Have you ever been to Japan and gotten stuck? Do you want to go to Japan, but are too scared because you don't know the language? Well, have no fear, this series will definitely help you. This course will bring you essential Japanese that you need to comfortably travel as well as provide you with some history and culture behind the words.

I really wish I'd had this series before I went to live in Japan. I was thrown into Japanese life without any help, not knowing what to say or how to respond to situations. I probably made many mistakes. But with this Japanese course, you won't be making the same mistakes that I did.

You will be able to:

Week 1:

Bus
1. Ask for tickets to get on a bus
2. Ask how much each ticket costs
3. Ask where the next bus stop is/ask if your bus stop is next
4. Ask a Japanese person to tell you when your destination is coming up

Train:
1. Ask for a train ticket
2. Learn about Bullet trains and how to buy a ticket
3. Ask to find out if a train is going to a certain place

Taxi:
1. Find out where to go to get a taxi
2. Tell them where you are going
3. Ask for a receipt
4. Tell them that you have reached the destination

Week 2:

Hotels:
1. Know about different hotels
2. Ask if there is a vacancy in the hotel
3. Tell them you want to check-in
4. Know and respond when they ask for your name
5. Know when they ask how to spell your name and how to respond
6. Know how to say how many people will be staying in the hotel room and for how many nights.
7. Be able to ask for simple Japanese (not formal Japanese)

Fast Food:
1. Know about different fast food places in Japan
2. Know how to say if you will be eating there or taking the food to go
3. Know how to ask for an English Menu

Week 3:

Fast Food:
1. Know how to make an order
2. Know the counters for burgers (1,2,3)
3. Know how to ask for a meal deal and how to ask just for the burger
4. Know how to ask for something to be removed
5. Know how to end your order
6. Know when they tell you to wait

Post office:
1. Know how to say Post Office
2. Know the differences between a letter, a postcard and postcards with pictures on them.
3. Know how to ask for a pen.
4. How to tell where you want a letter to go
5. Tell how you want the mail to go (First class, air mail etc.)
6. Be able to ask how much it costs
7. Ask how many days it will take

Week 4:

Banks:
1. Know what a bank is
2. Know how to exchange money/ask to exchange money
3. Know about Traveler's checks/how to exchange them
4. Ask what the exchange rate is
5. Ask if they have an ATM
6. Ask where the ATM is and the polite answers (Here, There, Way over there)
7. Find out how to withdraw money

Week 5:

Getting help:
1. Getting the police
2. The number to call the police or ambulance/fire department
3. How to ask for help
4. Know what a robber is
5. Know what a pickpocket is

Pharmacy:
1. Know about how to call an ambulance
2. Know what a pharmacy is
3. Know about different medicines (Cold Medicine, Headache medicine, Eye Medicine, Motion Sickness Medicine, Stomach medicine, Heartburn Medicine)
4. Understand when they say a medicine is sold out
5. Know about Vitamins 

Plus, as an extra bonus, I will throw in some interesting facts about the words you are learning called Sam's fun facts. Something that other courses probably won't mention

There is a pre-requisite you will need to either know everything in the Essential Japanese for Travel Class 1 or have take the class.

You will definitely not want to miss this class. You will be surprised, a little Japanese will take you a long way.