Japanese has become one of most famous tourism destinations in the world, especially in Asia. Tourism in Japan has grown really fast. But language sometimes become a huge problem. Japan government understand and try to promote Japan by providing tour guiding books and brochures in English. University admission test includes English test and every school in Japan teaches English since the very young age. But still, Japan isn’t only a living place of young people. Besides, the fact is old people has bigger population than young people. You couldn’t expect old people to speak English fluently so it maybe easier to study a bit of Japanese standard sentences. We’ll make these into parts so it’ll be easier to learn.
STANDARD SENTENCES
英語 を 話せます か EIGO O HANASEMASU KA
Could you speak English?
日本語 が 少し 話せます NIHONGO GA SUKOSHI HANASEMASU
I can speak a little bit of Japanese
分かりました WAKARIMASHITA
I understood
分かりません WAKARIMASEN
I don’t understand
もう一度言って下さい MOU ICHIDO ITTE KUDASAI
Please say it one more time!
もうゆっくり話して下さい MOU YUKKURI HANASHITE KUDASAI
Please speak slowly!
どうぞ DOUZO
Here you go
そう です か SOU DESU KA
Is that so?
おはよう ございます OHAYOU GOZAIMASU
Good morning
こんにちは KONNICHIWA
Hello/ Good afternoon
こんばんは KONBANWA
Good evening
すみません SUMIMASEN
Sorry
ありがとう ございます ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU
Thank you
どう いたしまして DOU ITASHIMASHITE
With pleasure/ Your welcome
RESTAURANT
お腹 が 空いて います ONAKA GA SUITE IMASU
I am hungry
喉 が 乾きました NODO GA KAWAKIMASHITA
I am thirsty
いっらしゃいませ IRRASHAIMASE
Welcome
英文 の メニュ お下さい EIBUN NO MENYU O KUDASAI
Please give me English menu!
和食 WASHOKU
Japanese food
洋食 YOUSHOKU
Western Food
朝 ご飯/朝食 ASA GOHAN/ CHOUSHOKU
Breakfast
昼ごはん ／ 昼食 HIRU GOHAN/ CHUUSHOKU
Lunch
晩 ご飯／夕食 BAN GOHAN/ YUUSHOKU
Dinner
チキン CHIKIN
Chicken
魚 SAKANA
Fish
豚 肉 BUTANIKU
Pork
牛 肉 GYUUNIKU
Beef
野菜 YASAI
Vegetable
果物 KUDAMONO
Fruit
皿 SARA
Plate
匙 SAJI
Spoon
箸 HASHI
Chopsticks
フォーク FO-KU
Fork
ナイフ NAIFU
Knife
茶碗 CHAWAN
Tea Cup
塩 SHIO
Salt
胡椒 KOSHOU
Pepper
砂糖 SATOU
Sugar
醤油 SHOUYU
Soy sauce
甘い AMAI
Sweet
辛い KARAI
Spicy
塩辛い SHIOKARAI
Salty
苦い NIGAI
Bitter
熱い ATSUI
Hot
冷たい TSUMETAI
Cold
美味しい OISHII
Delicious
まずい MAZUI
Bad
揚げる AGERU
Deep Fried
蒸す MUSU
Steam
ゆでる YUDERU
Boil
煮る NIRU
Simmer
焼く YAKU
Grill
炒める ITAMERU
Stir Fry
Note : Ou means ō (long way of speaking)
Most of the restaurants in Japan that we visited have food images board inside and outside. If you get dizzy, you could just point on the images. That’s the easiest way and Japanese mostly understood what we meant. In fact, young people in Japan could speak English quite well too but some prefer to change into their Katakana speaking (Japanese alphabets for foreign language). For example, butter become Batā (バター).
Next, we will write how to say number of counting stuffs for these travelling and culinary stuffs. See you! =)
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