How do you ask 'when' and 'where' in Japanese? How do you ask when the bus leaves or the train arrives? When does the museum open? Where can you find a tourist information center? Essential travel phrases for your Japanese survival kit, right?
Listen to the pronunciation, and practice these common questions and Japanese travel phrases aloud. We’ve made it real easy to follow and you'll never have an excuse to be late or lost in Japan!
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Common Japanese travel phrases
Hakubutsukan wa nanji ni akimasu ka?
Hakubutsukan wa nanji ni shimarimasu ka?
When is the museum closed?
Sūpā wa nanji ni akimasu ka?
When is the supermarket open?
Yakkyoku wa nanji ni akimasu ka?
When is the pharmacy open?
Basu wa nanji ni shupattsu shimasu ka?
Densha wa nanji ni hassha shimasu ka?
When does the train leave?
Hikōki wa nanji ni shuppatsu shimasu ka?
When does the flight leave?
Basu wa nanji ni tsukimasu ka?
When does the bus arrive?
Densha wa nanji ni tōchaku shimasu ka?
When does the train arrive?
Hikōki wa nanji ni tōchaku shimasu ka?
When does the flight arrive?
Eiga wa nanji kara desu ka?
When does the movie start?
Oshibai/geki wa nanji kara desu ka?
When does the theater start?
Shiai wa nanji kara desu ka?
When does the game start?
One of the first questions you might want to ask when arriving in an unfamiliar city could be…
Kankō annai jo wa doko desu ka?
Where can I find the tourist information center?
Some smaller cities in Japan don’t have tourist information centers. You might have to rely on asking the locals. Here are some useful questions you might need…
Hakubutsukan wa doko desu ka?
Bijutsukan wa doko desu ka?
Where is the art exhibition?
Otoshimono azukarisho wa doko desu ka?
Where is the lost property office?
Where is the train station?
Oisha-san wa doko desu ka?
Kōshū toire wa doko desu ka?
Credit cards are not as widely used in Japan as they are in England or America for example, so you might have to exchange some money.
Gaika ryōgae wa doko de dekimasu ka?
Where can I exchange money?
がいか りょうがえ まどぐち は どこ に あります か
Gaika ryōgae madoguchi wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where can I find a money exchange counter?
That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the lesson!
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Mata ne!
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese