What basic Japanese phrases should I know?

Here are some common phrases that might be useful to know when travelling in Japan. We have separated them into categories depending on the situation you are in:

Basics:

• Good morning: Ohayō gozaimasu (おはようございます)
• Good evening: Konbanwa (こんばんは)
• Hello, my name is __ : Konnichiwa, watashi no namae wa __desu (こんにちは、わたしのなまえは__です)
• Nice to meet you: Hajimemashite (はじめまして)
• Thank you : Arigatō gozaimasu (ありがとうございます)
• Thank you for helping me: Tesudattekurete arigatō gozaimasu (てつだってくれてありがとうございます) 
• See you later : Matane (またね)
• Excuse me: Sumimasen (すみません)
• I don’t understand: Wakarimasen (わかりません)
• I don’t speak Japanese: Nihongo ga hanasemasen (にほんごがはなせません)
• Yes/No: Hai / iie (はい / いいえ)
• No, thank you (more polite): Kekkō desu (けっこうです)
• Do you speak English?: Eigo ga hanasemasuka? (えいごがはなせます か)
• How are you?: O genki desuka? (おげんきですか)
• I’m fine: Genki desu (げんきです)

Eating out/shopping:

• How much does this cost? : Kore wa ikura desuka? (これはいくらですか?)
• What is this?: Kore wa nan desuka? (これはなんですか?)
• I would like __, please  : __o kudasai ( __をください)
• I would like__and__, please :  __to __o kudasai ( __と__をください)
• Do you have an English menu?: Eigo no menyuu wa arimasuka? (えいごのメニューはありますか?)
• Thank you for the meal (said before eating): Itadakimasu (いただきます)
• This is delicious: Oishii desu (おいしいです) 
• I really enjoyed the meal (said after eating): Gochisōsama deshita (ごちそうさまでした)
• Can I have the bill, please? : O kaikei onegaishimasu (お かいけい おねがいします)
• Cheers!: Kanpai! (かんぱい!)
• Can you translate this?: Yakushite kuremasuka? (やくしてくれますか?)
• Where is the toilet?: Toire wa doko desuka? (トイレはどこですか?)
• Do you accept credit cards?: Kurejittokādo wa tsukaemaska？(クレジットカードはつかえますか?)