Speak local in Tokyo

• おはようございますohayō gozaimasuGood morning
• ありがとうございますarigatō gozaimasuThank you
• すみませんsumimasenExcuse me / sorry
• 英語を話せますか？eigo o hanasemasu ka?Do you speak English?
• わかりませんwakarimasenI don't understand
• ゆっくり話してくださいyukkuri hanashite kudasaiPlease speak slowly

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Polite forms (ending in -masu and -desu) are right for everyone you do not know. Sumimasen does the work of 'excuse me', 'sorry' and 'thank you for the trouble'.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Japanese, so accents vary by phone and browser.