasen

Please speak slower

Mo: sukosï yukkuri itte kudasai

Excuse me, please repeat it again

Shitsurei desu ga, mo: iti-do itte kudasai

I don't understand when spoken quickly

Hayaku hanasareru to, watasï-wa vakarimasen

How do you say this in Russian (English)?

Kore-wa rosjago (igirisugo)-de nan-to iimas ka?

Where can I check the train schedule?

Resya-no jikokuhyo:-wa doko desyo: ka?

Excuse me, where is the information desk?

Sumimasen ga, annaisyo-wa doko desu ka?

Is there a railway connection to the city from here?

Koko-kara -madë tetsudo:-ga tsudzite imas ka?

How many hours (days) does the train take to reach the city?

Si-madë kisya-de nan-dzikan-gurai (nan-niti-gurai) des ka?

At the intersection (at the traffic light/on the corner), turn (right/left)

Kokaten (shingo:/kado)-o (migi-e/hidari-e) magatte kudasai

Is it far from here?

Koko kara to: i desu ka?

Yes, it's far

Ee, to: i desu

No, it's not far

Iie, to:ku arimasen

Can I walk there?

Aruite ikemasu ka?

This way?

Sono michi desu ne?

You're not going the right way

Michi ga chigatteimas

I want to get to the station, but I don't know the way

Eki-ni ikitai no desu ga, michi ga wakarimasen

Could you draw a map for me?

Tetto, chizu-o kaite kudasaimasen ka?

Could you take me to the subway station?

Tikatetsu-no eki made tsurete itadakimasen ka?

Can I take the subway there?

Soko-e tikatetsu-de ikemasu ka?

Yes, you can

Ee, ikemasu

What kind of transportation is convenient to get to the city?

Mati-e iku niva donna ko:tsu:kikan-ga benri desyo: ka?

When does the bus to the city depart?

Mati-e iku basu-wa itsu demas ka?

How much does a bus ticket to the city cost?

Mati-made-no basu-no kippu-wa ikura desu ka?

What's the approximate taxi fare to the city?

Mati-made takushi: dai-wa ikura gurai kakarimas ka?

Where is the taxi stand?

Takushi:-no noriba-wa doko desu ka?

The taxi stand is in front of the airport building

Takushi:-no noriba-wa ku:ko: biru-no mae desu

Take me to the city

Tyu:shingai-made

Please, take me to this address

Kono ju:sho-made, kudasai

How much is it?

Iku ra desu ka

Boarding pass

To:deo:ken

Money

O-kane

How many stops to ?

-wa, ikutsu me no teiru wa nan de su ka?

What will be the next stop?

Tsugi-wa, doko desu ka?

Can I reach the city center by this bus?

Kono basu-wa, tyu:sin-o to:rimas ka?

Please, let me know when we arrive

Tei-re:de-ni tsuitara o-shiete kudasai

How long does it take by subway (bus) from here to ?

Koko kara Ma-de wa tikatetsu (basu)-de nanpun gurai kakarimas ka?

It takes about twenty minutes

Nijyu: pun gurai kakarimas

How much is the ticket to ?

Ma-de-no kippu-wa ikura desu ka?

One ticket to

Ma-de-no kippu-o itimai kudasai

I want to take a taxi. Where is the taxi stand here?

Takushi:-o hiroi tai no desu ga, noriba-wa doko desu ka?

Stop

Tomete kudasai


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