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Question: I’m working as a hotel concierge. A Japanese guest asked me to make reservations for him at a restaurant, but I can’t get through the line of the restaurant. Meanwhile, the guest seems to be losing his patience. What should I do?

I’ve received more emails than usual due to rescheduling of meetings and business trips caused by the coronavirus outbreak. How do I say “Thank you for the update” in Japanese when I want to reply to my Japanese clients?

Question: I had just checked in at a Japanese inn and the staff was showing me my room. I did not seem to notice any electric sockets around and my phone battery was dying. How do I ask “where are the electric sockets?”

Question: I went shopping at an electronics store in Japan and bought a camera. I want to ask whether I can pay by credit card as I do not have enough cash with me. How do I ask this?

Question: I was visiting the Sensoji temple at Asakusa, where they were a lot of tourists. Many people were taking photos at the iconic Kaminarimon. I also saw some Japanese students on school trips there. One of the students approached me and asked whether I could help him take a photo of himself and his friends. How do I say "Say cheese" in Japanese?

Question: How to say "Mount Fuji is perfect" in Japanese? | Answer by Japanese teacher: (1) 富士山(ふじさん)は最高(さいこう)です。 Fujisan wa saikoo desu. Mount Fuji is the best. (2) 富士山(ふじさん)はすごいです。 Fujisan wa sugoi desu. Mount Fuji is awesome.

Train stations in Japan have many platforms and it can be quite confusing to find the correct platform to go to for your train. Boarding a train at the wrong platform can be a hassling experience. You can ask “~ […]

The word 行(い)きます ikimasu means “to go”. We change it to the tai-form ～たい to mean “want to go”. Similarly, you can use the tai-form for any verbs to mean you want to do something. For example, 食べます tabemasu (to eat), 食べたい tabetai (want to eat); 飲みます nomimasu (to drink), 飲みたい nomitai (want to drink).   I hope that you will […]