Basic Japanese Phrases
Japanese Phrases for Greetings
Japanese Phrases for Eating
Japanese Phrases for Shopping
Japanese Phrases for Introductions
Japanese Phrases for Weather
Japanese Phrases for Directions
Japanese Phrases for Love
Ten Favorite Japanese Expressions!!!
1.Yatta (I did it!)
2.Honto (Realty)
3.A, so desu ka (Realty)
4.Mochiron (Of course!)
5.A, yokatta (Oh, good)
6.Zenzen (Not at all)
7.Nani (What?)
8.Ooshiyo (What shall I do?)
9.A, bikkurishita (What a surprise!)
10.Ylappari (I knew it Would happen)
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JLPT Level 4 Kanji List
一 - One
二 - Two
三 - Three
四 - Four
五 - Five
六 - Six
七 - Seven
八 - Eight
九 - Nine
十 - Ten
百 - Hundred
千 - Thousand
万 - Ten thousand
上 - Above, up
下 - Below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
中 - In, inside, middle, mean, center
人 - Person
今 - Now
休 - Rest, day off, retire, sleep
会 - Meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
何 - What
先 - Before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
入 - Enter, insert
円 - Circle, yen, round
出 - Exit, leave
分 - Part, minute of time, segment
前 - In front, before
北 - North
南 - South
東 - East
西 - West, Spain
午 - Noon
半 - Half, middle, odd number
友 - Friend
古 - Old
新 - New
左 - Left
右 - Right
名 - Name, noted, distinguished, reputation
国 - Country
土 - Soil, earth, ground
外 - Outside
多 - Many, frequent, much
小 - Little, small
大 - Large, big
天 - Heavens, sky, imperial
女 - Woman, female
男 - Man,male
子 - Child
学 - Study, learning, science
安 - Relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
少 - Few, little
山 - Mountain
川 - Stream, river
年 - Year, counter for years
店 - Store, shop
後 - Behind, back, later
日 - Day, sun, Japan
時 - Time, hour
書 - Write
月 - Month, moon
木 - Tree, wood
本 - Book, present, main, true, real
来 - Come, due, next, cause, become
校 - Exam, school, printing, proof, correction
母 - Mother
父 - Father
毎 - Every
気 - Spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
水 - Water
火 - Fire
生 - Life, genuine, birth
白 - White
手 - Hand
口 - Mouth
耳 - Ear
目 - Eye, class, look, insight, experience
足 - Leg, foot, be sufficient
社 - Company, firm, office, association, shrine
空 - Empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
立 - Stand up
間 - interval / between
聞 - Hear, ask, listen
花 - Flower
行 - Going, journey
見 - See, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
言 - Say
話 - Tale, talk
語 - Word, speech, language
読 - Read
買 - Buy
車 - Car
週 - Week
道 - Road-way, street, district, journey, course
金 - Gold
長 - Long, leader
間 - Interval, space
雨 - Rain
電 - Electricity
食 - Eat, food
飲 - Drink, smoke, take
駅 - Station
高 - Tall, high, expensive
魚 - Fish
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Basic Vocabulary
Numbers :
One - いち - ichi
Two - に - ni
Three - さん - san
Four - よん / し - yon / shi
Five - ご - go
Six - ろく - roku
Seven - なな / しち - nana / shichi
Eight - はち - hachi
Nine - きゅう / く - kyuu / ku
Ten - じゅう - juu
Hundred - ひゃく - hyaku
