(MOVIE) Survival Japanese: Phrases to use in Emergencies

Last updated: 7 November 2018

Here are helpful phrases to deal with troubles, such as when you lost your passport or wallet while travelling.

Help me.

助けてください。
(ta-su-ke-te ku-da-sa-i.)

Please catch …. (Point at something)

○○を捕まえてください。
(…o tsu-ka-ma-e-te ku-da-sa-i.)

example of …

this person: この人(ko-no hi-to)

that person: あの人(a-no hi-to)

thief: 泥棒(do-ro bo-u)

molester: 痴漢(chi-kan)

Please call….

○○を呼んでください。
(…o yon-de ku-da-sa-i.)

example of …

ambulance: 救急車(kyū-kyū sya)

police: 警察(ke-i sa-tsu)

fire engine: 消防車(syo-u bo-u sya)

Where is …?

○○はどこですか？
(…wa do-ko des ka?)

example of …

police: 警察(ke-i sa-tsu)

hospital: 病院(byō-in)

My…was stolen.

○○を盗まれました。
(…o nu-su-ma-re ma-shi-ta.)

example of …

money: お金(o-ka-ne)

wallet: 財布(sa-i-fu)

baggage: 荷物(ni-mo-tsu)

credit card: クレジットカード(ku-re-jit-to kā-do)

passport: パスポート(pa-su pō-to)

I lost my….

○○を無くしました。
(…o na-ku-shi ma-shi-ta)

example of …

airline ticket: 航空券(kō-kū-ken)

baggage: 荷物(ni-mo-tsu)

wallet: 財布(sa-i-fu)

passport: パスポート(pa-su pō-to)

Could you invalidate my card?

私のカードを無効にしていただけますか？
(wa-ta-shi no kā-do o mu-ko-u ni shi-te i-ta-da-ke mas ka.)

Where is the embassy of … ?

○○大使館はどこにありますか？
(…ta-i-shi kan wa do-ko ni a-ri mas ka?)

example of …

China: 中国(chū-go-ku)

Korea: 韓国(kan-ko-ku)

America: アメリカ(a-me-ri-ka)

Thailand: タイ(ta-i)

Malaysia: マレーシア(ma-rē-shi-a)

Indonesia: インドネシア(in-do-ne-shi-a)

Woud you tell me about the required documents and certifications?

提出書類に必要なものを教えてください。
(te-i-syu-tsu syo-ru-i ni hi-tsu-yo-u na mo-no-o o-shi-e-te ku-da-sa-i.)

How many days will it take for this application?

申請にはどのくらいの日数がかかるか教えていただけますか？
(shin-se-i ni wa do-no-ku-ra-i no nis-su-u ga ka-ka-ru-ka o-shi-e-te i-ta-da-ke mas ka?)

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How To: Useful Japanese Phrases

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