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Last updated: July 16, 2000
by Philbert Ono and Professor Naoomi Kuratani
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PhotoJapanese | Street talk |
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Last updated: July 16, 2000
by Philbert Ono and Professor Naoomi Kuratani
What's this? This is a list of basic phrases for taking pictures on the street and in a group. Key words are color-coded. The phrases are divided into three sections: Photographing Someone, Asking Someone, Group Shots, and Miscellaneous. Also check out a list of basic Japanese vocabulary here.
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ROMANIZATION
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JAPANESE
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REMARKS
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| Photographing Someone | 人を撮る | ||
| Excuse me, can I take your picture? | Sumimasen, anata no shashin wo tottemo ii deska? | すみません、あなたの写真を撮ってもいいですか？ | For obtaining permission to take a picture of a stranger. |
| Yes, OK. | Hai, OK desu. | はい、OK. | |
| No. | Dame desu. OR Iya desu. |
だめです。 OR いやです。 |
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| Here's fine (to take your picture). | Koko de ii des. | ここでいいです。 | |
| Please stand over there.
How about sitting here? |
Soko ni tatte kudasai.
Soko ni suwatte kudasai. |
そこに立ってください。
ここに坐ってください。 |
Say this while pointing with your finger. |
| Smile! | Waratte! | 笑って！ | |
| Say cheese! | Hai, cheese! | はい、チーズ！ | |
| OK, pose for the camera! | Hai, pozu! | はい、ポーズッ！ | |
| Looking good! | Ii ne! OR Ii des ne! |
いいね！ OR いいですね！ |
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| You look cute!/That's cute! | Kawaii ne! | かわいいね！ | |
| You're beautiful. | Bijin des ne. | 美人ですね。 | |
| Don't make the peace sign. | Peace o shinaide. OR V-sign o shinaide. |
ピースをしないで。 OR Vサインをしないで。 |
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| Take off your sunglasses. | Sunglass o totte kudasai. | サングラスを取ってください。 | Normal eyeglasses are called "megane." |
| Don't move. | Ugokanai de. | 動かないで。 | |
| Look at the camera. | Camera o mite. | カメラを見て。 | |
| Don't blink your eyes.
Keep your eyes open (when the picture is taken). |
Me o tsuburanaide ne.
Me o akete oite ne. |
目をつぶらないでね。
目を開けておいてね。 |
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| Ready? | Ii deska? | いいですか？ | |
| Here we go! | Hai, ikimas. | はい、いきます。 | Say this right before taking the picture. |
| I think you blinked your eyes. | Me o tsubutta kana. | 目をつぶったかな。 | |
| Oops, I blinked my eyes (when the picture was taken). | Ah! me o tsubuchatta! | あっ、目をつぶっちゃった。 | |
| Let's take one more shot. | Hai, mo ichimai torimasho. | はい、もう一枚撮りましょう。 | |
| If you take my picture, your camera will break (because I'm so ugly). | Shashin tottara camera ga kowarechau! | 写真撮ったらカメラが壊れちゃう！ | Girls usually say this in modesty. |
| Asking Someone | 人に頼む | ||
| Excuse me, can you take my (or our) picture (with my camera)? | Sumimasen-ga, shutter o oshite kudasaimasenka? | すみませんが、シャッターを押してくださいませんか？ | Hold out your camera when saying this. |
| Press the shutter button here. | Koko o oshite kudasai. | ここを押してください。 | Point to the shutter button when saying this. |
| Sorry, I forgot to turn on the flash. | Sumimasen, flash o wasuremashita. | すみません、フラッシュを忘れました。 | |
| Oops! The flash didn't fire. | Are! flash ga tsukimasen deshita. | アレッ！フラッシュがつきませんでした。 | |
| Please take another shot. | Mo ichimai onegai shimas. | もう一枚お願いします。 | |
| There's no more film (in the camera). | Film ga nakunari mashita. | フィルムが無くなりました。 | |
| Thank you very much. | Domo arigato gozaimashita. | どうもありがとうございました。 | |
| Group Shots | 集合写真 | ||
| Let's take a picture. | Shashin toro. OR Shashin torimasho. |
写真撮ろう。 OR 写真撮りましょう。 |
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| Where should we/I take a picture? | Doko de shashin torimashoka? | どこで写真撮りましょうか？ | |
| Let's take a picture here. | Koko de torimasho. | ここで撮りましょう。 | |
| Let's take a picture with just the two of us. | Issho ni two-shot toro. | 一緒にツーショット撮ろう。 | The word "two shot" usually refers to male-female couples. |
| Let's take a photo with all of us pictured. | Mina de shashin torimasho. OR Mina de shashin toro. |
皆で写真撮りましょう。 OR 皆で写真撮ろう。 |
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| Let's take a group photo. | Shugo shashin o torimasho. | 集合写真を撮りましょう。 | |
| Can we all fit inside the picture? | Mina, haitte maska? | 皆、入ってますか？ | |
| Move more toward this way (while pointing left or right). | Mo sukoshi kochira ni ugoite kudasai. | もうすこしこちらに動いてください。 | Said by the group photographer. |
| Move back a little more. | Mo sukoshi ushiro ni sagatte kudasai. | もうすこし後ろに下がってください。 | |
| Come toward the front. | Motto mae ni kite kudasai. | もっと前に来てください。 | Said by the group photographer. |
| Stand in-between the two people in front of you. | Mae no hito no aida ni tatte kudasai. | 前の人の間に立ってください。 | |
| OK, everyone fits in the picture. | Hai, mina-san haitte imasu. | はい、皆さんが入っています。 | Said by the group photographer. |
| Don't blink your eyes. | Me o tsuburanaide ne. | 目をつぶらないでね。 | |
| Here we go (click!). | Hai, ikimas. | はい、いきます。 | |
| Can I take a picture together with you? | Issho ni shashin o tottemo ii deska? | 一緒に写真を撮ってもいいですか。 | |
| Let's take a Print Club (photo stickers) photo. | Purikura torimasho. | プリクラ撮りましょう。 | Photo stickers are also called, "shashin shiiru." |
| MIscellaneous | その他 | ||
| Don't take my photograph! | Watashi no shashin o toranaide kudasai. | 私の写真を撮らないでください！ | |
| Photography is prohibited. | Shashin satsuei wa kinshi desu. | 写真撮影は禁止です。 | See sample Japanese sign. |
| I forgot my camera. | Camera o wasuremashita. | カメラを忘れました。 | |
| I lost my camera! | Camera o ushinai mashita! | カメラを失いました！ | |
| My camera got stolen! | Camera o nusumare mashita! | カメラを盗まれました！ |
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