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📍 Where are you?
Bar, ramen shop, train station, hotel desk, convenience store, onsen, pharmacy, arcade. Tap one and see only the phrases you need there.
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Japan Talk
旅の通訳、ポケットに。
Translation help. Travel help.
Tap where you are and get just the phrases you need, then show them big across the counter. Yen to dollars, a manners cheat sheet, and it works offline. Free, no app store, no sign-up.
What's inside
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🗂️ More than 140 phrase cards
Japanese, romaji and English on every card, with a tip on when to use it. Search in English, romaji or Japanese. Save your favorites.
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🔍 Show mode
One tap turns a phrase into giant text to hand across the counter. Tap the speaker to hear it in Japanese.
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💴 Yen to dollars
Every price in yen shows US dollars next to it, using the latest exchange rate.
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🙇 Manners cheat sheet
Tipping, the cover charge (otōshi), onsen rules and more, in plain English.
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🙋 Your intro card
A friendly hello in Japanese with your name and where you're from, ready to show.
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💬 Talk both ways
You type or speak English, they read Japanese, and their reply comes back in English.
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📷 Point your camera at anything
Menus, signs, train boards, ticket machines. See what it says, what to do, and what to say back.
Put it on your phone
Add Japan Talk to your Home Screen before you fly. Open it once while you have signal and the phrase cards work offline for the whole trip.
- iPhone Open talk.tanukade.com in Safari, tap Share (the square with the arrow), then Add to Home Screen.
- Android Open it in Chrome, tap the ⋮ menu, then Add to Home screen.