すみません
sumimasen
Excuse me. / Sorry.
EEssentials きほん
Essential Japanese phrases for your trip
The handful of words you'll use every day in Japan: thanks, pointing, asking how much, asking where, and greetings.
Stops on the Essentials line
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Sumimasen: the magic word, and four more you will use all day
成田空港 · Narita Airport · 5-minute lesson Free
+2 more · Open the phrase guideありがとうございます
arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you very much.
はい
hai
Yes.
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“This one, please”: ordering by pointing in Japanese
築地場外市場 · Tsukiji Outer Market · 6-minute lesson Free
+1 more · Open the phrase guideこれをください
kore o kudasai
This one, please.
これは何ですか？
これはなんですか？
kore wa nan desu ka?
What's this?
あれは何ですか？
あれはなんですか？
are wa nan desu ka?
What's that over there?
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How much? Asking prices and counting in Japanese
道頓堀 · Dotonbori, Osaka · 6-minute lesson Free
+3 more · Open the phrase guideいくらですか？
ikura desu ka?
How much is it?
一つください
ひとつください
hitotsu kudasai
One, please.
二つください
ふたつください
futatsu kudasai
Two, please.
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Where is…? Asking for the toilet, the station and more
新宿駅 · Shinjuku Station · 6-minute lesson Free
+2 more · Open the phrase guideトイレはどこですか？
toire wa doko desu ka?
Where's the restroom?
お手洗いはどこですか？
おてあらいはどこですか？
otearai wa doko desu ka?
Where's the washroom?
駅はどこですか？
えきはどこですか？
eki wa doko desu ka?
Where's the station?
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“I don’t understand”: phrases for when Japanese gets too fast
渋谷 · Shibuya · 6-minute lesson Free
+3 more · Open the phrase guide日本語がわかりません
にほんごがわかりません
nihongo ga wakarimasen
I don't understand Japanese.
もう一度お願いします
もういちどおねがいします
mou ichido onegaishimasu
One more time, please.
ゆっくり話してもらえますか？
ゆっくりはなしてもらえますか？
yukkuri hanashite moraemasu ka?
Could you speak slowly?
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Hello, good morning and goodbye in Japanese
浅草 · Asakusa · 5-minute lesson Free
+3 more · Open the phrase guideこんにちは
konnichiwa
Hello. / Good afternoon.
おはようございます
ohayou gozaimasu
Good morning.
こんばんは
konbanwa
Good evening.