Language
Enhance your trip with some basic language skills
Learning a few everyday Japanese phrases will make your trip even more memorable. See below for a list of basic Japanese greetings, phrases to get attention, and simple questions.
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Ohayo gozaimasu | Good morning |
| Konnichiwa | Good afternoon |
| Konbanwa | Good evening |
| Oyasumi nasai | Good night |
| Sayonara | Good-bye |
| Sumimasen | Excuse me |
| Gomen nasai | I am sorry |
| Wakarimasen | I don't understand |
| Arigatou | Thank you |
| Hai | Yes |
| Iie | No |
| Doko desuka | Where is ___? |
| Ikura desuka | How much is ___? |
| Oishii | It's delicious |
| Tanoshii | It's fun |
Japanese language support
For a more comprehensive selection of useful words and phrases, take a look through the Tourist's Language Handbook 
. It is a useful tool to carry with you on your trip. For a free speech translation app that is geared towards travel-related conversations, try out the multilingual speech translation application: VoiceTra .
The Japan Foundation provides a Japanese language learning platform, JF Japanese e-Learning Minato , that offers many self-study courses. Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese , also provided by the JF, is a website promoting interest-based language learning over a variety of topics. For more Japanese language expressions, as well as in-depth information about traveling in Japan, download one of the JNTO travel brochures in English, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Korean, French, and Thai.
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