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Dates are written in year/month/day (day of week) format, with markers:
2004年3月24日(火)
Note that Imperial era years, based on the name and duration of the current Emperor's reign, are also frequently used. 2004 in the Gregorian calendar corresponds to Heisei 16 (平成１６年), which may be abbreviated as "H16". Dates like "16/03/24" (March 24, Heisei 16) are also occasionally seen.
Many of the English words for colors are widely used and understood by almost all Japanese. These are indicated after the slash.
Note that some Japanese colors are normally suffixed with -iro (色) to distinguish between the color and the object. For example, 茶 cha means "tea", but 茶色 chairo means "tea-color" → "brown".
black
- 黒 / ブラック (kuro / burakku)
- white
- 白 / ホワイト (shiro / howaito)
- gray
- 灰(色) / グレー (hai(iro) / gurē)
- red
- 赤 / レッド (aka / reddo)
- blue
- 青 / ブルー (ao / burū)
- yellow
- 黄(色) / イエロー (ki(iro) / ierō)
- green
- 緑 / グリーン (midori / guriin)
- orange
- 橙 / オレンジ (daidai / orenji)
- purple
- 紫 / パープル (murasaki / pāpuru)
- brown
-
茶(色) / ブラウン (cha(iro) / buraun)
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HELPFUL BUS & TRAIN PHRASES
- How much is a ticket to _____?
- _____ までいくらですか (_____ made ikura desuka?)
- One ticket to _____, please.
- _____ まで一枚お願いします(_____ made ichimai onegaishimasu)
- Where does this train/bus go?
- この[電車/バス]はどこ行きですか (kono densha/basu wa doko yuki desuka?)
- Where is the train/bus to _____?
_____ 行きの[電車/バス]はどこですか? (_____ yuki no densha/basu wa doko desuka?)
- Does this train/bus stop in _____?
- この[電車/バス]は _____ に止まりますか (kono densha/basu wa _____ ni tomarimasuka?)
- When does the train/bus for _____ leave?
- _____ 行きの[電車/バス]は何時に出発しますか(_____ yuki no densha/basu wa nanji ni shuppatsu shimasuka?)
- When will this train/bus arrive in _____?
- この[電車/バス]は何時に _____ に着きます? (kono densha/basu wa nanji ni _____ ni tsukimasuka?)
BASIC DIRECTION PHRASES & WORDS
- How do I get to _____ ?
- _____ はどちらですか? (_____ wa dochira desu ka?)
- ...the train station?
- 駅... (eki...)
- ...the bus station?
- バス停... (basu tei..)
- ...the airport?
- 空港... (kūkō...)
- ...downtown?
- 街の中心... (machi no chūshin...)
- ...the youth hostel?
- ユース・ホステル... (yūsu hosuteru...)
- ...the _____ hotel?
- _____ ホテル... (hoteru...)
- ...the _____ embassy/consulate?
- _____大使館/領事館... (_____ taishikan/ryōjikan...)
- Where are there a lot of...
- ...が多い所はどこですか? (...ga ooi tokoro wa doko desuka?)
- ...lodgings?
- 宿... (yado...)
- ...restaurants?
- レストラン... (resutoran...)
- ...bars?
- バー... (baa)
- ...sites to see?
- 見物... (mimono...)
- Please show me on the map.
- 地図で指して下さい。 (chizu de sashite kudasai)
- street
- 道 (michi)
- Turn left.
- 左へ曲がってください。 (Hidari e magatte kudasai.)
- Turn right.
- 右へ曲がってください。(Migi e magatte kudasai.)
- left
- 左 (hidari)
- right
- 右 (migi)
- straight ahead
- まっすぐ (massugu)
- towards the _____
- _____ へ向かって (e mukatte)
- past the _____
- _____ の先 (no saki)
- before the _____
- _____ の前 (no mae)
- Watch for the _____.
- _____が目印です。 (ga mejirishi desu)
- intersection
- 交差点 (kōsaten)
- north
- 北 (kita)
- south
- 南 (minami)
- east
- 東 (higashi)
- west
- 西 (nishi)
- uphill
- 上り (nobori)
- downhill
- 下り (kudari)
HAILING A TAXI & DIRECTIONS
- Taxi!
- タクシー! (Taxi!)
- Take me to _____, please.
- _____までお願いします。 (_____ made onegai shimasu.)
- How much does it cost to get to _____?
- _____ までいくらですか? (_____ made ikura desuka)
- Take me there, please.
- そこまでお願いします。 (soko made onegai shimasu.)
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