Try speaking Japanese at the hotels and shops you visit! That will surely bring you some heartwarming moments.
Because writing and drawing are also the means of communication, it may help you to carry a memo pad and a pen with you.
| Good morning. | おはよう ohayo |
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| Good afternoon. | こんにちは konnichiwa |
| Good evening. | こんばんは konbanwa |
| Good bye. | さようなら sayonara |
| Thank you. | ありがとう arigato |
The first word to remember!
“Thank you” in Gujo dialect
| Thank you. | おおきに okini |
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| Excuse me … | すみません Sumimasen … |
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| Where is the … ? | …はどこですか … wa doko desuka ? |
| How much is/are … ? | …はいくらですか …wa ikura desuka ? |
| Do you have…? | …はありますか …wa arimasu ka ? |
| I want to go to … | 私は…に行きたい Watashi wa … ni ikitai |
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| I want to buy/get … | 私は…を買いたい Watashi wa … o kaitai |
| I want to drink … | 私は…を飲みたい Watashi wa … o nomitai |
| I want to eat … | 私は…を食べたい Watashi wa … o tabetai |
| water | 水 mizu |
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| beer | ビール bilu |
| coffee | コーヒー kohi |
| japanese sake | 酒 sake |
| wine (red/white) | ワイン（赤／白） wain(aka/shiro) |
| juice | ジュース jusu |
| milk | 牛乳 gyunyu |
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| rice | ごはん gohan |
| bread | パン pan |
| I | わたし watashi |
| you | あなた anata |
| restroom | トイレ toire |
| here | ここ koko |
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| yes | はい hai |
| no | いいえ iie |
| yesterday | 昨日 kino |
| today | 今日 kyo |
| tomorrow | 明日 ashita |
| 1 | ichi |
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| 2 | ni |
| 3 | san |
| 4 | shi/yon |
| 5 | go |
| 6 | roku |
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| 7 | shichi/nana |
| 8 | hachi |
| 9 | ku/kyu |
| 10 | ju |
| May I use credit card? | クレジットカードは使えますか Kurejitto kado wa tsukaemasuka ? |
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| What is today's specials? | おすすめは何ですか Osusume wa nani desuka ? |
| Bill us separately, please. | 別々に払います Betsu betsu ni haraimasu |
