This article provides a list of vocabulary that you may want to master before traveling to Japan. The theme is : “smartphones and batteries“.
It would be especially useful if you would like to know how to say the following kind of sentences.
Smartphones and batteries
- Is there any place I can charge my phone or laptop ?
- Could you charge my phone ?
- May I borrow your charger ?
- Where is the outlet located in ?
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Let’s study these words together !
Vocabulary
How to say ‘a smartphone’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (hiragana)
スマホ
- Japanese (romaji)
sumaho
- English
a smartphone
How to say ‘to charge’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (kanji)
充電する
- Japanese (hiragana)
じゅうでんする
- Japanese (romaji)
juuden suru
- English
to charge
How to say ‘a charger’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (kanji)
充電器
- Japanese (hiragana)
じゅうでんき
- Japanese (romaji)
juudenki
- English
a charger
How to say ‘a charging cable’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (kanji)
充電ケーブル
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
じゅうでんケーブル
- Japanese (romaji)
juuden keeburu
- English
a charging cable
How to say ‘a mobile battery’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (katakana)
モバイルバッテリー
- Japanese (romaji)
mobairu batterii
- English
a mobile battery
How to say ‘an extension cord’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (kanji)
延長コード
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
えんちょうコード
- Japanese (romaji)
enchou koodo
- English
an extension cord
How to say ‘an outlet’ in Japanese ?
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- Japanese (katakana)
コンセント
- Japanese (romaji)
konsento
- English
an outlet
Examples
Is there any place I can charge my phone or laptop ?
- Japanese (kanji)
スマホまたはパソコンを充電できる場所がありますか？
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
スマホまたはパソコンをじゅうでんできるばしょがありますか？
- Japanese (romaji)
sumaho matawa pasokon wo juuden dekiru basho ga arimasu ka ?
Could you charge my phone ?
- Japanese (kanji)
すみませんが、スマホを充電してもらえますか？
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
すみませんが、スマホをじゅうでんしてもらえますか？
- Japanese (romaji)
sumimasen ga, sumaho wo juuden shite moraemasu ka ?
Would you have an extension cord ?
- Japanese (kanji)
延長コードを持っていますか？
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
えんちょうコードをもっていますか？
- Japanese (romaji)
enchou koodo wo motte imasu ka ?
May I borrow your charger ?
- Japanese (kanji)
充電器を借りても大丈夫ですか？
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
じゅうでんきをかりてもだいじょうぶですか？
- Japanese (romaji)
juudenki wo karite mo daijoubu desu ka ?
Where is the outlet located in ?
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
コンセントはどこにありますか？
- Japanese (romaji)
konsento ha doko ni arimasu ka?
Where can I buy a mobile battery ?
- Japanese (kanji)
モバイルバッテリーはどこで買えますか？
- Japanese (hiragana/katakana)
モバイルバッテリーはどこでかえますか？
- Japanese (romaji)
mobairu batterii ha doko de kaemasu ka?
By the way, if you are looking for a mobile battery for your upcoming trip to Japan, I would recommend this one.
I actually bought the same model two years ago for playing Pokemon Go but I am still using it almost everyday haha 😀 .
If you need any additional example, please feel free to ask it in the comment part ! 🙂
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