Top Japanese Phrases You Need Before Traveling to Japan w/

While you can get around Japan, especially the cities, with mostly English, it's always good to learn a few key Japanese phrases. From thank you and sorry, to finding the toilet or ordering food, we cover some of the most common Japanese phrases so you can move through situations with ease.
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== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 Intro
0:25 Thank you
0:41 Sorry/excuse me
1:15 Do you understand English?
2:03 Do you have a toilet?
2:19 Do you have this?
2:50 Can you take a photo of me?
3:27 How many people?
4:05 Do you have an English menu?
4:48 Can I please have this
5:21 Which one do you recommend?
6:05 Can I get the bill please?
6:22 Is card ok?
6:40 Can I please split the bill?
7:08 Thank you for the meal
7:26 I don't understand Japanese
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[@tokyocheapo]

Thank you to Ken for joining us for this video! Are there any other phrases you found useful while traveling Japan? Let us know in the comments!

[@kensanokaeri]

I hope everyone enjoys their trip to Japan!😊👍 Thanks for having me, Aimee!!

[@Japaneseconversation-with-Masa]

けんちゃん発見！🤓 You became word wide star!

[@kensanokaeri]

@@Japaneseconversation-with-Masa Thanks, Masa!!🤣

[@matejsidlo5295]

Thank you so much for theese kinds of videos. As a beginner I really appreciate it

[@kasumikat]

My go to asking direction phrase was "Doko wa ____ desu ka?" when I was studying in Kyoto. even though I didn't fully understand the what people were saying to me I still understood their gestures and hand movements. Then i would give them a "hai" and "arigato" to acknowledge their answer

[@DonJ1973]

Thanks Aimee. Always enjoy watching these little tips. You’ve done a great job since the channel relaunched. These tips really helped me when I went to Tokyo last October.

[@tokyocheapo]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! Really glad to hear they helped on your trip 😊

[@henrymatos9551]

These are great useful tips! I will be referring back to this video from time to time. The restroom and picture taking sentence would be common for me. 😅

[@tokyocheapo]

Glad you found them helpful! 😊

[@AlexSels]

テンションが高いんだ❤

[@robot_collective]

SO HELPFUL for our first trip to Japan in a few weeks, arigatou gozaimasu!

[@Koharuno]

So helpful! Thanks! Question about splitting bills in Japan - I’ve heard from different people that a lot of restaurants don’t allow splitting bills and the few that do are mostly chains, is this still the case?

[@AdamWilliam329]

17 more days and Konnichiwa

[@cakanzimmer8244]

02:50 so good :D

[@aln2484]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! My flight to Osaka is in 1 hour and it's my first time traveling to Japan, this video popping up by chance is a blessing and i'm so glad it did. This channel is doing amazing work!

[@tokyocheapo]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! Enjoy your trip to Japan!

[@riffgroove]

"Sumimasen." By FAR the phrase you will need the most.

[@boxerblake1]

One month away

[@clrd4tkf]

Arigatou gozaimasu! 👍

[@skullandbones1832]

👍

[@ChrisKJ]

i have a different question and hope you can help me out. I have heard that it is important to have cash on you at all times. I was wondering how much money I should exchange for a 17 day trip? i was planning on exchanging 1000€. And if I run low on cash I would exchange more. Does that make sense or should I exchange about 1.500€ from the start?

[@user-rv1qc4xw5p]

Very useful thank you! 🙏🏻Can you recommend a phrase for us to explain we are vegan and/or vegetarian?

[@tokyocheapo]

Hi there! You could pair the phrase for 'which one do you recommend' with 'bejitalian (vegetarian)/bigan (vegan) desu ga'. So the entire phrase would be 'bejitalian desu ga, osusume wa dore desu ka?' This translates to 'I'm a vegetarian, which one do you recommend?' 😊

[@user-rv1qc4xw5p]

Thanks! ☺️

[@XLessThanZ]

Question, for "toire arimasuka", could I also say "toire wa dokodesu ka"?

[@marshall-brown]

Yep, both work! "Toire arimasu ka" is like "Do you have a toilet?" or "Are there toilets?" and "toire wa doko desu ka" is "Where is the toilet?"

[@star-tingwithmyintuition3463]

shouldnt you say shimas at the end for please? @@marshall-brown

[@walkerb392]

What about konichiwa; what does it mean..?

[@tokyocheapo]

It means 'hello' 😊

[@asnierkishcowboy]

Byōin wa doko desuka?

[@tokyocheapo]

Yes, a great one if it’s an emergency and you need to find a hospital.

[@zeybautista9682]

If you want to continue any conversation in Japanese, just say "Soo desu ne." And if you want to sound a little punkish, just say "Soo yaroo!"

[@bowsandbuns1899]

Ken was Awesome. The young lady came across as if she did not want to be there. She did not repeat a phrase or seem genuine in her interaction with Ken.

[@tokyocheapo]

Don’t worry, Ken and I have been friends for a long time so I had a blast filming this video together! I didn’t repeat anything as I thought it best if everyone viewing heard the phrases just from a native speaker 😊

[@notyourteacher766]

Wow, no need to be rude. Aimee's great! She's the host of the channel, at least learn her name before you criticize her.

[@thisNameIsTooLong]

It could be better if you can provide the possible replies that people might get from the person they are asking question when using these Japanese phrases. Based on experience, people may not understand what the staff will reply, especially if the answer to the question asked is other than "Hai/Yes".

[@star-tingwithmyintuition3463]

very good point, i think this is going to happen!

[@tokyocheapo]

Thank you for the suggestion! We’ll keep this in mind for a more in-depth video 😊

[@cooljammer00]

In my experience, at that point your option is to find someone else, whip out your phone/Google translate, or try anyway with gestures and the language barrier.