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Traveling in Japan
If you're planning your first trip to Japan, you'l find many surprises when staying in a hotel or inn. Just about anything can be purchased from a vending machine - including beer, sake to many types of foods. Another surprise is the toilet, which often looks like a serious high-tech machine. The Japanese toilet comes alive as a symphony of buttons, lights, seats opening by themselves, water squirting from various gizmos - not to mention heated seats that go up and down by themselves and even built-in air fresheners!

- Do you have any rooms available?
- 空いてる部屋ありますか? (Aiteru heya arimasuka?)
- How much is a room for one person/two people?
- 一人/二人用の部屋はいくらですか? (Hitori/futari-yō no heya wa ikura desuka?)
- Is the room Japanese/Western style?
- 和室/洋室ですか? (Washitsu/yōshitsu desuka?)
- Does the room come with...
- 部屋は ... 付きですか? (Heya wa ___ tsuki desuka?)
- ...bedsheets?
- ベッドのシーツ... (beddo no shiitsu...)
- ...a bathroom?
- 風呂場 (furoba...)
- ...a telephone?
- 電話 (denwa...)
- ...a TV?
- テレビ? (terebi...)
- May I see the room first?
- 部屋を見てもいいですか? (heya o mitemo ii desuka?)
- Do you have anything quieter?
- もっと[静かな]部屋ありますか? (motto [shizukana] heya arimasuka?)
- ...bigger?
- 広い (hiroi)
- ...cleaner?
- きれいな (kirei na)
- ...cheaper?
- 安い (yasui)
- OK, I'll take it.
- はい、これで良いです。(hai, kore de ii desu.)
- I will stay for _____ night(s).
- _____ 晩泊まります。(____ ban tomarimasu.)
- Do you know another place to stay?
- 他の宿はご存知ですか? (hoka no yado wa gozonji desuka?)
- Do you have [a safe?]
- [金庫]ありますか? ([kinko] arimasuka?)
- ...lockers?
- ...ロッカー? (rokkaa (locker))
- Is breakfast/supper included?
- 朝食/夕食は付きますか? (chōshoku/yūshoku wa tsukimasuka?)
- What time is breakfast/supper?
- 朝食/夕食は何時ですか? (chōshoku/yūshoku wa nanji desuka?)
- Please clean my room.
- 部屋を掃除してください。 (heya o sōji shite kudasai)
- Please wake me at _____.
- _____ に起こしてください。 (____ ni okoshite kudasai.)
- I want to check out.
- チェックアウトです。(chekku auto (check out) desu.)

- Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?
- アメリカ/オーストラリア/カナダドルは使えますか (Amerika/ōsutoraria/kanada doru ha tsukae masuka?)
- Do you accept British pounds?
- イギリスポンドは使えますか? (igirisu pondo wa tsukaemasuka?)
- Do you accept credit cards?
- クレジットカードは使えますか? (kurejitto kaado (credit card) wa tsukaemasuka?)
- Can you change money for me?
- お金両替できますか? (okane ryōgae dekimasuka?)
- Where can I get money changed?
- お金はどこで両替できますか? (okane wa doko de ryōgae dekimasuka?)
- Can you change a traveler's check for me?
- ドラベラー・チェック両替できますか? ((traveler's check) ryōgae dekimasuka?)
- Where can I get a traveler's check changed?
- ドラベラー・チェックはどこで両替できますか? ((traveler's check) wa doko de ryōgae dekimasuka?)
- What is the exchange rate?
- 為替レートはいくらですか?(kawase reeto wa ikura desu ka?)
- Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
- ATM はどこにありますか? (ATM wa doko ni arimasuka?)
- A table for one person/two people, please.
- 一人/二人です。 (hitori/futari desu)
- Please bring a menu.
- メニュー下さい。 (menu kudasai.)
- Can I look in the kitchen?
- 調理場を見てもいいですか? (chōriba o mite mo ii desu ka?)
- Is there a house specialty?
- お勧めありますか? (O-susume arimasuka?)
- Is there a local specialty?
- この辺の名物ありますか? (Kono hen no meibutsu arimasuka?)
- Please choose for me.
- お任せします。 (O-makase shimasu.)
- I'm a vegetarian.
- ベジタリアンです。 (Bejitarian desu.)
- I don't eat pork.
- 豚肉はだめです。 (Butaniku wa dame desu.)
- I don't eat beef.
- 牛肉はだめです。(Gyūniku wa dame desu.)
- I don't eat raw fish.
- 生の魚はだめです。(Nama no sakana wa dame desu.)
- Please do not use too much oil.
- 油を控えて下さい。(Abura o hikaete kudasai.)
- fixed-price meal
- 定食 (teishoku)
- a la carte
- 一品料理 (ippinryōri)
- breakfast
- 朝食 (chōshoku)
- lunch
- 昼食 (chūshoku)
- light meal/snack
- 軽食 (keishoku)
- supper
- 夕食 (yūshoku)
- Please bring _____.
- _____ 下さい。(_____ kudasai.)
- I want a dish containing _____.
- _____が入ってるもの下さい。 (____ ga haitteru mono kudasai.)
- chicken
- 鶏肉 (toriniku)
- beef
- 牛肉 (gyūniku)
- fish
- 魚 (sakana)
- ham
- ハム (hamu)
- sausage
- ソーセージ (sōseeji)
- cheese
- チーズ (chiizu)
- eggs
- 卵 (tamago)
- salad
- サラダ (sarada)
- (fresh) vegetables
- (生)野菜 ( (nama) yasai)
- (fresh) fruit
- (生)果物 ( (nama) kudamono)
- bread
- パン (pan)
- toast
- トースト (tōsuto)
- noodles
- 麺類 (menrui)
- pasta
- パスタ (pasta)
- rice
- ご飯 (gohan)
- beans
- 豆 (mame)
- May I have a glass/cup of _____?
- _____ を一杯下さい。 (____ o ippai kudasai.)
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- _____ を一本下さい。 (_____ o ippon kudasai.)
- coffee
- コーヒー (kōhii)
- green tea
- お茶 (o-cha)
- black tea
- 紅茶 (kōcha)
- juice
- 果汁 (kajū)
- water
- 水 (mizu)
- beer
- ビール (biiru)
- red/white wine
- 赤/白ワイン (aka/shiro wain)
- Do you have _____?
- _____ ありますか? (_____ arimasuka?)
- chopsticks
- お箸 (o-hashi)
- fork
- フォーク (fōku)
- spoon
- スプーン (supūn)
- salt
- 塩 (shio)
- black pepper
- 胡椒 (koshō)
- soy sauce
- 醤油 (shōyu)
- ashtray
- 灰皿 (haizara)
- Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)
- 済みません (sumimasen)
- (when starting a meal)
- いただきます。(itadakimasu)
- It was delicious. (when finishing a meal)
- ご馳走さまでした。 (Go-chisō-sama deshita.)
- Please clear the plates.
- お皿を提げてください。 (Osara o sagete kudasai.)
- The check, please.
- お勘定下さい。 (O-kanjo kudasai.)
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