Essential Japanese Travel Phrases
59 flashcards · Beginner · Language Learning
The Japanese phrases travelers use most — greetings, getting around, ordering food, shopping, numbers, and emergencies — each with natural Japanese, romaji pronunciation, a usage example, and native-speaker audio.
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こんにちは
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Greetings
Hello / Good afternoon
こんにちは
Pronunciation
konnichiwa
What you'll learn
- Core Japanese greetings and polite expressions
- Practical phrases for directions and transportation
- How to order food and drink and ask for the check
- Shopping phrases and Japanese numbers 1 to 10
- Emergency phrases and how to ask if someone speaks English
- Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card
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Greetings · 8
- こんにちは/ konnichiwa /
- Hello / Good afternoon
- おはようございます/ ohayō gozaimasu /
- Good morning (polite)
- こんばんは/ konbanwa /
- Good evening
- おやすみなさい/ oyasuminasai /
- Good night
- さようなら/ sayōnara /
- Goodbye
- またね/ mata ne /
- See you later (casual)
- はじめまして/ hajimemashite /
- Nice to meet you
- お元気ですか/ o-genki desu ka /
- How are you?
Basic Phrases · 12
- はい/ hai /
- Yes
- いいえ/ iie /
- No
- ありがとうございます/ arigatō gozaimasu /
- Thank you (polite)
- どういたしまして/ dō itashimashite /
- You're welcome
- すみません/ sumimasen /
- Excuse me / Sorry
- ごめんなさい/ gomen nasai /
- I'm sorry
- お願いします/ onegai shimasu /
- Please
- 大丈夫です/ daijōbu desu /
- It's okay / I'm fine
- わかりました/ wakarimashita /
- I understand / Got it
- わかりません/ wakarimasen /
- I don't understand
- 日本語が話せません/ nihongo ga hanasemasen /
- I can't speak Japanese
- 英語を話せますか/ eigo o hanasemasu ka /
- Do you speak English?
Directions · 6
- トイレはどこですか/ toire wa doko desu ka /
- Where is the toilet?
- 駅はどこですか/ eki wa doko desu ka /
- Where is the station?
- 右/ migi /
- Right
- 左/ hidari /
- Left
- まっすぐ/ massugu /
- Straight ahead
- ここ/ koko /
- Here
Transportation · 5
- 電車/ densha /
- Train
- バス/ basu /
- Bus
- タクシー/ takushī /
- Taxi
- 空港/ kūkō /
- Airport
- 切符/ kippu /
- Ticket
Food & Drink · 9
- 水/ mizu /
- Water
- お茶/ o-cha /
- Tea
- コーヒー/ kōhī /
- Coffee
- ビール/ bīru /
- Beer
- ご飯/ gohan /
- Rice / Meal
- メニューをください/ menyū o kudasai /
- The menu, please
- おいしい/ oishii /
- Delicious
- いただきます/ itadakimasu /
- Said before eating (thanks for the meal)
- お会計をお願いします/ o-kaikei o onegai shimasu /
- The check, please
Shopping · 4
- いくらですか/ ikura desu ka /
- How much is it?
- これをください/ kore o kudasai /
- I'll take this one, please
- 高い/ takai /
- Expensive
- 安い/ yasui /
- Cheap
Numbers · 10
- 一/ ichi /
- One (1)
- 二/ ni /
- Two (2)
- 三/ san /
- Three (3)
- 四/ yon /
- Four (4)
- 五/ go /
- Five (5)
- 六/ roku /
- Six (6)
- 七/ nana /
- Seven (7)
- 八/ hachi /
- Eight (8)
- 九/ kyū /
- Nine (9)
- 十/ jū /
- Ten (10)
Emergency · 5
- 助けて/ tasukete /
- Help!
- 病院/ byōin /
- Hospital
- 警察/ keisatsu /
- Police
- 薬局/ yakkyoku /
- Pharmacy
- 医者を呼んでください/ isha o yonde kudasai /
- Please call a doctor
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