Traveling to Japan?
Here are 10 essential Japanese phrases you NEED to survive ๐ฏ๐ต Save this thread ๐๐
๐ป1. Asking for Directions
___ใฏใฉใใงใใ?
wa doko desu ka?
Where is ___?
ใใฎ่พบใซ___ใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ
Kono hen ni ___ wa arimasu ka?
Is there a ___ around here?
3 ways to say "Delicious" in Japanese ๐ #japanese
็พๅณใใ!
Oishii!
Delicious!
ใใพใ๏ผ
Umai!
Tasty! (Casual, usually used by guys)
ใใฃใกใใใพใ๏ผ
Meccha umai!
Super tasty! (Very casual, local slang)
3 ways to say "Excuse me" in Japanese ๐ #japanese#nihongo
ใใฟใพใใ
Sumimasen
Excuse me / Sorry / Thank you
ใกใใฃใจใใใงใใ๏ผ
Chotto ii desu ka?
Got a moment? (polite)
ใใใใชใใ
Gomen nasai
Sorry (casual)
4 ways to say โGoodbyeโ in Japanese (because itโs not always 'Sayounara'
ใใใใชใ
Sayounara
Goodbye (very final, long-term)
ใใใใญ
Jaa ne
See you (casual)
ใพใใญ
Mata ne
See you later
ใ็ฒใๆงใงใ
Otsukaresama desu
Thank you for your work / See you (used at work)
3 ways to say "Sorry"๐๐ปin Japanese
ใใใใชใใ
Gomen nasai
Iโm sorry (normal)
ใใฟใพใใ
Sumimasen
Sorry / Excuse me (super useful!)
็ณใ่จณใใใพใใ
Moushiwake arimasen
Deep formal apology (use if you really messed up ๐ฌ)
4 ways to say "Thank you" in Japanese ๐
ใใใใจใ
Arigatou
Thanks (casual)
ใใใใจใใใใใพใ
Arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you (polite)
ใฉใใ
Doumo
Thanks (super casual)
ใใฟใพใใ
Sumimasen
Excuse me / Thanks when someone helps you
3 Ways to Politely Say โNoโ in Japanese: #JapaneseLanguage#JapanTravel#learnjapanese
ใกใใฃใจโฆ
Chottoโฆ
Uhโฆ [Soft decline]
ไปใฏ้ฃใใใงใ
ima wa muzukashii desu
Itโs a bit difficult right now
้ ๆ ฎใใพใ
Enryo shimasu
Iโll pass, thank you
๐ซ 10. Donโt: Just say โKonichiwaโ all day.
โ๏ธ Do:
Morning: ใใฏใใใใใใพใ (Ohayou gozaimasu)
Afternoon: ใใใซใกใฏ (Konnichiwa)
Evening: ใใใฐใใฏ (Konbanwa)
Timing is everything. You're not a broken greeting robot.