View this rundown of basic Japanese expressions with interpretations from: Japanese to English or English to Japanese Hai/はい - Yes Iie/いいえ...
View this rundown of basic Japanese expressions with interpretations from: Japanese to English or English to Japanese
Hai/はい - Yes
Iie/いいえ - No
O-genki desu ka? /おげんきですか - How are you?
Genki desu/げんきです - I'm fine
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu/よろしくおねがいします - When it is said amid an initially meeting, it signifies "Let us have a decent relationship", "Please treat me well". It can likewise be said when requesting some help, signifying "Please", "Make it so", "I'm surrendering it over to you".
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Watashi/わたし - I (male or female)
Atashi/あたし - I (female)
Boku/ぼく - I (male)
Metal/おれ - I (male)
Watashi no (わたしの)/Atashi no (あたしの)/Boku no (ぼくの)/Ore no (おれの) - My
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O-namae wa nan desu ka? - What is your name?
Watashi no namae wa (name) desu - My name will be (name)
Watashi wa (name) desu - I am (name)
Gomen (nasai)*/ごめんなさい - I'm sad
Sumimasen/すみません - A generally useful word for Excuse me/I am sad/Thank you
Kore wa, nan desu ka? - What's this?
Kore wa, (Nihongo de) nan to iimasu ka? - What's this called (in Japanese)?
Domo/どうも - Thanks
Arigatou (gozaimasu)**/ありがとうございます - Thank you
Domo arigatou (gozaimasu)**/どうもありがとうございます - Thank you in particular
Doitashimashite - You're invite
Ganbatte kudasai - Good fortunes/Give it your best (uplifting statements)
Sumimasen ga, tasukete itadakemasen ka? - Excuse me, would you be able to help me please?
Wakarimasen - I don't get it
Eigo o hanasemasuka? - Do you communicate in English?
Nihongo (yoku) hanasemasen - I can't communicate in Japanese (well)
Nihongo wa (amari) hanase masen - I don't talk (much) Japanese
Denwa bango wa nan boycott desu ka? - What is your telephone number?
Denwa bango wa (number) desu - My number will be (number)
Abunai/あぶない - Look out/Dangerous
Ki o tsukete/きをつけて - Be cautious
Toire wa doko desu ka - Where is the washroom?
* - nasai included for good manners.
** - gozaimasu included for good manners.
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