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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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! |