Short things to read
Short texts built from the phrases. Read them here, then open one in the Reading Assistant and tap every word.
Read these aloud
Each one is a few of the phrases joined into something you might actually see or hear.
A station board
This train goes to Shinjuku. The next change is at Tokyo. The exit is the east exit.
A station board.
At the register
Shall I heat it? Do you need a bag? Do you have a point card? Do you need the receipt?
What the clerk says. Your answers are お願いします (o-ne-ga-i shi ma-su) and 大丈夫です (da-i-jo-u-bu de-su).
A restaurant counter
Welcome. This is what we recommend. One moment, please. Pay over here.
You mostly listen. こちらです (ko-chi-ra de-su) means "it is over here."
When you are lost
Excuse me. Where is this? Where is the station? Do you speak English? Please speak slowly.
Enough to get help when you are lost.
At the hotel
I have a reservation. Check-in, please. What floor is the room? What is the Wi-Fi password?
The desk will ask for your name and passport.
Paying
How much is it? Can I use a card? Cash, please. A receipt, please.
円 (en) is yen. Point at the price if you cannot read it.
Finding your way
Where is the station? Is it near? Turn right, please. Go straight, please.
Show the map on your phone while you ask.
At the pharmacy
Where is the pharmacy? I have a headache. Medicine, please. How many times a day do I take this?
Point at where it hurts if you cannot name it.
