Essential Japanese for Travel for Beginners

Learn essential airport vocabulary in Japanese, practice pronunciation with Yuki, and apply useful airport phrases through example conversations to navigate signs, passport, suitcase, toilet, trains, buses, and taxis.

Learn to count to ten in Japanese and memorize basic numbers 1–10. Explore two ways to say 4, 7, and 9, with practice and a quiz to test yourself.

Explore the essential travel phrase 'where is the ___?' in Japanese, using subject-first order, the wa topic marker, and ka for questions, with airport and bathroom examples.

Learn the essential travel phrase how do I get to ____ in Japanese, using ni wa and iku, with examples from Shibuya station, terminal one, and Meiji Shrine.

Learn airport tips in japan by following English signs, using the information desk, and filling the embarkation card with your hotel address while noting cash, exchange options, and coin lockers.

Learn essential Japanese directions vocabulary for travel, including how to ask for directions, understand answers, and navigate train station exits using north, east, south, and west.

Learn to ask for slower speech with please speak more slowly, identify key direction words, and practice a step-by-step airport to Tokyo Station dialogue using a map.

Learn the travel phrase please say that again one more time to ask for directions, practice with Yuki, and identify go straight, the third intersection, and turn left.

Learn to say 'excuse me, I'm lost' and ask 'where do you want to go,' using exit, turn left, and right to find Meiji shrine, hotel, or a convenience store.

Learn to ask for directions at train stations from staff, ticket counters, shops, or police boxes, and use pocket wifi with Google Maps to navigate Tokyo, noting map limitations.

Learn essential hotel vocabulary for front desk check-in and check-out, room and floor numbers, room service, wifi, luggage, and other terms for a Japanese ryokan stay.

Master counting floors in Japanese using ten plus patterns for 11th–30th floors and learn basic telling time, including hours and half past, for travel scenarios.

Learn hotel check-in in Japanese: say 'I would like to check in please' and introduce your name with last name first using the polite form 'onegaishimasu'.

Learn the travel essential phrase 'do you have (a) ___ ?' and practice asking for wifi, passports, password, and laundry at hotels, restaurants, and shops through guided examples.

Master the Japanese phrase 'is there a ___ nearby' using ni for direction, and practice with examples like a convenience store, bus stop, and self-service laundry.

Master the travel essential phrase 'what time is ___?' to ask about check-in, check-out, and breakfast hours in Japanese, with practical examples and pronunciation tips for beginners.

Master the phrase please hold my luggage until [time], used in hotel contexts for check-in and check-out, with practical examples and conversations.

Master essential Japanese dining vocabulary for eating out in Japan, covering sit-down and fast-food interactions, asking about your food, dietary restrictions, allergies, and set meals.

Learn essential dining phrases for a sit-down restaurant, including asking how many in your party and choosing smoking or nonsmoking sections, with practice counting and responses.

Learn to attract the server and order politely in Japanese using 'I would like, please,' with examples like gyoza and green tea, plus how to ask for the check.

Learn to order multiple items in Japanese using the to particle to connect two or more dishes, with examples like salad and soup, juice and water.

Learn to use counters to order more than one of the same item with a general counter. Apply this to items like gyoza, beers, soups, and ramen.

Learn how to use the 'do you have ...?' phrase in hotels and restaurants, including asking for items, menus, a drink bar, and prices, then practice a full ordering dialogue.

Learn to ask 'does this have ____ in it' by pointing to menu items, replacing the blank with the dish name, and confirming nuts, meat, dairy, or pork.

Learn to say 'I can't eat ...' in Japanese using potential form of eat, with examples for eggs, fish, and meat. Discover how to ask if a dish contains meat.

Master essential travel Japanese phrases for dietary restrictions, such as 'I have a ____ allergy,' to inform restaurant staff before ordering and handle egg and gluten allergies confidently.

Learn how to ask to use a credit card in Japan. Practice a fast-food ordering scenario, including eating here or to go and payment options.

Learn essential shopping vocabulary and phrases for buying items, practice with Yuki's audio, and master money, yen, bento, chopsticks, and payment options.

Count 11–19 by adding ten; 11 is ju ichi and 18 is ju hachi. Practice with Yuki and note that 4, 7, 9 have readings, using yon, nana, and Q.

