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What do you say in Japanese when something goes wrong on a trip?

Expect to hear 交番はあそこです。 (kōban wa asoko desu, "The police box is over there"). Useful things to say: すみません、英語は話せますか？ (sumimasen, eigo wa hanasemasu ka, "Excuse me, do you speak English?") and 分かりません。 (wakarimasen, "I don't understand").

The whole conversation: When something goes wrong

You are lost, you have lost something, or you just did not catch it.

  1. You say
    すみません、英語は話せますか？ sumimasen, eigo wa hanasemasu ka Excuse me, do you speak English?
  2. You say
    分かりません。 wakarimasen I don't understand.
  3. You say
    もう一度お願いします。 mō ichido onegai shimasu Once more, please.
  4. You say
    ゆっくりお願いします。 yukkuri onegai shimasu Slowly, please.
  5. You say
    道に迷いました。 michi ni mayoimashita I'm lost.
  6. You say
    財布をなくしました。 saifu o nakushimashita I've lost my wallet.

    Lost things in Japan very often come back. Go to the nearest police box (kōban) or the station office.

  7. You hear
    交番はあそこです。 kōban wa asoko desu The police box is over there.
  8. You say
    助けてください！ tasukete kudasai Help, please!
Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

What do you say in Japanese when something goes wrong on a trip?

Expect to hear 交番はあそこです。 (kōban wa asoko desu, "The police box is over there"). Useful things to say: すみません、英語は話せますか？ (sumimasen, eigo wa hanasemasu ka, "Excuse me, do you speak English?") and 分かりません。 (wakarimasen, "I don't understand").