Useful Japanese Phrases for Tourists

Hi / Hello                            Konnichiwa

Good morning                     Ohayo gozaimasu

Good afternoon                  Konnichiwa

Good evening                      Konbanwa

Good night                          Oyasumi

Thank you                            Arigato gozaimasu

  

Thank you very much        Domo arigato gozaimasu

Excuse me                           Sumimasen

I'm sorry                              Gomen-nasai

Yes                                       Hai

No                                        Iie

I don't understand             Wakarimasen

Do you speak English?       Eigo o hanashimasu ka?

How much does this cost?  Kore wa ikura desu ka?

How much is it?                 Ikura desu ka?

Where is the bathroom?      Ofuro wa doko desu ka?

Where is the Tokyo train station?      Tokyo eki wa doko desu ka?


FOOD

Chicken                               Chikin
Beef                                     Gyuuniku
Fish                                     Sakana
Pork                                    Butaniku
Crab                                    Kani
Tea                                      Ocha
Coffee                                  Kohi
Water                                  Mizu

Water, please?                    O mizu o kudasai

Thank you for the meal      Gochisosama-deshita

Two persons                       Futari de onegaishimasu

When you're buying at any shop or store in Japan, and if you don't need a plastic bag because you are eco-friendly and you have your own bag, simply say "Fukuro wa kekko desu" which means "I don't need a bag, thank you."