A collection of common Japanese phrases for travelers.
Sumimasen, chuumon onegaishimasu (すみません、注文お願いします)
Excuse me, I’d like to order please
Kono menyuu o kudasai (このメニューをください)
I’ll have this one, please
Osusume wa nan desu ka? (おすすめは何ですか)
What do you recommend?
Watashi wa ____ to ____ o chūmon shitai desu. (私は____と____を注文したいです。)
I want to order ____ and ____.
_____ o kudasai (____ください)
_____, please
Okaikei onegaishimasu (お会計お願いします)
Check, please
Kurejitto kaado wa tsukaemasu ka? (クレジットカードは使えますか)
Can I use a credit card?
Amai mono wa arimasu ka? (甘いものはありますか)
Do you have any desserts?
Onaka ga ippai desu (お腹がいっぱいです)
I’m full
Itadakimasu (いただきます)
Let’s dig in (before a meal)
Gochisousama deshita (ごちそうさまでした)
That was delicious / Thank you for the meal
Tori niku (鶏肉)
Chicken
Gohan (ご飯)
Rice
Pan (パン)
Bread
Miruku (ミルク)
Milk
Aisukurīmu (アイスクリーム)
Ice cream
Doko desu ka? (どこですか)
Where is it?
_____ Doko desu ka? (どこですか)
Where is the _____?
Itsu desu ka? (いつですか)
When is it?
Watashi wa _____ ni ikitai desu. (私は_____に行きたいです。)
I want to go _____.
Doushite? (どうして)
Why?
Dochira desu ka? (どちらですか)
Which one is it?
Nan desu ka? (何ですか)
What is it?
Dare desu ka? (だれですか)
Who is it?
Ima nanji desu ka? (今何時ですか)
What time is it right now?
_____ de tomarimasu ka? (_____で止まりますか)
Will we stop at ______?
Ima (今)
Now
Ato de (後で)
Later
Kyou (今日)
Today
Kinou (昨日)
Yesterday
Ashita (明日)
Tomorrow
Mainichi (毎日)
Every day
Basutei (バス停)
Bus stop
Kūkō (空港)
Airport
Toire (トイレ)
Toilet
Resutoran (レストラン)
Restaurant
Eki (駅)
Train station
Kouen (公園)
Park
Jitensha (自転車)
Bicycle
Kuruma (車)
Car
Konnichiwa (こんにちは)
Hello
Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます)
Good morning
Konbanwa (こんばんは)
Good evening
Moshi moshi (もしもし)
Hello (on the phone)
Ogenki desu ka? (お元気ですか)
How are you?
Genki desu (元気です)
I’m good / I’ve been doing well
Ohisashiburi desu ne (お久しぶりですね)
Long time no see
_______-san mo? (______-さんも？)
And you?
Namae wa nan desu ka? (名前は何ですか)
What’s your name?
Watashi no namae wa _____ desu (私は＿＿＿です)
My name is ____.
Doko kara kimashita ka? (どこから来ましたか)
Where are you from?
Watashi wa _____ kara kimashita (私は＿＿から来ました)
I’m from _____.
Sou desu ka? (そうですか)
Is that so?/I see.
Arigatou gozaimasu (ありがとうございます)
Thank you very much
Douitashimashite (どういたしまして)
You’re welcome
Sumimasen (すみません)
Excuse me
Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい)
I’m truly sorry
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (よろしくおねがいします)
Please take care of me / I’m in your debt
Eigo to iu no wa… (英語ていうのは…)
And in English, that’s…?
Wakarimasen (わかりません)
I don’t understand
Shirimasen (知りません)
I don’t know
Wasuremashita (忘れました)
I forgot
Motto yukkuri kudasai (もっとゆっくり下さい)
Please speak more slowly
Mou ichido kudasai (もう一度下さい)
Could you say that one more time?
Nihongo de perapera de wa nai desu (日本語でペラペラではないです)
I’m not very fluent in Japanese
___ te iu no imi wa nan desu ka? (＿＿ていうの意味は何ですか)
What does ___ mean?
Tetsudatte kuremasen ka? (手伝ってくれませんか)
Can you help me?
Kore wa ikura desu ka? (これはいくらですか)
How much is this?
Kore o kudasai (これをください)
I’ll take this, please
Reshīto o kudasai (レシートをください)
Can I have a receipt, please?
Fukuro wa irimasen (袋はいりません)
I don’t need a bag
Kurejitto kaado de haraemasu ka? (クレジットカードで払えますか)
Can I pay by credit card?
______ arimasu ka? (___ありますか)
Do you have ______?
Kore wa harārudesu ka? (これはハラールですか?)
Is it halal?
Ichi (一)
one
Ni (二)
two
San (三)
three
Shi / Yon (四)
four
Go (五)
five
Roku (六)
six
Shichi / Nana (七)
seven
Hachi (八)
eight
Kyuu / Ku (九)
nine
Juu (十)
ten