Thousand - せん - sen
Ten Thousand - いち まん - ichi man
Days :
Sunday - nichi-yoobi -にちようび
Monday - getsu-yoobi - げつようび
Tuesday - ka-yoobi - かようび
Wednesday - sui-yoobi - すいようび
Thursday - moku-yoobi - もくようび
Friday - kin-yoobi - きんようび
Saturday - do-yoobi - どようび
Every day Vocabulary :
Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss - 〜さん - san
This way, this person - こちら kochira
Am, is, are - です desu
Pleased to meet you - はじめまして hajimemashite
I, me - わたし watashi
You - あなた anata
Please favour me - どうぞよろしく doozo yoroshiku
Person from - 〜じん -jin
Yes - はい hai
No - いいえ iie
Japan - にほん nihon
Japanese (person) - にほんじん nihonjin
School - がっこう gakkoo
Student - がくせい gakusei
Company - かいしゃ kaisha
Employee, company employee - かいしゃいん kaishain
Station, train station - えき eki
Post office - ゆうびんきょく yuubinkyoku
Bank - ぎんこう ginkoo
Introduce - しょうかいします shookai shimasu
Thank you very much - ありがとう ございます arigatoo gozaimasu
Home - うち uchi
Clock, watch - とけい tokei
Book - ほん hon
Newspaper - しんぶん shimbun
Key - かぎ kagi
Car - くるま kuruma
Excuse me., I'm sorry - すみません sumimasen
Friend - ともだち tomodachi
Now - いま ima
Yesterday - きのう kinoo
Today - きょう kyoo
Tomorrow - あした ashita
Day (of the month) - 〜にち -nichi
Day (of the week) - 〜ようび -yoobi
Month (of the year) - 〜がつ -gatsu
Year - ねん nen
Who? (hon.) - どなた donata
Who? - だれ dare
What? - なに nani
Where? - どこ doko
When? - いつ itsu
Why?, how? - どうして dooshite
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Japanese Writing Sysyem
Modern Japanese writing system uses three main scripts:
Kanji - are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana , katakana and the Arabic numerals.
Hiragana - are used for words for which there are no kanji.
Katakana - katakana are most often used for transcription of words from foreign languages. For example, "television" is written terebi (テレビ). Similarly, katakana is usually used for country names, foreign places, and personal names.
Hiragana and katakana each consist of 46 signs
Hiragana - ひらがな
Katakana - かたかな
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Basic Japanese Phrases
Hello.
こんにちは。 Konnichiwa.
I
わたし。 Watashi.
You
あなた。 Anata.
How are you?
おげんき ですか。 O-genki desu ka?
Fine, thank you.
げんき です。 Genki desu.
What is your name?
おなまえ は なんですか。 O-namae wa nan desu ka?
My name is Pradeep
わたしの なまえ は Pradeep です。Watashi no namae wa Pradeep desu.
Nice to meet you.
はじめまして。 Hajimemashite.
Please. (request)
おねがいします。 Onegai shimasu.
Please. (offer)
どうぞ。 Dōzo.
Thank you.
どうもありがとう。 Dōmo arigatō. /ありがとう ございました Arigatō Gozaimashita.
You're welcome.
どういたしまして。 Dō itashi mashite.
Yes.
はい。 Hai.
No.
いいえ。 Iie.
Excuse me.
すみません。 Sumimasen.
I'm sorry.
ごめんなさい。 Gomen-nasai.
Goodbye. (long-term)
さようなら。 Sayōnara.
Goodbye. (informal)
それでは。 Sore dewa.
Good morning.
おはよう ございます。 Ohayō gozaimasu.
Good afternoon
こんにちは。Konnichiwa.
Good evening.
こんばんは。 Konbanwa.
Good night (to sleep)
おやすみ なさい。 Oyasuminasai.
I Understood
わかりました。 Wakarimashita.
I don't understand.
わかりません。 Wakarimasen.
