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You Said Two and They Lit a Second Stove Survival ▶

You Said Two and They Lit a Second Stove

nininmae de onegai shimasu · two servings, please

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#nabe#japanesefood

You Jammed the Chip In. She Wanted a Tap. Survival ▶

You Jammed the Chip In. She Wanted a Tap.

tatchi shite kudasai · Please tap (your card).

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesephrases

Your App Taught You This Means Yes. The Cashier Just Heard No. Survival ▶

Your App Taught You This Means Yes. The Cashier Just Heard No.

ii desu · I'm good / no thanks

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#konbini#japantravel

Stop Waiting for the Check. It's Already on Your Table. Beginner ▶

Stop Waiting for the Check. It's Already on Your Table.

denpyō o motte reji e okoshi kudasai · Please take your slip to the register.

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japaneseforbeginners

At a Japanese Table Your Glass Is Never Empty. That Isn't Generosity. It's a Loop. Survival ▶

At a Japanese Table Your Glass Is Never Empty. That Isn't Generosity. It's a Loop.

mada daijōbu desu · I'm still good, thanks.

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#izakaya

You Introduced Yourself in Japanese and Accidentally Called Yourself Sir. Beginner ▶

You Introduced Yourself in Japanese and Accidentally Called Yourself Sir.

Jon desu · I am John (never Jon-san)

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japanesephrases#japantravel

Your App Taught You "I Want." Say That to Staff and You Sound Like a Four-Year-Old. Survival ▶

Your App Taught You "I Want." Say That to Staff and You Sound Like a Four-Year-Old.

mōfu, onegai shimasu · a blanket, please

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesephrases

You Asked Them to Say It Again. They Said the Same Word Again, Just Slower. Beginner ▶

You Asked Them to Say It Again. They Said the Same Word Again, Just Slower.

dō iu imi desu ka? · What does that mean?

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesephrases

Kyoto Now Taxes You Per Night, Per Person. At the Top End That's Ten Thousand Yen Each. Survival ▶

Kyoto Now Taxes You Per Night, Per Person. At the Top End That's Ten Thousand Yen Each.

shukuhakuzei · lodging tax

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#kyoto

Your App Taught You The Japanese Word For You. Nobody Says It To Your Face. Survival ▶

Your App Taught You The Japanese Word For You. Nobody Says It To Your Face.

tanaka san · Tanaka-san. Use the person's name, not the word for you.

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesetips

Your App's Japanese for How Are You Is a Question You Only Ask After Months Apart. Survival ▶

Your App's Japanese for How Are You Is a Question You Only Ask After Months Apart.

o-hisashiburi desu · It's been a long time.

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesegreetings

You Stood Your Chopsticks Up in the Rice. In Japan You Just Set the Table for a Funeral. Survival ▶

You Stood Your Chopsticks Up in the Rice. In Japan You Just Set the Table for a Funeral.

hashioki, arimasu ka? · Do you have a chopstick rest?

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesefood

Someone in Japan Calls You Over. The English Word Coming Sends You the Wrong Way. Intermediate ▶

Someone in Japan Calls You Over. The English Word Coming Sends You the Wrong Way.

ima ikimasu · I'm coming right now.

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japanesegrammar#japantravel

If a Japanese Staffer Says THIS Word, Freeze Survival ▶

If a Japanese Staffer Says THIS Word, Freeze

dame desu · No - not allowed.

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesephrases

I'm OK → The Most Useful Phrase in Japan Survival ▶

I'm OK → The Most Useful Phrase in Japan

daijōbu desu · I'm okay / no thanks

Common Mistake #learnjapanese#japantravel#japanesephrases

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