Basic Japanese Phrases

Would you like to learn some of the most common and well-known phrases in Japanese? Or you already know some words, but are not quite sure about their meaning. This is the right section for you.

Greetings

English	Romaji	Kana
nice to meet you	hajime mash'te	はじめまして
good morning	ohayoo (gozaimas')	おはようございます
good afternoon	konnichiwa	こんにちは
good evening	konbanwa	こんばんは
good night	oyasumi (nasai)	おやすみなさい
see you	jaa	じゃあ
goodbye	sayonara	さようなら

In the phrase "hajime mashite" the second "i" is not pronounced.

In "ohayoo gozaimasu" the "u" is not pronounced.

In general,when "su" is at the end of a word, "u" is never pronounced.

The double "o" in "ohayoo" stands for prolongation of the sound, like in "door" in english.

The words in brackets can be omitted.

Polite phrases

English	Romaji	Kana
How are you?	Ogenki desuka?	おげんき　ですか？
I'm fine, thanks.	Watashiwa genki desu. Arigato.	わたしは　げんき　です。ありがとう。
Thank you	Arigato	ありがとう
Thank you very much	Domo arigato gozaimasu	どうも　ありがとう ございます
Please (requesting s'thing)	Kudasai	ください
Please (offering s'thing)	Dozo	どうぞ
Excuse me (to get attention)	Sumimasen	すみません
Sorry (mistake)	Gomen nasai	ごめん　なさい
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？
Yes/no/a little	Hai/iie/chotto	はい/いいえ/ちょっと
Do you understand?	Wakarimasuka?	わかりますか？
I understand/I don't understand	Wakarimasu/ wakarimasen	わかります/ わかりません
I don't know	Shirimasen	しりません

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