LEARN JAPANESE

GREETING
Hello = KONNICHIWA / A DOWMO.
Good morning =OHAYOUGOZAIMAS / OHAYOU.
Good afternoon =KONNICHIWA.
Good evening =KONBANWA.
Good night =OYASUMINASAI / OYASUMI.
Good bye =SAYOUNARA.
See you =DEWA MATA.
See you later. =DEWA MATA KONDO / MATANE.
 GREETING
How are you doing? = GENKIDESKA? / GENKI?
I'm fine thank you = GENKIDES / GENKI.
please (minta tolong) = Onigaisimas
Thank you. = Arigatou gozaimas / Arigatou
You are wellcome. = Douitashimashite / tondemonai
Congratulations. = omedetou
Long time no see =hisashiburi
 ASKING
Where = DOKODESKA?
Where? = Doko?
How much is it? =IKURADESKA?
How? = Donoyouni?
What? = Nani?
Why? = Naze?
When? = Itsu?
Which? = Dore?
Do you know her? =Ano hito o shitte imasu ka.
Do you have a boyfriend? = Kare ga imasu ka.
 RESPONDING
Pardon? =Mou ichido itte kudasai.
Really? =Hontou?
Okay? =Daijoubu?
Right? =Sou deshou?
So? =Dakara?
Sorry? =E?
See? =Wakaru deshou?
 RESPONDING IN AGREEMENT
Kashikomarimashita. =Certainly! Hai. =Yes.
Wakaru deshou? =See? Un. =Yeah.
Sono toori desu. =Exactly! Sou nee. =Well...
Sore de kimatta. =Done! Tabun. =Maybe.
Zettaini sou desu. =Absolutely! Maa maa. =So so.
Ariuru koto desu. =Possibly. Ii yo. =Okay.
Sugoi. =Great! Osoraku. =Probably.
Ii desu yo. =Good! Betsuni. =Nothing.
Doukan. =Ditto!
 DISAGREEMENT RESPONSE

Demo... =But...
Dame desu. =Bad.
Muri desu. =Impossible!
Chigaimasu. =Wrong.
Yamete kudasai.=Stop!
Shinjirarenai. =Unbelievable!
Okashii desu ne.=Strange.
 REFUSAL
Iie. =No.
Zettaini ariemasen. =Never.
Fukanou desu. =Impossible.
Baka ie! =Nonsense!
 REQUEST/COMMAND
Onegai. =Please!
Kiite. =Listen!
Ochitsuite.=Relax!
Shi. =Hush!
Matte. =Wait!
Kinasai. =Come!
Ikinasai. =Go!
Shizukani. =Quiet!
 UNFAVORABLE RESPONSE

• Hidoi. =Terrible!
• Osoroshii. =Awful!
• Mijime da. =Miserable!
• Kangaerarenai koto da. =Unthinkable!
 PRAISING APPEARANCE

• Kirei. =Pretty.
• Kawaii. =Cute.
• Utsukushii. =Beautiful.
• Miryoku-teki. =Attractive.
• Aikurushii. =Adorable.
 PRAISING CHARESTERISTIC

• Shinsetsu. =Kind.
• Shitashimiyasui. =Friendly.
• Kanji ga yoi. =Pleasant.
• Akarui. =Cheerful.
• Yasashii. =Sweet.
• Kakkoii.=Cool.
• Hito ga ii.=Good-Natured.
• Omoshiroi.=Amusing.
 PRAISING INTELLIGENT
• Kashikoi. =Clever.
• Atama ii. =Smart.
• Tensai-teki. =Genius.
 EMERGENCY

• Tasukete! =Help!
• Suri da! =Pickpocket!
• Goutou! =Robber!
• Dorobou! =Thief!
• Kaji da! =Fire!
• Ugoku na!=Freeze!
• Fusero! =Duck!
• Hashire! =Run!
• Tomare! =Stop!
• Tomare! =Stop!
 USEFUL EXPRESSION

• Arigatou. =Thanks.
• Gomennasai. =Sorry.
• Soshite... =And...?
• Sorede... =So...?
• Itsudemo. =Anytime.
• Nandemo. =Anything.
• Kanpai! =Toast!
• Omedetou. =Congratulations!
• Oishii. =Delicious!
• Junbi dekita.=Ready?
• Atete mite. =Guess?
• Itai! =Ouch!
• Ara ara! =Whoops!
 INTRODUCING
How do you do? = HAJIMEMASHITE.
My name is hanib. = watashi wa hanib to iimas.
What is your name?. = ONAMAEWA?

