Do you speak (English/ Japanese)? |
Anata wa eigo/nihongo wo hanashimasu ka? あなたは(英語/日本語)を話しますか? |
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Just a little. |
Sukoshi dake. 少しだけ。 |
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What's your name? |
Namae wa nandesu ka? 名前は何ですか? |
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My name is ... |
Watashi no namae wa ….. 私の名前は・・・ |
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Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… |
*5 “san” is adequate for all. ・・・さん |
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Nice to meet you! |
Hajimemashite! or Oai dekite ureshii desu. *6 はじめまして!/お会いできてうれしいです! |
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You're very kind! |
Anata wa totemo shinsetsu desu. あなたはとてもしんせつです。 |
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Where are you from? |
Doko no shusshin desu ka? どこの出身ですか? |
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I'm from (the U.S/ Japan) |
Amerika/Nihon kara desu. アメリカ/日本からです。 |
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I'm (American) |
Watashi wa Amerika jin desu. 私はアメリカ人です。 |
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Where do you live? |
Doko ni sun de imasu ka? どこに住んでいますか? |
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I live in (the U.S/ Japan) |
Watashi wa amerika / nihon ni sundeimasu. 私はアメリカ/日本に住んでいます。 |
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Did you like it here? |
Kokowa suki ni narimashita ka? ここは好きになりましたか? |
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Japan is a wonderful country |
Nihon ha subarashii kuni desu. 日本は素晴らしい国です。 |
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What do you do for a living? |
Osigoto wa nandesu ka? お仕事は何ですか? |
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I work as a (translator/ businessman) |
Osigoto wa nandesu ka? ほんやく/会社員として働いています。 |
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I like Japanese |
Watashi wa nihongo ga suki desu. 私は日本語が好きです。 |
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I've been learning Japanese for 1 month |
Watashi wa nihongo wo ichikagetu narrate imasu. 私は日本語を一ヶ月習っています。 |
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Oh! That's good! |
Sorewa iidesu ne. それはいいですね。 |
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How old are you? |
Toshi wa ikutsu desu ka? 年はいくつですか? |
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I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. |
Watshi wa (20, 30) sai desu. 私は(20,30)才です。 |
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I have to go |
Ikanakutewa narimasen. 行かなくてはなりません。 |
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I will be right back! |
Sugu modori masu. すぐ戻ります。 |
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Wish Someone Something |
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Good luck! |
Ganbatte ne! *7 がんばってね! |
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Happy birthday! |
Tanjyoubi omedetou gozaimasu! 誕生日おめでとうございます! |
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Happy new year! |
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu. あけましておめでとうございます。 |
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Merry Christmas! |
Merii Kurisumasu! *8 メリークリスマス! |
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Congratulations! |
Omedetou! おめでとう! |
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Enjoy! (for meals...) |
(noun, etc) wo tanoshinde kudasai. ( ) を楽しんでください。 |
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I'd like to visit Japan one day |
Ituka nihon wo otozure tai. いつか日本を訪れたい。 |
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Say hi to John for me |
John ni yoroshiku to tsutaete kudasai. Johnによろしくと伝えてください。 |
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Bless you (when sneezing) |
Odaiji ni. お大事に。 |
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Good night and sweet dreams! |
Oyasumi nasai. おやすみなさい。 | |
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I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) |
Sumimasen. すみません。 | |
Sorry (for a mistake) |
Gomenasai. ごめんなさい。 |
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No Problem! |
Daijyoubu desu. 大丈夫です。 |
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Can You Say It Again? |
Mouichido itte kuremasuka? もういちど言ってくれますか? |
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Can You Speak Slowly? |
Yukkuri shabette kuremasuka? ゆっくりしゃべってくれますか? |
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Write It Down Please! |
Kaite kudasai. 書いてください。 |
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I Don't Understand! |
Wakarimasen. わかりません。 |
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I Don't Know! |
Shirimasen. 知りません。 |
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I Have No Idea. |
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What's That Called In Japanese? |
Arewa nihongo de nanto iimasu ka? あれは日本語で何といいますか? |
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What Does "gato" Mean In English? |
“Omedeto” wa eigo de douiu imi desu ka? Omedeto は英語でどういう意味ですか? |
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How Do You Say "Please" In Japanese? |
“Please” wa nihongo de nanto iimasu ka? “Please” は日本語で何と言いますか? |
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What Is This? |
Korewa nandesu ka? これは何ですか? |
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My Japanese is bad. |
Watashi no nihongo wa heta desu. 私の日本語はへたです。 |
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I need to practice my Japanese |
Nihonn go wo renshu suru hitsuyou ga arimasu. 日本語を練習する必要があります。 |
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Don't worry! |
Goshinpai naku. ご心配なく。 |
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Japanese Expressions and Words |
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Good/ Bad/ So-So. |
Yoi / Warui / maa-maa よい/悪い/まあまあ |
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Big/ Small |
Ookii/Chiisai 大きい/小さい |
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Today/ Now |
Kyou / Ima 今日/今 |
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Tomorrow/ Yesterday |
Ashita / Kinou 明日/昨日 |
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Yes/ No |
Hai / iie はい/いいえ |
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Here you go! (when giving something) |
Hai, douzo! はい、どうぞ。 |
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Do you like it? |
Suki desu ka? 好きですか? |
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I really like it! |
Honto ni suki desu. ほんとに好きです。 |
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I'm hungry/ thirsty. |
Onaka ga suki masita. / Nodo ga kawaki mashita. おなかが空きました。/のどがかわきました。 |
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In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. |
Asa ni, yuugata ni, yoru ni 朝に/夕方に/夜に |
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This/ That. Here/There |
Kore / Are Koko / Asoko これ/あれ ここ/あそこ |
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Me/ You. Him/ Her. |
Watashi / anata Kare / Kanojyo 私/あなた 彼/彼女 |
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Really! |
Honto! ほんと! |
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Look! |
Mite! 見て! |
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Hurry up! |
Isoide! 急いで! |
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What? Where? |
Nani? Doko? 何? どこ? |
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What time is it? |
Nanji desu ka? 何時ですか? |
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It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. |
Jyuji desu. Gogo hichi ji sanjyu pun desu. 十時です。午後7時30分です。 |
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Give me this! |
Kore wo kudasai! これをください。 |
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I love you! |
Daisuki desu./ Anata wo aishite imasu. *9 大好きです。/あなたを愛しています。 |
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I feel sick. |
Choshi ga warui desu. 調子が悪いです。 |
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I need a doctor |
Byouin ni ikitai. 病院に行きたい。 |
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One, Two, Three |
Ichi, ni, san いち、に、さん |
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Four, Five, Six |
Yon, go, roku よん、ご、ろく |
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Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten |
Nana (shichi) hachi, kyuu, jyuu なな(ひち)、はち、きゅう、じゅう |
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