{"id":1082,"date":"2025-03-04T20:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/?page_id=1082"},"modified":"2025-06-15T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:45:00","slug":"japanese-phrases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/japanese-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cf247fd stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"cf247fd\"><style>.stk-cf247fd .stk--block-align-cf247fd{align-items:flex-start !important;}.stk-cf247fd {background-color:var(u002du002dtheme-palette-color-4, #000000) !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JapanesePhrases.jpg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important;background-repeat:no-repeat !important;background-size:cover !important;min-height:443px !important;align-items:flex-start !important;padding-top:310px !important;padding-right:35px !important;padding-bottom:180px !important;padding-left:35px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;display:flex !important;top:-5px !important;}.stk-cf247fd:before{background-color:var(u002du002dtheme-palette-color-4, #000000) !important;opacity:0 !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-cf247fd {padding-top:210px !important;padding-bottom:140px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--block-align-cf247fd stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cf247fd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1d93b9f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1d93b9f\"><style>.stk-1d93b9f-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;min-height:0px !important;max-width:1500px !important;min-width:auto !important;}.stk-1d93b9f {align-self:flex-start !important;max-width:1500px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-top:-200px !important;top:100px !important;left:-12px !important;opacity:1 !important;}.stk-1d93b9f-inner-blocks{align-items:flex-start !important;justify-content:center !important;row-gap:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1d93b9f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1d93b9f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-436ce8b\" id=\"iti\" data-block-id=\"436ce8b\"><style>.stk-436ce8b {margin-bottom:20px !important;top:-21px !important;}.stk-436ce8b .stk-block-heading__text{text-shadow:4px 4px 0px #000000ff !important;font-size:70px !important;color:#fcb900 !important;line-height:1em !important;font-weight:800 !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-436ce8b {margin-top:108px !important;margin-bottom:-41px !important;margin-left:47px !important;}.stk-436ce8b .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:50px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-436ce8b {margin-top:135px !important;margin-left:4px !important;}.stk-436ce8b .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:38px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Japanese_Phrases\"><\/span>Japanese Phrases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ad51fb0\" data-block-id=\"ad51fb0\"><style>.stk-ad51fb0 {max-width:55% !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;right:3px !important;left:-100px !important;}.stk-ad51fb0 .stk-block-text__text{text-shadow:4px 4px 0px #000000ff !important;font-size:38px !important;color:#fcb900 !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-ad51fb0 {max-width:100% !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-top:53px !important;margin-left:145px !important;}.stk-ad51fb0 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:38px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-ad51fb0 {margin-left:16px !important;left:8px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile\">Will you understand\/be understood?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Little_Language_Lessons_from_Google\"><\/span>Little Language Lessons from Google<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Latest News:<\/strong> Google has introduced an experimental Google Labs &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.google\/lll\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Little Language Lessons<\/a>&#8220;. Click on that link, and it will prompt you to log into your Google account. Once you&#8217;re there, it will give you three options: &#8220;Tiny Lesson&#8221;, &#8220;Slang Hang&#8221;, and &#8220;Word Cam&#8221;. I have only tried &#8220;Tiny Lesson&#8221;: Click on &#8220;Try it&#8221;, and will then prompt you for which language (in our case, Japanese), and a phrase to describe the situation. I entered &#8220;arriving at the hotel in Tokyo&#8221;, and it then gave me an appropriate Vocabulary, Phrases, and Tips, including icons to click to hear pronunciation. Potentially, very useful. Of course, you can go back and choose other suitable situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Useful_Phrases\"><\/span>Useful Phrases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: The following table containing audio files for Japanese phrases was created with the help of a very useful website, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundoftext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sound of Text<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<script>\nfunction play_word(btn) \n{\n  const audio_element = btn.nextElementSibling;\n  audio_element.play();\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder\" id=\"block-48ee4857-5a97-4828-bd57-c2bbdceeee42\" data-sorting=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder tablebuildereeee42 table-builder-block\"><table class=\"gkit-table\"><tbody class=\"gkit-table__body\">\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-c3302342-158b-48a3-9ac7-23902bdaf0ec\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilderdaf0ec table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-ae536f44-e628-4bf5-8b6f-fd18674ca0db\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder4ca0db table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Hello<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-0168e91a-2da3-4577-a90e-52ae1786ac42\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder86ac42 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Kon\u2019nichiwa (\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Konichiwa.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-5640a245-c604-49ce-8937-cfcee353bc91\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder53bc91 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-7818a8e2-7a9a-4f3f-85df-092746f81431\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilderf81431 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Goodbye<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-cdbc2946-c7ce-4ee3-8664-4ffe594031fd\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder4031fd table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Say\u014dnara (\u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sayonara.