Must know Japanese Words and Phrases

Learn useful and basic Japanese Words and phrases before you travel to Japan. Greetings, Questions, Answers.

Japanese Greetings

English Japanese Pronunciation
Good Morning おはようございます ohayoo gozaimasu
Good Day こんにちは konichiwa
Good Evening こんばんは konbanwa
What is your name? お名前は何ですか o namae wa nan desu ka?
My name is ____ 私の名前は ____ です watashi no namae wa ____ desu
Nice to meet you 初めまして hajimemashite
What is your telephone number? 電話番号を教えて頂けますか? tenwabangoo o oshiete itadakemasu ka?
My telephone number is ____ 私の電話番号は ____ です tenwabangoo o oshiete itadakemasu ka?

Japanese Questions

English Japanese Pronunciation
Can you speak English? 英語を話せますか? eigo o hanasemasu ka?
Could you please repeat? もう一度言ってください? mou ichidou itte kudasai?
Where are you from? お国はどちらですか? okuni wa dochira desu ka?
What does this mean? どういう意味ですか? dooiu imidesu ka?
Could you translate this? これを翻訳できますか? kore o hon’yaku dekimasu ka?
How much is this? これはいくらですか? kore wa ikura desu ka?
Do you have food allergies? 食物アレルギーはありますか? shokumotsu arerugii wa arimasu ka?
I have an allergy to ____ ____ にアレルギーがあります ni arerugii ga arimasu
“wheat”, “gluten”, “peanut”, “shellfish”, “fish”, “lupine”, “celery”, “soy” "小麦", "グルテン", "ピーナッツ", "貝", "魚", "ルパン", "セロリ", "大豆" “komugiu”, “Gurutenu”, “piinattsuu”, “kaiu”, “gyou”, “rupanu”, “seroriu”, “daizuu”
Where is the bathroom? お手洗いはどこですか? otearai wa dokodesu ka?

Japanese Answers

English Japanese Pronunciation
Yes はい hai
No いいえ ehh
Thank you ありがとう arigatoo
I’m sorry ごめんなさい gomennasai
Have a good trip! よい旅を yoitabiwo
It’s delicious! おいしい oishii
It’s awful これ まずい kore mazui
Help! 助けて! tasukete!
Stop it! やめなさい yamenasai!