N5 Travel Essentials: Hotels, Transportation, Food & Emergencies
Learn essential N5 Japanese vocabulary and phrases for travelling in Japan: checking in at hotels, riding trains and buses, ordering food, and handling emergencies such as illness, lost items and earthquakes. Each lesson includes vocabulary, grammar, a dialogue, listening, reading and exercises.
Who this course is for
This course is designed for self-learners and JLPT candidates preparing for N5, with emphasis on conversation, exercises, grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary through structured lessons and guided practice. Study 8 step-by-step lessons with free interactive quizzes on Minna Nihongo. Ideal if you want exam-style review, daily study habits, and measurable progress without a classroom schedule.
Lessons
- Hotel Check-In — Learn how to check in at a hotel, give your reservation name and ask about breakfast.
- Hotel Room & Services — Ask for towels, check whether the room has Wi-Fi, and find the elevator and breakfast room.
- Trains & Subways — Buy a ticket, ask about the fare and the platform, and talk about getting on and off trains.
- Buses, Taxis & Directions — Ask where the bus stop is, how long a trip takes, and give simple directions with right, left and straight.
- Ordering at a Restaurant — Get a table, read the menu and order food and drinks at a Japanese restaurant.
- Food Likes, Dislikes & Paying — Talk about foods you like and dislike, say how food tastes, and pay the bill.
- Illness, Hospital & Pharmacy — Describe symptoms to a doctor, understand simple instructions and buy medicine at a pharmacy.
- Lost Items, Police & Earthquakes — Report a lost wallet at the police box, and learn simple words and warnings for an earthquake.
Sample vocabulary from this course
- メニュー (メニュー): menu
- エレベーター (エレベーター): elevator
- 電車（でんしゃ） (電車): train
- ホテル (ホテル): hotel
- バス (バス): bus
- 階（かい） (階): floor, storey
- バス停（ばすてい） (バス停): bus stop
- 予約（よやく） (予約): reservation
- 駅（えき） (駅): station
- 注文（ちゅうもん） (注文): order
- タクシー (タクシー): taxi
- お風呂（おふろ） (お風呂): bath
- 切符（きっぷ） (切符): ticket
- 水（みず） (水): water
- 部屋（へや） (部屋): room
- お茶（おちゃ） (お茶): tea
- 地下鉄（ちかてつ） (地下鉄): subway
- タオル (タオル): towel
- 空港（くうこう） (空港): airport
- 鍵（かぎ） (鍵): key
- 右（みぎ） (右): right
- エアコン (エアコン): air conditioner
- 肉（にく） (肉): meat
- 乗（の）る (乗る): to ride, to get on
- 名前（なまえ） (名前): name
- 泊（と）まる (泊まる): to stay (overnight)
- 降（お）りる (降りる): to get off
- 左（ひだり） (左): left
- 魚（さかな） (魚): fish
- Wi-Fi（ワイファイ） (Wi-Fi): Wi-Fi
- まっすぐ (まっすぐ): straight
- 野菜（やさい） (野菜): vegetables
- パスワード (パスワード): password
- 出口（でぐち） (出口): exit
- 二泊（にはく） (二泊): two nights
- 朝（あさ）ごはん (朝): breakfast
- 近（ちか）い (近い): near, close
- ラーメン (ラーメン): ramen
- 何番線（なんばんせん） (何番線): which platform
- チェックアウト (チェックアウト): check-out