Learn Japan in 30-second reels
Real phrases for the konbini, the restaurant, the train — each with romaji and English, ready to use the second you land.
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Beginner
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She Said Three Words and Walked Off. That Was Your Table Leaving.
kochira e dōzo · This way, please
Survival
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The Best Lunch in the Japanese Countryside Is a Parking Lot With a Government Sign.
michi no eki · roadside station
Survival
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Three Lines Get You Through Any Restaurant in Japan
Sumimasen, futari desu. Ohiya o onegaishimasu. Okaikei o onegaishimasu. · Excuse me, table for two. Water, please. The check, please.
Beginner
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The Best Shop Has No Website. One Phone Sentence Is the Trick.
ima kara itte mo daijōbu desu ka? · Is it okay if we come now?
Beginner
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You Walked Thirty Minutes to That Restaurant in Japan. It Needed a Booking.
yoyaku wa hitsuyō desu ka · Do I need a reservation?
Survival
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The Shop Looks Closed. That Curtain In The Doorway Is Telling You It's Open.
eigyouchuu · Open for business
Beginner
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"Sorry, We Are Full." In Japan That Is Not the End of the Conversation.
kyanseru-machi wa dekimasu ka? · Can I go on the cancellation waiting list?
Survival
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You Wave. You Cough. Nobody Comes. There Is a Button Right Next to Your Hand.
yobidashi botan · call button
Survival
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This Sign Means All You Can Eat. The Number Next to It Is a Countdown.
tabehoudai · all you can eat
Beginner
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In Japan the Ramen Shop Is Not Down the Street. It Is on the Seventh Floor.
nangai desu ka · What floor is it on?
Survival
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Japanese Restaurants Still Ask You This Smoky Question
kin'en-seki onegai shimasu · Non-smoking seat, please
Beginner
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Walking Into a Japanese Restaurant? The First Thing They Ask You
futari desu · Two of us. / Table for two.
Survival
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The Easy Way to Ask for an English Menu
eigo no menyuu o onegai shimasu · I'd like the menu, please
Survival
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Walking Into a Tiny Tokyo Restaurant? Say THIS First
Menyū o kudasai · Menu, please
Beginner
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How to Say 'That's All' at a Japanese Restaurant
i-jō desu · that's all
Survival
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I have a reservation
yoyaku shiteimasu · I have a reservation
Intermediate
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The Word You Say Leaving a Japanese Restaurant (Not Arigatō)
gochisōsama deshita · thanks for the meal
Intermediate
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The Japanese Phrase That Works in Every Shop and Restaurant
Intermediate
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How to Get Free Water at Any Japanese Restaurant
o-mizu o kudasai · Water, please.
Beginner
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Japan Hands You a Hot Towel — Don't Use It Wrong
oshibori · wet hand towel
Intermediate
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The Japanese Phrase That Could Save Your Life in a Restaurant
~ arerugī ga arimasu · I have a ~ allergy
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