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Japanese Travel Phrases

Ask/Answer Questions

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English
Japanese
What time is it?
ima nannji desuka? (e-mah-nahn-ji-dehs-ka?)
Who? dare? (dah-rhe?) (male) or donata? (dho-na-tah?) (female)
What? nani? (na-ni?)
Where? doko? (dho-koh?)
When? itsu? (it-zu?)
Why? naze? (na-zeh?)
Which one? dore? (dho-rhe?)
How much? ikura? (e-ku-la?)
How many? doredake? (dho-rhe-dah-keh?)
Yes hai
No iie (e-e-eh)
Please repeat. mouikkai onegaishimasu (mo-ick-kai-oh-neh-gai-she-mahs)
I understand wakarimashita (wha-kah-li-ma-she-tah)
Sorry, I don't have any money sumimasenn, okane mottemasenn (su-me-mah-sen-o-ka-ne-mot-teh-ma-sen)
I don't understand. shirimasen (she-li-ma-sen)
I don't know. Jah
Okay