Japanese Phrase Book for When You're in Trouble
When you have difficulty in understanding something, you don't have to hesitate to ask it at all. If you just nod, people may consider that you can understand what they say. Let's ask using the following Japanese phrasebook when necessary.
Making Requests
| （ゆっくり / 少しゆっくり / もっとゆっくり / ふだん通りの速さで）話してもらえますか？ |
| Could you speak (slowly / a little bit slowly / more slowly / at natural speed) please? |
| すみません、聞き取れませんでした。 |
| Sorry, I didn't catch what you said. |
| その単語の意味がわかりません。 |
| I don’t understand the meaning of the word. |
| もう一度言ってもらえますか？ |
| Could you say that again please? |
| 違う言葉で言い直してもらえますか？ |
| Could you explain that in other way please? |
| ~~はどういう意味ですか？ |
| What do you mean by ~~? |
| 少し考えさせてください。 |
| Please let me think for a while. |
| 辞書を引きたいので、少し待ってもらえますか？ |
| Could you wait for a while? I would like to look it up in my dictionary. |
| 私が（文法 / 発音 / 単語）をまちがえたら、教えてもらえますか？ |
| When I make a mistake in terms of (grammar / pronunciation / vocabulary), could you please correct me? |
| ~~をチェックしてもらえますか？ |
| Could you please check ~~ ? |
| ~~については、まちがえても話を止めないでもらえますか？ |
| Regarding ~~, could you not interrupt me even if I made a mistake? |
Connection Trouble
| 私の声は聞こえていますか？ |
| Can you hear me? |
| 私のビデオは見えていますか？ |
| Can you see me? |
| 音が聞こえません。 |
| I cannot hear you. |
| ビデオが見えません。 |
| I cannot see you. |
| インターネット回線がおかしいみたいです。 |
| It seems that something is wrong with the internet connection. |
| かけ直してもらえませんか？ |
| Could you call me again? |
| パソコンを再起動するので、少し待ってもらえますか？ |
| Could you wait for a while? I am going to restart my PC. |
Conclusion
Even if you are a beginner, don't worry about speaking Japanese. If you know the above phrases, you can communicate with people in Japanese at least. Let's try!
