All The Japanese You Need To Know

Learn all the Japanese you need to know before visiting Japan after the jump.

What’s Up?
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/genki.mp3|titles=genki = thank you]

What’s up? (Osaka slang)
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/whats-up-osaka_.mp3|titles=what’s up osaka?]

Thanks
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/domo.mp3|titles=domo = thank you]

Excuse Me (to politely get someone’s attention)
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/excuse-me.mp3|titles=excuse me]

This (as in, “I would like this.” Said while pointing at something)
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/this.mp3|titles=this]

Sound to express incredulity (works anytime someone says something to you in Japanese)
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/uehhhh.mp3|titles=uehhhh]

Sound to avoid answering a tough question (works anytime someone says something to you in Japanese)
[audio:https://www.whatsupmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tshhhhhhhhhh.mp3|titles=tshhhhhhhhhh]

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