Landing in Tokyo tomorrow and your textbook Japanese will not survive the konbini?

Real phrases for real situations, with romaji, what people actually say, and the English-looking words that mean something else entirely.

This is not textbook Japanese

私の名前はジョンです。

ジョンです。- that is the whole introduction.

お手洗いはどこにありますか。

トイレどこですか?

これをください。

これ、お願いします。

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Every pack is hand-checked against real situations. Read the phrases here, or export them as cards to Anki, Quizlet, Mochi or Brainscape.

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