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Japanese: Everyday Phrases
20 terms · by ineedtostudy · updated 21 hours ago
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Terms in this set
こんにちは (konnichiwa)
Hello. Midday to evening. おはようございます in the morning, こんばんは after dark.
ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu)
Thank you. Drop the ございます only with friends.
すみません (sumimasen)
Excuse me, sorry, and thank you for the trouble — the most useful word in the language.
はじめまして (hajimemashite)
How do you do. Said at a first meeting, before you give your name.
私は…です (watashi wa … desu)
I am… Japanese drops 私は as soon as it is obvious who you mean.
お願いします (onegai shimasu)
Please. Used when asking for something or handing over a task.
わかりません (wakarimasen)
I do not understand. 知りません (shirimasen) is "I do not know".
英語が話せますか (eigo ga hanasemasu ka)
Can you speak English?
もう一度お願いします (mou ichido onegai shimasu)
Once more, please. ゆっくり (yukkuri) = slowly.
いくらですか (ikura desu ka)
How much is it?
トイレはどこですか (toire wa doko desu ka)
Where is the toilet?
勉強しなきゃ (benkyou shinakya)
I have got to study. The casual contraction of 勉強しなければならない.
試験があります (shiken ga arimasu)
I have an exam. テスト (tesuto) is the everyday word for a test at school.
大丈夫です (daijoubu desu)
It is fine, I am OK. Also a polite way to refuse something.
おいしいです (oishii desu)
It is delicious.
ちょっと待ってください (chotto matte kudasai)
Please wait a moment.
がんばって (ganbatte)
Good luck, do your best. What you say to somebody about to sit an exam.
お疲れさま (otsukaresama)
Thank you for your hard work. Said at the end of a class, a shift or a study session.
じゃあまた (jaa mata)
See you. さようなら is correct but final — it is not the everyday goodbye.
はい / いいえ (hai / iie)
Yes / no. はい often just means "I am listening" rather than agreement.