Be a Better Tourist with these JAPANESE Phrases ft.

[@OrientalPearl]

So happy to be featured on your channel again Nathan. You did such a good job with the editing. Looking forward to your next trip here.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Since you learned Chinese first how many Japanese Kanji did you need to learn because I heard that Chinese Kanji are about 80% the same. Thanks the help

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

@@OrientalPearl it wouldn’t have been possible without you, and I know this video will help a lot of people so thanks!! .. already counting down the days to my next trip :)

[@BassTromBen]

I’m currently in Tokyo for a week, and these 2 videos with you and oriental pearl are lifesavers. You two have made my trip a lot smoother, and I feel more confident. I especially appreciated the train lingo. I hadn’t heard it, but I got lost yesterday, and it helped immensely. Thank you for the help. I’m so grateful.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Im glad it helped!! Thanks for the feedback

[@klausklausi7484]

I love this second part. This will help us a lot.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

great! start getting ready for your trip hehehe

[@donlefresne]

Great content! Love the practical language lessons. Great for those that don't have the time to dedicate to learning Japanese

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Glad you liked it! yup as a traveller knowing these things will help.. did you catch part 1? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZfVcoZsl9ifZ6ssi=EyWpFxtbe1DiYV_9

[@whushaw]

Two great KZbinrs coming together yet again! This was very helpful and informative. It will help people for certain 💜💜

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I hope so!

[@jimross7648]

Actually the best way is to have Anming 7 act as your guide. It's amazing how helpful she can be. Honestly, I wish I had known some of these prior to my first visit to Japan. Now I want to just recall these phrases when I need them. Damn it, I need to be back in Japan.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

having Anming7 guide you.. now that's a dream!

[@warrenreuther2003]

This is great!!! im getting ready for my trip to Japan in the fall!. Thanks Ninja

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@g0shua]

My wife and I were just talking about what a pleasant surprise it was running into you on the Ginza line a few weeks back. Thanks for all the great content over the years!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Ahhh! Yes thanks for saying hello! (I was wondering who it was! and now I know) I hope you had a great trip and here to support any future trips! Feel free to join the discord if you want to communicate further or planning another trip :)

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

Thanks for help Oriental Pearl and Ninja , very good 💯

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

always fun

[@maxima0001]

Ninja Monkey and OrientalPearl, Your content is fantastic! Then editing and writing is enjoyable to watch, and I especially appreciate NinjaM's inclusion of video demonstrations of what's been taught. Are you both consider creating a series "Japanese for Tourists." ? Hope to see this as a regular video topic. If you can both find time, I think a bi-monthly video would be a great addition to both channels. You could alternate posting new videos between both your channels to ensure fairness. Keep it up! 💪

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It's always fun filming and learning with Oriental Pearl.. I hope to expand creating these a few a year focused on tourists. Oriental Pearl is busy running a successful and demanding channel so I always appreciate her time and it would be very difficult to film many of these (especially since I don't live in Japan!)

[@Ryomou1980]

This will definitely come in handy so thanks!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Awesome! I hope so!!

[@kayojeda3622]

I'm leaving for Japan in a few weeks and this is very helpful, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Glad it will help!

[@macvena]

Is a little head nod or bow ok with these phrases or is that too much/unnecessary?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Feel free to do whatever you think is best. You’ll get the hang of it soon enough!

[@manuvital9071]

Enjoy your combined forces in these videos. Question: in min 10, You have examples like Siuca de onegaishimasu. Can i just use "Kudasai" instead in these instances? It's simpler to remember, less syllables. Thx in advance

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I’d say prob yep no issues .. but I’m not the sensei here hehe

[@JimEmbury]

Thank you. A good reminder for my Nov trip.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

oohh.. before you know it you'll be using these!

