Useful Japanese Expressions for Everyday Life

Basic Japanese Phrases for Daily Situations

食堂 (shokudō) in English can be translated as:

Cafeteria
Dining hall
Canteen

食堂（しょくどう）で　ごはんを　たべます。
“I eat in the cafeteria.”

👉 **トイレ (toire)

* **Toilet**
* **Restroom** (more polite, common in the US)
* **Bathroom** (also very common)

💡 In most situations, the safest and most natural is:
👉 **“restroom”** or **“bathroom”**

すみません、ここはトイレですか。
“Excuse me, is this the bathroom?”

👉 事務所 (じむしょ / jimusho) 

Office
Administrative office

💡 Depending on context:

Company or workplace → office
More formal/official place → administrative office

事務所（じむしょ）は　どちらですか。
Where is the office?