Learn to count from twenty to ninety-nine in Japanese using the same tens-based addition method. Then practice forming numbers like twenty-one, thirty-seven, and sixty-eight with pronunciation cues.

Count from one hundred to nine hundred ninety nine in Japanese, choosing kanji or hiragana and recognizing numerals, then practice forming hundreds with examples like 116, 680, 344, and 999.

Learn to count from 1000 to 9,999 in Japanese, using sen for thousands and simple rules, with guided practice and example numbers.

Master counting from ten thousand to one hundred thousand in Japanese, with examples like forty thousand five hundred and ninety thousand, and practice to improve speed through repetition.

Identify the six Japanese coins and four paper yen bills, learn to read their values, and practice saying the total during purchases.

Learn how to ask how much is this in nearby, behind-the-counter, and far-away scenarios using polite phrasing and yen numbers through department store dialogues.

Practice the phrase 'do you have (a) ___?' for shopping, including dressing room, bigger or smaller sizes, and common responses, with guided repetition to memorize essential travel Japanese for beginners.

Learn essential shopping phrases in Japanese you might hear at stores and convenience stores, including greetings, checkout phrases, change, warming up food, bags, and chopsticks.

Master transportation vocabulary in Japan, covering trains, buses, and taxis, with new counter and travel phrases for tickets and routes, plus three tip videos on trains, buses, and taxis.

Learn the counter used for counting train lines or tracks, essential for understanding station announcements and asking staff, with practice counting one through ten.

Learn how to say please take me to a place in Japanese for taxi rides, including Shibuya Station and Tokyo Tower, with practice phrases and polite usage.

Learn a practical phrase for asking bus destinations in Japan, using 'kono basu' for this bus, and how to say does this bus go to Kyoto Station or Shibuya Station.

Learn how to ask for directions in Japanese using 'how do i get to ___?', with polite forms and real-world examples at trains, buses, and stations.

Master Tokyo train travel with tips on Google Maps, Pasmo or Suica cards, train types local, rapid, and express, seat etiquette and ladies-only cars, and JR passes for bullet trains.

Learn practical bus travel tips in Japan, including payment methods, signs, and Kyoto bus passes. Use Google Maps for routes and offer seats to priority passengers.

Find taxis easily in Japan: at stations, hotels, or event centers; read the open sign kanji and ride with automatic doors. Avoid tipping; pay with cash, credit card, or pass.

Learn how to introduce yourself and talk about hobbies, likes and dislikes, and ask others in Japanese, with useful vocabulary and phrases for meeting people.

Learn to count ages in Japanese from 1 to 20, then form higher ages by adding 'jew' in front; 20 uses the special word 'Hitachi' and marks coming-of-age.

Learn to introduce yourself in Japanese with three sentences: your name, your age, and where you’re from, using polite forms and topic markers. Begin with hajime mashite.

Discover how to talk about hobbies in Japanese, form phrases with the possessive no for my hobby, use a particle to express plural hobbies, and ask others about their hobbies.

Learn how to express likes and dislikes in Japanese, including saying 'I like' foods and activities, softening 'don't like' with 'not very much,' and asking others using names.

Explore five essential travel phrases for talking to people in Japanese, including how to ask for repetition and slower speech.

Practice a sample self-introduction in Japanese for travel, learn to ask and share hobbies and likes and dislikes, using proper name and san honorific, and engage in basic conversation.

Learn essential travel health and lost-item vocabulary, including illness, injuries, medicine, doctor visits, hospital, ambulance, and items like wallet and suitcase.

Practice how to say different body parts in Japanese, using repetition after Yuki; learn when you might need them for health issues or injury, and preview phrases for doctor visits.

Learn two travel-friendly Japanese phrases to say my [body part] hurts and I injured my [body part], using subject and object particles, followed by a simple patient-doctor dialogue to practice.

Learn essential phrases for getting sick in Japan, including how to say I have a fever or a cold, and rehearse a doctor visit to receive medicine.

master three phrases to explain what you lost, where you left it, and whether you forgot or dropped it, with examples like bag, wallet, or phone.

Learn travel tips for lost items and illness in Japan, including contacting railway operators or police boxes, filing lost item forms within two to four days, and finding English-speaking doctors.