[@rko1095]

I just got back from my trip to Japan and I want to say Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for all your posts for travelers to Japan. I did my research and learned some phrases and proper etiquette and did it help me. It made my trip much more enjoyable and stress free. One thing I would like you to discuss in another video is bringing money to Japan. I learned that cash is still king in Japan so we brought lots of cash (maybe a little too much). I would like you to address how much one should bring and which types to have. We brought every denomination but we soon discovered the the 2000 yen is not a common currency and we even got strange looks from cashiers when we tried to pay with them.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

hehe yes the 2000 yen note is like the unicorn note.. you might get surprised looks but I've never had issues spending it (unless its at a auto till or vending machine)

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

Fun fact, you can mainly get the 2000 yen outside of japan... for some reason

[@2000Renegade]

I'm going to Japan this december and this videos of yours make me sooo excited, I really can't wait! Great video, I hope I will be able to recall this phrases!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

take note, watch this video a few times! you'll be fine :)

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

i've been working on notes section on my phone with usefull phrases to practice etc, you should consider start saving the sentence and translation :)

[@ianmarkham149]

I watched the other video nearly everyday for the month before I went in May. Going again in October so now I'll be alternating for a month. My favourite from when I was there, was finding out what "hot caffe latte" was. And then asking for one. I couldn't stop laughing inside when it actually worked!!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Nice! .. actually hot / cold coffee or tea are good phrases for a future one :)

[@jonanderson5137]

Every country I go to I try to learn at least counting 1-10 and the essentials, drinks, restrooms, hubs/hotels etc. Smart phones have really changed this with maps, notes, translators available.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

translator apps are good alternative but I'd say only 10% of the time for the harder things. You don't really want to put a phone in someones face for simple things which can be learnt like "this please" or "the bill" etc. I use translators for hard kanji words and in tricky situations where I need to communicate something very specific

[@psprog]

Thanks! Really useful. I've been 3 times in just over a year with a 4th trip planned for next year, and some of these are new to me (eg the "1 more drink" which none of the Duolingo etc apps I've used daily for 4 years have taught me yet!). Irasshaimase - I always wondered how to react/say to that (just nodded my head ever so slightly but doing nothing is ok too it seems!)

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Glad it was helpful! .. Duolingo is a strange app in my opinion

[@angelmaria349]

Awesome video ... wow 💌💌💌🥰

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

thanks!

[@Luke-tm6oo]

Does google translate not work for reading menus?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

it tries to!! ... but many times gives wrong info but enought to give you and idea of what to order

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Looking forward to a episode entirely spoken in Japanese thanks for the tips

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I'm a long way away from that! hehe.. which is why I bring on the Pro's like Oriental pearl! .. She has many on her channel though

[@山崎ななつ]

この動画素晴らしく正しい日本語です

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Thanks to my guest hehe

[@Akasan]

Awesome video and really great footage Ninja!!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Me trying to use japanese is always fun haha

[@MurtadhaJlil]

Make video about how exchange dollar to yen in Narita airport please?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

There isn’t a need for this video.. there are plenty of currency exchange centers at international airport

[@MurtadhaJlil]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy you mean ATM dose convert it from US dollars to yen?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

@@MurtadhaJlil not cash, but there are exchange centers

[@mirtadha]

is octoper during typhon season?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

You might get the tail end of the season so simply check on the weather.. Typhoons come and go, they affect things for a few days but things quickly bounce back

[@mirtadha]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy not efect qatar airway?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Erm.. I think you need to understand that just because it might be the end of the season doesn’t mean that there will be any.. plus airlines manage this very well even when there are

[@MurtadhaJlil]

How rent wifi in Narita airport?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

You can use my Sakura mobile link and have it set up to pick up at the airport! www.ninjasaru.com

[@josephpetrovic6962]

I love the colab! I began watching both of your channels a few months ago ahead of a brief trip to Nihon in July. It was too short, but I've already rebooked for almost two weeks next summer. But @OrientalPearl, genkin amari tsukaimasen. Gotta get those kurejittokado no hoshu to save on travel!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Rebooked already awesome!

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

Is it ok to do 👍 in Japan?, I use both 👌 and 👍 as I've only ever gotten by with signals, nods , smiles and pointing to menu's, oh and arigato ,konichiwa

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

ooh I think you should be fine.. especially the smile :) hopefully the next few trips you'll be able to add afew of these to your arigato and konichiwa 😜

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

as far as i know when it comes to Okane sign it is mainly a lowered hand with the circle pointing upwards, that or it was the sign for i have no money

[@jagason7494]

why do you say kudasai sometimes and onegashimasu other tiems?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

mmm. one is more like a request and the other is please give me (as far as im aware) lol

[@ldballoon4]

I like when you are both making a video together. Good chemistry on YT

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

thanks!

