Survival Japanese               

You can use the following phrases if you don't know what to answer.
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I don't understand Japanese. Nihon-go wa wakari masen.     Kanji translation: nihon-go: Japanese language

I don't know. Shiri masen.     Kanji translation: shiru: know

I don't understand. Wakari masen.

What did you say? Nan to itta no desu ka?     Kanji translation: nan: what iu: say

I can't speak Japanese. Watashi wa nihon-go ga hanase masen.     watashi: I nihon-go: Japanese language Kanji translation: hanasu: speak

Could you please repeat that? Mou ichido itte morae masu ka?

Could you speak more slowly? Mou sukoshi yukkuri hanashite morae masu ka?     yukkuri: slowly

Please write it down. Koko ni kaite kudasai.     koko: here Kanji translation: kaku: write

I don't understand what you said. Anata no itta koto ga wakari masen.     anata: you itta: said

I don't understand what you mean. Itte iru imi ga wakari masen.     Kanji translation: imi: meaning

Do you speak English? Anata wa ei-go ga hanase masu ka?     anata: you Kanji translation: ei-go: English hanasu: speak