Useful Phrases

1. このアプリは私が作りました

   Kono apuri wa watashi ga tsukurimashita

   I made this app

   Usage

   Introduce the app in Japanese

   Grammar Note

   "Wa" marks the topic; "ga" marks and emphasizes the subject. SOV word order

2. このアプリは無料です

   Kono apuri wa muryō desu

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain the app is free

   Grammar Note

   "Muryō" = "mu" (no/without) + "ryō" (fee/charge) — a compound word meaning free

3. ぜひダウンロードしてみてください

   Zehi daunrōdo shite mite kudasai

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "~te mite kudasai" is the polite "please try doing". "Zehi" (by all means) adds encouragement

4. 私は日本人です

   Watashi wa Nihonjin desu

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "-jin" (person) suffix expresses nationality. Nihon (Japan) + jin = Nihonjin

5. 旅行者です

   Ryokōsha desu

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Identify yourself as a traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Ryokō" (travel) + "sha" (person) = "ryokōsha" (traveler) — a compound noun

6. 一人旅をしています

   Hitoritabi wo shite imasu

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tell others you are traveling solo

   Grammar Note

   "Hitori" (one person) + "tabi" (journey) = "hitoritabi" (solo travel) — compound noun

7. 初めて来ました

   Hajimete kimashita

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Express that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   "Hajimete" (for the first time) is an adverb derived from "hajimeru" (to begin)

8. 写真を撮ってもいいですか？

   Shashin wo totte mo ii desu ka?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask for permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "~te mo ii desu ka" is the standard permission-request pattern in Japanese

9. 一緒に写真を撮りませんか？

   Issho ni shashin wo torimasen ka?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "~masen ka" (negative question) makes polite invitations. Softer than "~mashō"

10. QRコードをスキャンしてください

    QR kōdo wo sukyan shite kudasai

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Ask someone to scan the QR code

    Grammar Note

    "~shite kudasai" attaches "kudasai" (please give me) to the te-form of a verb

11. ふざけんな／ぼったくるな

    Fuzaken na / Bottakuru na

    Don't mess with me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Strong protest used when being overcharged or feeling cheated — use with caution

    Grammar Note

    "Fuzakenna" is a colloquial contraction of "fuzakeru na". The final "na" attached to a plain verb form expresses prohibition. Strongly emotional register

12. なめてんの？／バカにすんな

    Nameten no? / Baka ni sun na

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when feeling disrespected or looked down upon — assertive and confrontational in tone

    Grammar Note

    "Nameru" literally means "to lick" but figuratively means "to take lightly/underestimate". "Nameten no" is a colloquial contraction of "namete iru no"

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