Crazy Digest: Planning for Japan 2012: Speaking Japanese

Before arriving at any country, I have a basic set of phrases to learn up before arriving. Here are some which I have found to be useful:

1. Numbers in Japanese

1 ichi	21 nijuuichi	100 hyaku	10000 ichiman
2 ni	22 nijuuni	150 hyakugojuu	100000 hyakuman
3 san	23 nijuusan	200 nihyaku	10000000 senman
4 yon/shi	30 sanjuu	300 sanbyaku
5 go	31 sanjuuichi	400 yonhyaku
6 roku	32 sanjuuni	500 gohyaku
7 nana/shichi	40 yonjuu	600 roppyaku
8 hachi	41 yonjuuichi	700 nanahyaku
9 kyuu	42 yonjuuni	800 happyaku
10 juu	50 gojuu	900 kyuuhyaku
11 juuichi	51 gojuuichi	1000 sen
12 juuni	52 gojuuni	1500 sengohyaku
13 juusan	60 rokujuu	2000 nisen
14 juushi	61 rokujuuichi	3000 sanzen
15 juugo	70 nanajuu	4000 yonsen
16 juuroku	71 nanajuuichi	5000 gosen
17 juushichi	80 hachijuu	6000 rokusen
18 juuhachi	81 hachijuuichi	7000 nanasen
19 juukyuu	90 kyuujuu	8000 hassen
20 nijuu	91 kyuujuuichi	9000 kyuusen

* Items marked with bold indicate a slight change in pronunciation

2. Greetings, Please and Thank You's

Hello	Kon’nichiwa
Good morning	Ohayoo gozaimasu
Good evening	Konbanwa
How are you?	Ogenki desu ka?
Fine	Genki desu
Goodbye	Sayoonara
Thank you	Arigatoo gozaimasu
Thank you very much	Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu
Excuse me / Pardon Me	Sumimasen
I'm sorry	Gomen’nasai
I don't understand	Wakarimasen
I don't speak Japanese	Nihongo ga wakarimasen
Yes	hai
No	iie
Do you speak English?	Eigo o hanashimasu ka?
Where is the toilet?	Benjo wa doko desu ka?

3. Shopping phrases

How much does that cost?	Kore wa ikura desu ka?
It is expensive.	Takai desu
Is there any discount?	Waribiki ga arimasu ka?
Please give me this	Kore wo kudasai