[@sherryberry2394]

Viewing from Havana, Florida USA. Totally agree! I'll be applying my learning there in October '24.

[@jagason7494]

also the ok hand gesture also means three lol

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

ooh

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

I thought you shouldnt use iie as it is a bit harsh and most people say daijoubu instead.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Yep .. but it’s good to know

[@manuvital9071]

but iie means "no" and daijoubu "okay then" from Google Translate. so Daijoubu means "No"?

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

@@manuvital9071 It can mean "it's ok" as in "no" or "that's fine" as in leave it

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

@@manuvital9071 in the context of being asked do you want something, then yes.

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

@@manuvital9071 also daijoubu means more its okay

[@smilingdog2219]

Phrase#1 Yo waz up!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Was up!

[@ERENA771]

台風は8月から9月が 一番多いと思います 今年の台風10号は 今まで経験したことのない台風だった 台風は風と雨が強い 今年の台風10号は雨が強いだけだった 一体何が起きているのか これは私の妄想ですが 雪を降らす雲を作ることは可能 だから 台風も作り出そうとしていたが失敗した 私の妄想は陰謀論

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Typhoons with snow.. scary stuff!

[@ERENA771]

​@@NinjaMonkeyguy 冬季オリンピックの雪不足問題で 科学技術を用いて 人工雪を降らせることが可能になった だから 日本が大嫌いな国の人々は 科学技術を用いて 台風を作り出したかったのではないかと思考している 妄想陰謀論の世界は とても面白いのです

[@sidharthpandey3990]

Nowadays East Asian culture is getting more and more attention from European and American people 🇨🇳🇰🇷🇯🇵

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

this is true

[@ERENA771]

台風とは とても風が強く そして強い雨が降ります 今年の台風10号は とても強い風は全くなく 雨が強かっただけ 本当に台風だったのかな？ だから 妄想陰謀論の世界は面白い 冬のオリンピック 雪不足の問題で 科学技術を用いて 人工雪を降らせることが可能になった 科学技術を用いて 台風を作り出そうとしたが 失敗してしまった 台風の予測進路は あまり間違うことがない 台風の予測進路は 大きく変化はしない しかし 台風10号の予測進路は 日本海側から 太平洋の進路に変わっていた 本当に台風だったかな？

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

It really was a strange Typhoon huh!

[@edurodriguez4278]

1:14 that’s one hot waitress🥰

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

hehe :)

[@clandeszipp4564]

I thought it's ご会計, not お会計.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I've always heard and said Okaikei

[@OrientalPearl]

It’s お not ご for this word. ご can be paired with words like 質問、注文、両親、兄弟 ect. お can be paired with words like 会計、友達、正月 ect. The meaning is all the same, but you have to use the right pairing or it’s grammatically incorrect (though you will still be understood).

[@towada1066]

hmmm,... depending on the context, saying 「いえ」or「だめ」will be extremely rude, I do not think these words are good to use, especially with strangers. ummm,... even in my family we say 「ごちそうさまでした」 to each other ... and, um, also, pointing is extremely rude, I really would not do this, especially with strangers ...

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Pointing is fine .. depends on the context always

[@towada1066]

@@NinjaMonkeyguy hmmm,... I would never do this, especially with strangers ... though, foreign tourists seem to be tolerated very well so I think you may be getting the wrong impression ! ... (^_^)

[@OrientalPearl]

ダメです is too strong to say to say to strangers when you want to say no or decline something, but いいえ、大丈夫です is perfectly fine.

[@sdsddai]

Don't worry! As a native Japanese I usually say 大丈夫です, but as long as you're not speaking so fluent like a native, they really don't care.

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

@@sdsddai yeah i was a bit confused myself as i thought this was the more correct way to say it. Even though the meaning of 大丈夫です isnt no.