10 Crucial Japanese Survival Phrases
December 17th, 2008
Today I want to share with you 10 phrases that are crucial to anyone traveling to Japan. Let’s get started, shall we?
- Phrase: Eigo ga wakarimasuka? Meaning: Do you speak English?
- Phrase: Nihongo ga wakarimasen. Meaning: I do not speak/understand Japanese.
- Phrase: Keko desu. Meaning: I’ve had enough or No, thank you.
- Phrase: Arigato gozaimasu. Meaning: Thank you very much.
- Phrase: Do itashimashite. Meaning: You are welcome.
- Phrase: Sumimasen. Meaning: Excuse me.
- Phrase: Gomen nasai. Meaning: I am sorry.
- Phrase: Shitsurei shimasu. Meaning: Excuse me, literally, I am rude.
- Words: Kore, sore, are. Meaning: This, that, that over there.
- Words: Wakarimasu, wakarimasen. Meaning: I know or I understand, I don’t know or I don’t understand.
