greetings and polite phrases
- A little= (chotto) ちょっと
- And you? (for "how are you") = (anatawa?) あなたは?
- Do you speak english/japanese? = (anatawa eigo/nihongo o hanashimasuka?) あなたは えいご / にほんご を はなしますか?
- Do you understand? = (wakarimasuka?) わかりますか?
- Excuse me (to get attention) = (sumimasen) すみません
- Good bye = (sayonara) さようなら
- Good evening = (konbanw) こんばんは
- Good morning = (ohayou gozaimasu) おはようございます
- Good night = (oyasumi nasai) おやすみなさい
- Good/ So-So (for "how are you") = (genki desu / maa-maa desu) 元気です / まあまあです
- Hi = (Yaa) やあ
- How are you? = (ogenki desuka?) お元気ですか?
- I don't know = (shirimasen) しりません
- I missed you so much! = (samishi katta desu) さみしかったです
- I'm fine, thanks! = (watashi wa genki desu. Arigato!) わたしは元気です。ありがとう
- Nice to meet you = (hajime mash'te) はじめまして
- No = (iie) いいえ
- Nothing much (for "what's new") = (kawari nai desu) 変わりないです
- Please (offering something) = (dozo) どうぞ
- Please (requesting something) = (kudasai) ください
- See you later = (mata atode aimashou) またあとで会いましょう
- See you = (jaa) じゃあ
- Sorry = (gomennasai) ごめんなさい
- Thank you very much = (domo arigato gozaimasu) どうも ありがとう
- Thank you = (arigatou) ありがとう!
- Welcome (to greet someone) = (youkoso irasshai mashita) ようこそいらっしゃいました
- What's new? = (saikin dou desuka?) 最近どうですか?
- Yes = (hai) はい
- You're welcome! (for "thank you") = (Dou itashi mashite) どういた まして ございます
emergency
- Bathroom = (tearai) 手洗い
- Clothes = (fuku) 服
- Dangerous = (abunai) 危ない
- English = (eigo) 英語
- HELP = (tasukete) 助けて
- I understand / I don't understand = (wakarimasu / wakarimasen) わかります / わかりません
- Police = (keisatsu) 警察
- Seems like i’m going to die = (shini sou) 死にそう
- Stop it! = (yamete!) やめて!
- Toilet = (toire) トイレ
asking
- Question = (shitsumon) 質問
- Time = (jikan) 時間
- What happened? = (doushita?) どうした?
- What? = (nani) なに?
- When? = (itsu) いつ?
- Where? = (doko?) どこ
- Who? = (dare) だれ?
- Why? = (doushite?) どうして?
people
- Employee = (kaishain) 会社員
- Person = (hito) 人
- Teacher = (sensei) 先生
locations
- Airport = (kuukou) 空港
- Bookstore = (honya) 本屋
- College = (daigaku) 大学
- Convenience store = (konbini) コンビニ
- Home = (uchi/ie) 家
- Hotel = (hoteru) ホテル
- Japan = (nihon) 日本
- Restaurant = (resutoran) レストラン
- Station = (eki) 駅
- Super market = (suupaa) スーパー
- Taxi = (takushi) タクシー
food
- Bad tasting = (mazui) 不味い
- Drink = (nomimono) 飲み物
- Food = (tabemono) 食べ物
- Good tasting = (oishii) 美味しい
- Hungry = (onaka suita) おなかすいた / (hara hetta) はらへった
- To drink = (nomimasu) 飲みます
- To eat = (tabemasu) 食べます
- To not drink = (nomimasen) 飲みません
- To not eat = (tabemasen) 食べません
- Water = (mizu) 水
numbers
- 1,000 = (sen) 千
- 10,000 = 万 (man)
- 100 = (hyaku) 百
- Eight = (hachi) 八 (hachi)
- Five = (go) 五
- Four = (shi/yon) 四
- Nine = (ku) 九
- One = (ichi) 一
- Seven = (shichi) 七
- Six = (roku) 六
- Ten = (juu) 十
- Three = (san) 三
- Two = (ni) 二
basic verbs
- To buy = (kaimasu) 買います
- To do = (shimasu) します
- To eat = (tabemasu) 食べます
- To go = (ikimasu) 行きます
- To return (home) = (kaerimasu) 帰ります
- To see = (mimasu) 見ます
- To stop = (tomarimasu) 止まります
- To teach = (oshiemasu) 教えます
- To wait = (machimasu) 待ちます
- To write = (kakimasu) 書きます
aug 4 2013 ∞
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