Travel info - Useful basic Japanese phrases

Some people speak or at least understand English in touristic places especially in large cities but it's better to learn the basic Japanese language before your trip to Japan. 

English: Japanese phrase (Pronunciation)

Hello: こんにちは (Konnichiwa)

Good morning: おはようございます (Ohayo Gozaimasu)

Goodbye/bye: さよなら / じゃあね (Sayonara / Ja ne)

Thank you: ありがとう (Arigato)

Sorry (apology): ごめんなさい (Gomen Nasai)

Excuse me (getting past someone/attracting attention): すみません (Sumimasen)

Yes: はい (Hai)

No: いいえ (iie)

~ please (when ordering something at a shop or a restautrant): 〜をください (~ o kudasai)

*for example, Pizza, please ピザをください (Piza o kudasai)

One: いち (ichi)

Two: に (ni)

Three: さん (san)

Four: よん (yon)

Five: ご (go)

A note on Japanese pronunciation:

Japanese pronunciation is easy to get the hang of. All words are made up of a combination of sounds which are either a vowel, a vowel and a consonant or the sound 'n'.

'a' is pronounced 'ah', 'i' is pronounced 'e' (like a, b, c, d, e - when you're saying the alphabet), u is pronounced like the 'oo' in soon, 'e' is pronounced 'eh' and o is pronounced like 'oh' (like l, m, n, o - when you're saying the alphabet).

The consonants are more or less the same pronunciation as English. If you want to master your Japanese pronunciation you can search online as there are a ton of resources, including video and audio files.