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It is always exciting to take a road trip. Here are some phrases and words you may need when you stop at gas station, toll gate or service area. In Japan, there are both full-service and self-service stations. Currently, gas is about 136.9 yen per litter (the equivalent of about $4.32 per gallon).
• “Sen yen bun onegaishimasu.” =1,000 yen [$8.41] worth [of gas], please.
“Sanzen yen” = 3,000 yen “Gosen yen” = 5,000 yen “Mantan de onegaishimasu.” = Please fill it up.
• “Taiya wo shirabete moraemasuka?” = Would you check the tires?
“Kono taiya wo koukan shite-kudasai?” = Would you please change this tire? “Kono taiya.” = “This tire” “Kono heedo raito” = This headlight “Kono bureeki raito” = This brake light “Waipaa” = (The) windshield wipers “Enjin oiru”= (The) engine oil
“Taiya ga panku shimashita.”= I have a flat tire. “Kuruma ga tomarimashita. = My car has stopped. “Kono kuruma no shuri wo onegaishimasu.” = Please repair this car.
• “Michi ni mayoi mashita.”= I am lost.
“Kono michi wa Naha ni ikimasuka?” = Does this road go to Naha? “Kono michi wa … ni ikimasuka?” = Does this road go to …?
“Kuruma” = Car “Ryokinjyo” = Toll gate “Kosoku” = Highway “Shingou” = Traffic light
When on Okinawa, you can also say it in “Uchinaanguchi” (island dialect) like this: “Tabiacchun” = a trip “Toumayun” = stop “Ichun”= go