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-22f971e5-4674-41c0-86dc-acfceb40300d\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder40300d table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-36dada82-af98-4033-af39-67563039703f\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder39703f table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Please<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-010ea58c-9d6c-4abb-bc14-6fd723c45eaa\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilderc45eaa table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Onegaishimasu (\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Please.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-e59298fc-bacd-409a-bb1f-a4d442163e38\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder163e38 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-a7ab83a2-146c-48e2-88fc-913ff10faeb4\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder0faeb4 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you (informal)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-49cce6fc-280d-4f75-871d-b46a8d5bb39a\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder5bb39a table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Arigat\u014d (\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ThankYou.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-e59298fc-bacd-409a-bb1f-a4d442163e38\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder163e38 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-a7ab83a2-146c-48e2-88fc-913ff10faeb4\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder0faeb4 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you very much (informal)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-49cce6fc-280d-4f75-871d-b46a8d5bb39a\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder5bb39a table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Domo Arigat\u014d (<strong>\u3069\u3046\u3082\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ThankYouVeryMuch-informal.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-e59298fc-bacd-409a-bb1f-a4d442163e38\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder163e38 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-a7ab83a2-146c-48e2-88fc-913ff10faeb4\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder0faeb4 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you very much (formal)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-49cce6fc-280d-4f75-871d-b46a8d5bb39a\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder5bb39a table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Arigato gozaimasu (\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ThankYouVeryMuch.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-88e94d19-559a-4d4c-89d9-7fd9f8f08b50\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilderf08b50 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-8cc2bec0-ddfc-4bba-90b0-a8b18152e0ce\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder52e0ce table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re welcome<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-2371c366-4659-41af-b67e-da3a6018540a\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder18540a table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">D\u014ditashimashite (\u3069\u3046\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3066)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/YoureWelcome.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-88e94d19-559a-4d4c-89d9-7fd9f8f08b50\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilderf08b50 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-8cc2bec0-ddfc-4bba-90b0-a8b18152e0ce\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder52e0ce table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Excuse me<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-2371c366-4659-41af-b67e-da3a6018540a\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder18540a table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Sumimasen (\u3059\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ExcuseMe.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-74451194-8b7d-427d-b4f0-7ae46fae2111\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilderae2111 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-69769fe7-ca4c-41e6-8fed-7d333a32226b\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder32226b table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">How much does that cost?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-8e05681b-3b53-4cf6-8a86-8297d655cef3\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder55cef3 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Sore wa ikuradesu ka? (\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HowMuchDoesThatCost.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-327c185b-1632-400e-b9a0-c0ad4a9c5c84\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder9c5c84 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-b6b403e4-5ff1-412c-974e-c960e485d5dc\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder85d5dc table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t understand<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-251b12eb-58cf-44d7-859f-c9b985fa3626\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilderfa3626 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Rikaidekinai (\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IDontUnderstand.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-d21183a4-ccda-4799-8411-fa8c2a529990\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder529990 table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-544a2a9c-c4ff-43b9-8caa-27dc767eb7ea\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder7eb7ea table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Please speak more slowly<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-f1f36b1b-e108-4aa4-8923-d5bddb41d3c4\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder41d3c4 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai (\u3082\u3063\u3068\u3086\u3063\u304f\u308a\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3044)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"play_word(this)\">\n  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-volume-high\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PleaseSpeakMoreSlowly.mp3\"><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-row\" id=\"block-52f1ff95-18cc-405c-8756-833b3c05f10b\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-row gkit-table__body-row tablebuilder05f10b table-builder-block\">\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-38a3a15e-8911-4ac9-975d-bac302d78aeb\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilderd78aeb table-builder-block\"><div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Where is the toilet?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td data-block=\"tablebuilder\/table-builder-item\" id=\"block-0baa4c29-1eec-4125-bdeb-e4a719126247\" class=\"wp-block-tablebuilder-table-builder-item gkit-table__body-content tablebuilder126247 table-builder-block\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-463c776c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Toire wa dokodesu ka? 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