Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Useful Phrases When Traveling in Japan



A friend of mine, Jeremy, leaves for a two week vacation in Japan tomorrow morning. Another friend of ours works for the Japanese embassy in Chicago. He provided Jeremy this handy phrase guide.

  • I don't speak Japanese = Nihongo wakarimasen
  • Where is <...>? = <...> ga doko desu ka? (the "u" in desu is usually silent, so it's pronounced "dess")
  • Excuse me = Sumimasen
  • Thank you = Arigato (gozaimasu)
  • I'm Slanted* = Slanted desu
  • One more beer please = Biru mo hitotsu kudasai
  • Japanese person! = Nihonjin!
  • How much? = Ikura desu ka?
  • What time is it? = Nan-ji desu ka?
  • I am American, gaze upon my giant penis! = Ore wa Amerika-jin da, ore no kyokon wo mitsumero!
  • Your mother is smegma = Yaro no kaa-chan wa chinkasu da yo!
  • Excuse me, do you have any porn where the woman isn't crying? = Sumimasen, onna ga nakanai no buru firumu ga arimasu ka?




*Slanted is an online pseudonym that Jeremy uses.

1 Comments:

Blogger Miss Healthypants said...

Loved the last one especially! I'm sure that one comes in handy! LOL!

6:25 PM  

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