Hi all,
Please kindly help me with this, it could be helpful to others too.
If you are a first timer in Japan, what phrases and words would you recommend to memorize, especially to survive in these scenarios:
1. in kombinis, they always ask you something when you buy something.
2. during taking a leave from japan, in the airport, they ask window or aisle in japanase, what did they say exactly and how do you answer them...also what did they say in the immigration and customs?
3. when checking in hotel, what would they say to you (and how to answer them
4. how did you learn to read kanji? do you have a secret?
That's it for now...you can add as many helpful phrases as you want. The problem we have especially who dont travel much is sometimes we arent quite sure what to learn, but we want to show some respect by learning the language and culture of the land we set foot on (and it's in our self-interest to survive)
arigatou gozaimasu.