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| English | Japanese |
| Hello | Konnichi wa |
| How are You? | Ogenki desu ka? |
| I'm fine | Genki desu |
| Thank-you very much | Arigatou Gozaimasu |
| You are welcome | Do itashimashite |
Japanese Phrases for Greetings
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| English | Japanese |
| Good Morning | Ohayo Gozaimasu |
| Hello | Konnichi wa |
| Good Evening | Konban wa |
| Good Night | Oyasumi Nasai |
Japanese Phrases for Eating
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| English | Japanese |
| Let's Eat | Itadakimasu |
| That Looks Delicious | Oishii sou |
| Taste's Great | Oishii |
| What is this? | Kore wa nan desu ka? |
| Cheers | Kampai |
| I'm full | Onaka ippai |
| Thanks for the meal | Gochisousama deshita |
Japanese Phrases for Shopping
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|
| English | Japanese |
| What’s this? | Kore wa nan desu ka? |
| How much? | Ikura desu ka?” |
| Just looking! | Miteru dake desu! |
| Anything else? | Nanika hokani arimasu ka? |
| That’s all! | Sore de zenbu desu! |
| Anything Smaller? | Motto chiisai no wa? |
| Anything Bigger? | Motto ookii no wa? |
| Too expensive | Taka sugimasu |
Japanese Phrases for Introductions
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| English | Japanese |
| How do you do? | Hajimemashite |
| My name is | Watashi no namae wa |
| I am a student | Watashi wa gakusei desu |
| I came from America | Amerika kara kimashita |
| It was nice to meet you. | Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu |
Japanese Phrases for Weather
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|
| English | Japanese |
| It's sunny today | Kyo wa hare desu |
| It's raining today | Kyo wa ame desu |
| It's hot isn't it? | Atsui desu ne |
| It's cold isn't it? | Samui desu ne |
| It's nice weather isn't it | Ii tenki desu ne |
| What's the weather tomorrow? | Ashita no tenki wa |
Japanese Phrases for Directions
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|
| English | Japanese |
| Straight | Masugu |
| Left | Hidari |
| Right | Migi |
| Here | Koko |
| North | Kita |
Japanese Phrases for Love
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| English | Japanese |
| I Really Like You | Dai Suki Dayo |
| May I kiss You? | Kisu shite mo ii? |
| I Love You | Ai shiteru |
| Will You Marry Me? | Kekkon shite kureru |
Ten Favorite Japanese Expressions!!!
1.Yatta (I did it!)
2.Honto (Realty)
3.A, so desu ka (Realty)
4.Mochiron (Of course!)
5.A, yokatta (Oh, good)
6.Zenzen (Not at all)
7.Nani (What?)
8.Ooshiyo (What shall I do?)
9.A, bikkurishita (What a surprise!)
10.Ylappari (I knew it Would happen)
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JLPT Level 4 Kanji List
一 - One
二 - Two
三 - Three
四 - Four
五 - Five
六 - Six
七 - Seven
八 - Eight
九 - Nine
十 - Ten
百 - Hundred
千 - Thousand
万 - Ten thousand
上 - Above, up
下 - Below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
中 - In, inside, middle, mean, center
人 - Person
今 - Now
休 - Rest, day off, retire, sleep
会 - Meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
何 - What
先 - Before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
入 - Enter, insert
円 - Circle, yen, round
出 - Exit, leave
分 - Part, minute of time, segment
前 - In front, before
北 - North
南 - South
東 - East
西 - West, Spain
午 - Noon
半 - Half, middle, odd number
友 - Friend
古 - Old
新 - New
左 - Left
右 - Right
名 - Name, noted, distinguished, reputation
国 - Country
土 - Soil, earth, ground
外 - Outside
多 - Many, frequent, much
小 - Little, small
大 - Large, big
天 - Heavens, sky, imperial
女 - Woman, female
男 - Man,male
子 - Child
学 - Study, learning, science
安 - Relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
少 - Few, little
山 - Mountain
川 - Stream, river
年 - Year, counter for years
店 - Store, shop
後 - Behind, back, later
日 - Day, sun, Japan
時 - Time, hour
書 - Write
月 - Month, moon
木 - Tree, wood
本 - Book, present, main, true, real
来 - Come, due, next, cause, become
校 - Exam, school, printing, proof, correction
