I have been looking up useful phrases in Japanese for my week in Tokyo next month.
Some of the vocabulary is not as difficult as I anticipated (after my struggles with Mandarin Chinese). Here are some easy-to-remember words in a romanized transcription. It appears they don't always pronounce the "u" in their words:
resutoran
bia gaaden
biiru
menyuu
hoteru (= hotel)
toiretto peepaa (= toilet paper!)
rentakaa (= car hire)
takushii
basu (= bus)
chiketto (= ticket. However, a ticket for the train is "kippu")
kanada
amerika
hotto kouhii (= hot coffee)
baagen (= bargain)
kaado (= card), e.g. kurejitto kaado
faasuto fuudo (= fast food!)
chikin
Impressive. With the appropriate use of "!" and "?" you should be able to get by in Japan solely on your capacity to mis-pronounce English language nouns.
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