Name: Japanese Lingo Playing Cards
Rating: 4.9 (11 reviews)

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Japanese Lingo Playing Cards – cards fanned around the box, each showing a Japanese phrase with its English translation

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What's in the box

Poker-sized playing cards
A word or phrase + English translation on every card
Pronunciation guide
Printed tuck box

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The lowest-priced item of the three is the free one. Met decks aren't included.

Our Japanese playing cards put a real Japanese word or phrase on every card, so you can learn the polite basics before the trip. You could live off vending machines and canned coffee in Japan. It’s far more rewarding to order the traditional way, by speaking. Even a clumsy attempt earns smiles.

Roots. Roaming. Omiyage.

Roots: for Japanese-heritage families and the grandkid who is suddenly very into Japanese culture.
Roaming: restaurants, convenience stores, izakayas, train stations and temples. The phrases are built for exactly those moments.
Omiyage: omiyage are the little gifts you bring home for people you love. This one teaches them something.

Japanese on the face, English printed upside down, and a pronunciation guide on the jokers. It’s a full poker-sized deck that earns its place in a carry-on.

A small gift with big manners.

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Good to know: We ship worldwide from our warehouses in the US and Australia. Returns are accepted within 30 days of purchase for items that are unused, in the same condition you received them and in their original packaging (see our refund policy).