Survival Japanese
Discover essential Japanese grammar and survival phrases that will help you in everyday life, travel, and communication in Japan. This page introduces practical expressions and basic sentence patterns for real-life situations such as shopping, transportation, dining, and emergencies. Learn how to speak naturally and build confidence with useful examples that make your stay in Japan easier and more enjoyable.
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Basic structures
Important basic structures of Japanese Language
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Self-introduction
How to introduce yourself in Japanese
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Taxi
Useful expressions for TAXI
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Train
Useful expressions for Train
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Shopping
Useful expressions for Shopping
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Restaurant
Useful expressions for Restaurant
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Telephone
Useful expressions for Telephone
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Survival Japanese
Audio and PDF
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Useful Daily Expressions (Hiragana)
Good morning. Good afternoon/Hello. Good evening. Good-bye. See you again. How are you? Thank you. Excuse me. Just a moment, please. OK? OK. etc.
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Useful Daily Expressions (Roma-ji)
Good morning. Good afternoon/Hello. Good evening. Good-bye. See you again. How are you? Thank you. Excuse me. Just a moment, please. OK? OK. etc.
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Useful Daily Adjectives (Hiragana)
good, no good, interesting;funny;fun, taste good, look yummy, cute;pretty, beautiful, hot, cold, cheap, expensive;high, great, busy, big, small, etc.
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Useful Daily Adjectives (Roma-ji)
good, no good, interesting;funny;fun, taste good, look yummy, cute;pretty, beautiful, hot, cold, cheap, expensive;high, great, busy, big, small, etc.
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Arigatougozaimasu.
(1) Five levels of Japanese "Thank you." (2) For now, For the past (3) Japanese bow
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Ohayougozaimasu.
Ohayougozaimasu. Konnichiwa. Kombanwa.
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At a shop/restaurant
Common phases at a shop/restaurant.
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Please
(1) Give me ... (May I have ...)
(2) ..., please.
(3) Please + [verb] -
Sumimasen.
Four meanings of "Sumimasen"
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Congratulations!
おめでとうございます。
たんじょうび、おめでとうございます。(Happy Birthday!) -
Useful questions
どこですか。Doko desu ka.
どっちですか。Docchi desu ka.
どれですか。Dore desu ka. -
How to start learning Japanese.
Hiragana, Katakana, Textbook...