[Must-know!] 3 phrases you will definitely use when traveling abroad!

Is English conversation a vast and deep ocean?🌊

When visiting abroad for travel or a working holiday, I think communication goes more smoothly if you have some study and knowledge, but there are times when you might think, "It's hard to find time for English conversation, and my trip is almost here!", or "Are there any phrases that are really useful?". Furthermore, language is like a deep ocean where the more you dig, the more new things you discover.🌊 This time, I will talk about phrases that are effective when you want to know something you can use right away, including the situations in which to use them, focusing on things I really want you to master!🗣️

①How can I get to〜？🚶

✅Meaning　　　　How do I get to ~?

✅Example sentence　　　　How can I get to the central station?

　　　　　　　(How do I get to the central station?)

✅Situation　　When asking for directions to a destination

Have you ever gotten lost in a large station or airport without knowing where your destination is? In such cases, I think it's (personally) quickest to ask a local staff member, and this phrase is useful for that!🙌

②Can I get 〇〇, please?

You can put a dish name or menu item in the 〇〇 above. Adding "please" makes it sound more polite.

✅Meaning　　　　Could I have (order) 〇〇?

✅Example sentence　　　　Can I get a ham sandwich, please?🥪

(Could I have a ham sandwich?)

✅Situation　　Ordering at a restaurant or cafe

③Where can I find 〇〇〜？

✅Meaning　　　　Where can I find 〇〇 (product name)?

✅Example sentenceWhere can I find a stuffed koala?🐨

　　　　　　　(Where can I find a stuffed koala?)

✅Situation　　When asking where to find a specific product in a store

It's useful to remember this when asking a clerk where the display shelf for the product you are looking for is located.

Bonus: How are you? -Good, how are you?

If you come to Australia, there is a phrase you will definitely be asked 9 times a day, and that is "How are you?" 🤣 Regardless of whether you are actually feeling good or bad, the standard response is to casually reply "Good, how are you?".

✅ Meaning Hello! (Equivalent to a casual greeting in Japanese)

✅When to use Supermarket clerks, souvenir shop staff, cafes, tour guides at tourist spots, when checking into a hotel... basically anywhere you meet someone for the first time.

The point I want to emphasize is that this expression is a greeting! It's not really asking if the other person is doing well or not; it's just a casual greeting, similar to saying "Otsukaresama desu" or "Hey, how's it going?" in Japanese!

Also, the phrase often taught in Japanese textbooks, "I’m good, thank you, and you?", is an extremely stiff expression that sounds like something royalty would use. It's like saying, 👸"Oh ho ho, I am doing quite well, and how are you?" in Japanese, haha.

I think that sounds too elegant for a normal greeting, so good, how are you? is perfectly fine.

Let's make your travels and life more fun with a little courage and knowledge! 🌟

I have introduced expressions that I want you to master for travel and working holidays. In this day and age, there are many very capable translation apps available, so the need to speak for yourself might be decreasing, but it is a wonderful feeling to be able to communicate with locals using English you spoke yourself! Therefore, I really hope you master these phrases and use them when you are abroad! It might take some courage at first, but I think once you try it, you will realize how fun it is 💐 Just take action! Well then, See you soon!!! 🐨