母 - Mother
父 - Father
毎 - Every
気 - Spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
水 - Water
火 - Fire
生 - Life, genuine, birth
白 - White
手 - Hand
口 - Mouth
耳 - Ear
目 - Eye, class, look, insight, experience
足 - Leg, foot, be sufficient
社 - Company, firm, office, association, shrine
空 - Empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
立 - Stand up
間 - interval / between
聞 - Hear, ask, listen
花 - Flower
行 - Going, journey
見 - See, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
言 - Say
話 - Tale, talk
語 - Word, speech, language
読 - Read
買 - Buy
車 - Car
週 - Week
道 - Road-way, street, district, journey, course
金 - Gold
長 - Long, leader
間 - Interval, space
雨 - Rain
電 - Electricity
食 - Eat, food
飲 - Drink, smoke, take
駅 - Station
高 - Tall, high, expensive
魚 - Fish
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Basic Vocabulary
Numbers :
One - いち - ichi
Two - に - ni
Three - さん - san
Four - よん / し - yon / shi
Five - ご - go
Six - ろく - roku
Seven - なな / しち - nana / shichi
Eight - はち - hachi
Nine - きゅう / く - kyuu / ku
Ten - じゅう - juu
Hundred - ひゃく - hyaku
Thousand - せん - sen
Ten Thousand - いち まん - ichi man
Days :
Sunday - nichi-yoobi -にちようび
Monday - getsu-yoobi - げつようび
Tuesday - ka-yoobi - かようび
Wednesday - sui-yoobi - すいようび
Thursday - moku-yoobi - もくようび
Friday - kin-yoobi - きんようび
Saturday - do-yoobi - どようび
Every day Vocabulary :
Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss - 〜さん - san
This way, this person - こちら kochira
Am, is, are - です desu
Pleased to meet you - はじめまして hajimemashite
I, me - わたし watashi
You - あなた anata
Please favour me - どうぞよろしく doozo yoroshiku
Person from - 〜じん -jin
Yes - はい hai
No - いいえ iie
Japan - にほん nihon
Japanese (person) - にほんじん nihonjin
School - がっこう gakkoo
Student - がくせい gakusei
Company - かいしゃ kaisha
Employee, company employee - かいしゃいん kaishain
Station, train station - えき eki
Post office - ゆうびんきょく yuubinkyoku
Bank - ぎんこう ginkoo
Introduce - しょうかいします shookai shimasu
Thank you very much - ありがとう ございます arigatoo gozaimasu
Home - うち uchi
Clock, watch - とけい tokei
Book - ほん hon
Newspaper - しんぶん shimbun
Key - かぎ kagi
Car - くるま kuruma
Excuse me., I'm sorry - すみません sumimasen
Friend - ともだち tomodachi
Now - いま ima
Yesterday - きのう kinoo
Today - きょう kyoo
Tomorrow - あした ashita
Day (of the month) - 〜にち -nichi
Day (of the week) - 〜ようび -yoobi
Month (of the year) - 〜がつ -gatsu
Year - ねん nen
Who? (hon.) - どなた donata
Who? - だれ dare
What? - なに nani
Where? - どこ doko
When? - いつ itsu
Why?, how? - どうして dooshite
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Japanese Writing Sysyem
Modern Japanese writing system uses three main scripts:
Kanji - are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana , katakana and the Arabic numerals.
Hiragana - are used for words for which there are no kanji.
Katakana - katakana are most often used for transcription of words from foreign languages. For example, "television" is written terebi (テレビ). Similarly, katakana is usually used for country names, foreign places, and personal names.
Hiragana and katakana each consist of 46 signs
Hiragana - ひらがな
Katakana - かたかな
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Basic Japanese Phrases
Hello.
こんにちは。 Konnichiwa.
I
わたし。 Watashi.
You
あなた。 Anata.
How are you?
おげんき ですか。 O-genki desu ka?
Fine, thank you.
げんき です。 Genki desu.
What is your name?
おなまえ は なんですか。 O-namae wa nan desu ka?
My name is Pradeep
わたしの なまえ は Pradeep です。Watashi no namae wa Pradeep desu.
Nice to meet you.
はじめまして。 Hajimemashite.
Please. (request)
おねがいします。 Onegai shimasu.
Please. (offer)
どうぞ。 Dōzo.
Thank you.
どうもありがとう。 Dōmo arigatō. /ありがとう ございました Arigatō Gozaimashita.
You're welcome.
どういたしまして。 Dō itashi mashite.
Yes.
はい。 Hai.
No.
いいえ。 Iie.
Excuse me.
すみません。 Sumimasen.
I'm sorry.
ごめんなさい。 Gomen-nasai.
Goodbye. (long-term)
さようなら。 Sayōnara.
Goodbye. (informal)
それでは。 Sore dewa.
Good morning.
おはよう ございます。 Ohayō gozaimasu.
Good afternoon
こんにちは。Konnichiwa.
Good evening.
こんばんは。 Konbanwa.
Good night (to sleep)
おやすみ なさい。 Oyasuminasai.
I Understood
わかりました。 Wakarimashita.
I don't understand.
わかりません。 Wakarimasen.
