Museums and galleries are great places to soak up culture. Here are some common museum-related words:
You may want to ask these questions in a museum or gallery:
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| Conjugate the u-verbs aku (ah-koo; to open) and shi-maru (shee-mah-roo; to close). |
| Form | Pronunciation |
| aku | ah-koo |
| akanai | ah-kah-nah-ee |
| aki | ah-kee |
| aite | ah-ee-teh |
| shimaru | shee-mah-roo |
| shimaranai | shee-mah-rah-nah-ee |
| shimari | shee-mah-ree |
| shimatte | shee-maht-teh |
Going to the theater Visiting gekijo (geh-kee-johh; theaters) really lets you feel the passion of the performers.
- gekijo (geh-kee-johh; theater)
- o-shibai (oh-shee-bah-ee; play)
- is eigakan (ehh-gah-kahn; movie theater)
- eiga (ehh-gah; movie)
- konsato (kohn-sahh-toh)
To see a movie or play, you have to buy a chiketto (chee-keht-toh; ticket). These phrases should cover your ticket-buying needs:
- Sumimasen. Konban no o-shibai wa nan-ji kara desu ka. (soo-mee-mah-sehn. kohn-bahn noh oh-shee-bah-ee wah nahn-jee kah-rah deh-soo kah; Excuse me. What time does today's play start?)
- Mada ii seki wa arimasu ka. (mah-dah eee seh-kee wah ah-ree-mah-soo kah; Do you still have good seats?)
- Ichiman-en no seki o ni-mai onegaishimasu.(ee-chee-mahn-ehn noh seh-kee oh nee-mah-ee h-neh-gah-ee-shee-mah-soo; Two for the 10,000-yen seats, please.)
- Otona futari onegaishimasu. (oh-toh-nah foo-tah-ree oh-neh-gah-ee-shee-mah-soo; Two adults, please.)
- Otona futari to kodomo hitori onegaishimasu.(oh-toh-nah foo-tah-ree toh koh-doh-moh hee-toh-ree oh-neh-gah-ee-shee-mah-soo; Two adults and one child, please.)
- Shinia hitori onegaishimasu. (shee-nee-ah hee-toh-ree oh-neh-gah-ee-shee-mah-soo; One senior citizen, please).
| konban | kohn-bahn | tonight |
| chiketto | chee-keht-toh | ticket |
| otona | oh-toh-nah | adult |
| seki | seh-kee | seat |
Going to bars and dubs
Where do you nomu (noh-moo; drink)? Having a drink at home is usually a lot cheaper than going to a bar, but sometimes going to these places for a drink in a festive or fancy atmosphere is fun:
- ba (bahh; bar)
- izakaya (ee-zah-kah-yah; casual Japanese-style bar)
- naitokurabu (nah-ee-toh-koo-rah-boo; nightclub)
O-sake (oh-sah-keh) refers to both Japanese rice wine and alcoholic beverages in general. Take a walk over to the bar and order your favorite o-sake:
- atsukan (ah-tsoo-kahn; hot Japanese rice wine) is biru (beee-roo; beer)
- burande (boo-rahn-dehh; brandy)
- chuhai (chooo-hah-ee; shochu and tonic)
- hiya (hee-yah; cold sake)
- jin Qeen; gin)
- kakuteru (kah-koo-teh-roo; cocktail)
- mizuwari (mee-zoo-wah-ree; whiskey and water)
- onzarokku (ohn-zah-rohk-koo; whiskey on the rocks)
- ramushu (rah-moo-shoo; rum)
- shochu (shohh-chooo; a Japanese liquor)
- sutoreto (soo-toh-rehh-toh; whiskey straight)
- uisuki (oo-ee-soo-keee; whiskey)
- wokka (wohk-kah; vodka)
- wain (wah-een; wine)
At a bar, these phrases come in handy:
- Nani nomu. (nah-nee noh-moo; What will you drink?)
- Kyo wa nani ga oishii. (kyohh wah nah-nee gah oh-ee-sheee; What's good today?)
- Ja, sore. (jahh soh-reh; Then I'll have that.)
Singing, like a star at a karaoke bar
Karaoke (kah-rah-oh-keh) started in Japan as a form of after-work entertainment. It was viewed as a great way of releasing the daily sutoresu (soo-toh-reh-soo; stress) related to shigoto (shee-goh-toh; work). Today, karaoke is a popular shumi (shoo-mee; hobby) with everyone - men and women, young and old.
If you go to Japan, visit a karaoke ba (bahh; bar) at least once. Check the index of kyoku (kyoh-koo; musical pieces) and ask for the song you want to utau (oo-tah-oo; sing). When it's your ban (bahn; turn), sing into the maiku (mah-ee-koo; microphone) as you watch the kashi (kah-shee; lyrics) scroll across the gamen (gah-mehn; monitor). Sing like a suta (soo-tahh; star), even if you're onchi (ohn-chee; tone deaf).
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