Yesterday, I met one of my international friends who went to Japan. He said "Even though Japanese people can't talk in English well, they tried to tell me something in Japanese kindly." This is really true that Japanese people are bad at English so I'm going to teach some of useful phrases when you travel in Japan today!
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First one is "Arigatou." This means "Thank you" in English. Japanese people say Arigatou a lot. When I came to the US, some of my friends said "Misaki, you don't have to say thank you for your friends that much haha." If you travel in Japan, it's really natural to say Arigatou for everything that others do.
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The second one is "Sumimasen." This means "Excuse me" and "Sorry." If you need some help, you can ask for people "Sumimasen." Also, if you bump into stranger and if it's your fault, you can say "Sumimasen" since it also means sorry.
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The third one is "Ikuradesuka?" This means "How much is it?" If you want to know the cost of products or dishes, you can ask for waitress "Ikuradesuka?" with pointing at the thing.
The last one is "Toirewa dokodesuka?" This means "Where is bathroom?" If it's at the station or restaurant, there is a bathroom that you can use for almost 100%.
I hope this would help you to travel in Japan!!
Misaki.O
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