Japanese for Travel and Beginners Archives - Real Life Language

Learn Japanese through survival language Learn Japanese through Survival Language Survival language is one of the fastest ways to learn Japanese. Are you familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Basically, we need to get our survival needs met first before we get into anything else. Where you are traveling to Japan any time soon, or… Read More Learn Japanese through Survival

Japanese expression for “my name is..”   My name is…….. Original 私 の 名前 は、・・・ ・・・ です。   Romaji Watashi No Namae Wa、・・・ ・・・ Desu。 Want to learn more Japanese than “my name is…”? Check out these words and phrases for meeting and greeting here: Hello Original こんにちは   Romaji Konnichiwa Good morning. Original おはよう   Romaji Ohayou Good afternoon.… Read More Japanese expression for “my name is”

Japanese expression for “hello”: Hello Original こんにちは   Romaji Konnichiwa Some more useful expressions in Japanese: Please Original お願い    します   Romaji Onegai Shimasu yes Original はい   Romaji Hai No Original いいえ   Romaji Iie sorry Original ごめん なさい   Romaji Gomen Nasai                Hello Original こんにちは   Romaji Konnichiwa Good morning. Original… Read More Japanese expression for hello

Learn Japanese through Food Learning about foods is one of the most effective ways to learn about language and culture.  Here are some common foods found in Japan. You will see the word written first in Romaji, and then in Japanese.  Survival and everyday language are great ways to learn a new language. Start to… Read More Learn Japanese through Food

yakiniku 焼肉

udon うどん

tempura 天ぷら

tonkatsu トンカツ

teriyaki 照り焼き

sushi 寿司

sukiyaki すき焼き

soba noodles そば

shabu-shabu しゃぶしゃぶ

sake 酒

sashimi 刺身

Japanese: Learn through Culture Learn Japanese through culture with these experiences unique to Japan. Stay in a ryokan 旅館 Japanese-style inn. They often have tatami mats and futon for sleeping, and offer guests yukata. Many have an onsen (hot spring bath) as well.  Stay in a capsule hotel カプセルホテル Hotel room, just big enough for sleeping.… Read More Japanese: Learn about Culture

ramen ラーメン

miso 味噌

onigiri おにぎり

katsu-kuri カツカレー

katsu カツ

gyu-don 牛丼

gyoza 餃子

capsule hotel カプセルホテル

bento 弁当

How many bags are you checking?

Travel is one of the ways to learn Japanese (or any language). Here are some unexpected benefits of learning Japanese through travel: You get communicating right away. You do this by learning language in chunks–meaningful pieces that get a person communicating right away. You learn grammar and vocabulary completely in context. This makes it much… Read More Learn Japanese through Travel

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Passport, please.

I would like a window seat.

I would like an aisle seat.

Pass through.

Hands up, please.

Place laptop and keys here, please.

Do you have a clear plastic bag?

Have a good trip.

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Please sit down.

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