Top Japanese Phrases You Need Before Traveling to Japan w/@kensanokaeri

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

★★★ TokyoCheapo ★★★

★★★ Credits ★★★
Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen

Creative commons images used in the intro:

[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!!

[stevec]

Heading to Japan in a few months. What a life saver. Thank you Ken. 👍💯

[AuthorCAL]

This is great thanks! In the future, for visual learners, it would be helpful to have the word displayed as it is pronounced. Arigato gozaimasu!!! Looking forward to my trip next year! Love this!

[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?

[DonJ]

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.

[ONANDON-uz]

Thank you for your suggestions! Downloading local apps before traveling helps you find popular places, and using web translation tools like Immersive Translate improves understanding during your journey, regardless of the country you visit.

[aln]

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!

[henrymatos]

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. 😅

[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

[riffgroove]

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

[XLessThanZ]

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

[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".

[HollyBradford-gw]

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

[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?

[azmagoom]

Domou arigato gozaimashita.

Okusan to watashi wa Nihon ni ikitai desu ne.

[walkerb]

What about konichiwa; what does it mean..?

[zeybautista]

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!"

[josephyeo]

Why do these Japanese tution always spell the words with a silent "u" . Example why Arimasuka when it should be Arimaska?
It's everywhere and only serves to confuse beginners like me.