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Must-know Japanese phrases for tourists. Restaurant, station, hotel and emergency phrases with pronunciation guide.
Greetings & Basics
| Hello | Konnichiwa (こんにちは) |
| Thank you | Arigatou gozaimasu (ありがとうございます) |
| Excuse me | Sumimasen (すみません) |
| Sorry | Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい) |
| Yes / No | Hai / Iie (はい / いいえ) |
| I don't understand | Wakarimasen (わかりません) |
| Do you speak English? | Eigo wa hanasemasu ka? (英語は話せますか？) |
At Restaurants
- Table for 2 please — Futari desu (二人です)
- Menu please — Menyu o kudasai (メニューをください)
- This one please — Kore o kudasai (これをください) — Just point!
- Bill please — Okaikei onegaishimasu (お会計お願いします)
- Delicious! — Oishii! (おいしい！)
- Before eating — Itadakimasu (いただきます)
- After eating — Gochisousama deshita (ごちそうさまでした)
- I'm allergic to ___ — ___ arerugi desu (___アレルギーです)
At Train Stations
- Where is ___? — ___ wa doko desu ka? (___はどこですか？)
- One ticket to ___ please — ___ made ichi-mai kudasai
- Which platform? — Nanban-sen desu ka? (何番線ですか？)
- Does this train go to ___? — Kono densha wa ___ ni ikimasu ka?
- Last train — Shuuden (終電)
Emergency Phrases
- Help! — Tasukete! (助けて！)
- Call the police — Keisatsu o yonde kudasai (警察を呼んでください)
- Call an ambulance — Kyuukyuusha o yonde kudasai (救急車を呼んでください)
- I'm lost — Michi ni mayoimashita (道に迷いました)
- Hospital — Byouin (病院)
- Police (dial) — 110 / Ambulance — 119