wife TSUMA, husband OTTO, son MUSUKO,

daughter MUSUME,
girl friend or boy friend KOIBITO.
 COUNTING
1 =ICHI 11=JIYUICHI, 12 =JIYUNI, 13 =JIYUSAN,..... 19 =JIYUKIYU,
2 =NI 21 =NIJIYUICHI, 22 =NIJIYUNI, 23 =NIJIYUSAN,..... 29 =NIJIYUKIYU,
3 =SAN 110 =HYAKUJIYU, 111 =HYAKUJIYUICHI..... 119 =HYAKUJIYUKIYU,
4 = SHI 120 =HYAKUNIJIYU, 121 =HYAKUNIJIYUICHI,
5 =GO
130 =HYAKUSANJIYU, 140 =HYAKUYONJIYU,..... 199 =HYAKUKIYUJIYUKIYU,
6 =ROKU
1111= SENHYAKUJIYUICHI,.....
7 =SHICHI
8 =HACHI 9999 =KIYUSENKIYUHYAKUKIYUJIYUKIYU
9 =KIYU
2000 =NISEN, 10000 =ICHIMAN,
10 =JIYU 200 =NIHYAKU,
20 =NIJIYU 300 =SANBYAKU, 3000 =SANZEN, 20000 =NIMAN,
30 =SANJIYU, 400 =YONHYAKU, 4000 =YONSEN, 30000 =SANMAN,
40 =YONJIYU, 500 =GOHYAKU, 5000 =GOSEN, 40000 =YONMAN,
50 =GOJIYU, 600 =ROPPYAKU, 6000 =ROKUSEN, 100000 =JIYUMAN.
60 =ROKUJIYU,
700 =NANAHYAKU, 7000 =NANASEN,
70 =NANAJIYU,
80 =HACHIJIYU, 800 =HAPPYAKU, 8000 =HASSEN,
90 =KIYUJIYU, 900 =KIYUHYAKU, 9000 =KIYUSEN,
100 =HYAKU, 1000 =SEN
 DAY OF THE WEEK
1. Monday =GETSUYOUBI,
2. Tuesday =KAYOUBI,
3. Wednesday =SUIYOUBI,
4. Thursday =MOKUYOUBI,
5. Friday =KINYOUBI,
6. Saturday =DOYOUBI,
7. Sunday =NICHIYOUBI.
 MONTH
1. January =ICHIGATSU,
2. February =NIGATSU,
3. March =SANGATSU,
4. April =SHIGATSU,
5. May =GOGATSU,
6. June =ROKUGATSU,
7. July =SHICHIGATSU,
8. August =HACHIGATSU,
9. September =KUGATSU,
10.October =JIYUGATSU,
11.November =JIYUICHIGATSU,
12.December =JIYUNIGATSU,
 THE FOUR SEASONS

1. Spring =HARU,
2. Summer =NATSU,
3. Autumn =AKI,
4. Winter =FUYU

• summer vacation =NATSUYASUMI,

• winter vacation =FUYUYASUMI,
1. .
 DAY
for example how to say the first of May in Japanese.

1st. of May. GOGATSU TSUITACHI,the

2nd. of May GOGATSU FUTSUKA, 16th. JIYUROKUNICHI,
So 17th. JIYUSHICHINICHI,
1st. is TSUITACHI, 18th. JIYUHACHINICHI,
2nd. is FUTSUKA, 19th. JIYUKUNICHI,
3rd. MIKKA, 20th. HATSUKA,
4th. YOKKA, 21th. NIJIYUICHINICHI,
5th. ITSUKA, 22th. NIJIYUNINICHI,
6th. MUIKA, 23th. NIJIYUSANNICHI,
7th. NANOKA,
24th. NIJIYUYOKKA,
8th. YOUKA,
25th. NIJIYUGONICHI,
9th. KOKONOKA,
26th. NIJIYUROKUNICHI,
10th. TOUKA,
27th. NIJIYUSHICHINICHI,
11th. JIYUICHINICHI,
28th. NIJIYUHACHINICHI,
12th. JIYUNINICHI,
29th. NIJIYUKUNICHI,
13th. JIYUSANNICHI,
14th. JIYUYOKKA,
30th. SANJIYUNICHI,
15th. JIYUGONICHI,
31th. SANJIYUICHINICHI.
 DAY
today =KYOU,
yesterday =KINOU,
tomorrow =ASHITA
the day before yesterday. =OTOTOI,
the day after tomorrow. =ASATTE,
weekday =HEIJITSU,
weekend =SHIYUMATSU,
this week = KONSHIYU,
last week = SENSHIYU,
 DAY
Next week =RAISHIYU,
daytime =HIRUMA,
this month =KONGETSU,
Morning= ASA,
next month =RAIGETSU, afternoon =GOGO,
last month =SENGETSU, evening =YUUGATA,
this year =KOTOSHI, night =YORU,
next year =RAINEN, midnight =SINYA,
last year =KYONEN
day off =KYUUKA,
holiday =KYUUJITSU,
 TIME
• 1 o'clock = ICHIJI, 13 o'clock =JIYUSANJI,
• 2 o'clock = NIJI, 14 o'clock =JIYUYOJI,
• 3 o'clock =SANJI, 15 o'clock =JIYUGOJI,
• 4 o'clock = YOJI, 16 o'clock =JIYUROKUJI,
• 5 o'clock = GOJI, 17 o'clock =JIYUSHICHIJI,
• 6 o'clock = ROKUJI, 18 o'clock =JIYUHACHIJI,
• 7 o'clock = SHICHIJI, 19 o'clock =JIYUKUJI,
• 8 o'clock = HAICHIJI, 20 o'clock =NIJIYUJI,
• 9 o'clock = KUJI, 21 o'clock =NIJIYUICHIJI,
• 10 o'clock= JIYUJI, 22 o'clock =NIJIYUNIJI,
• 12 o'clock= JIYUNIJI, 23 o'clock =NIJIYUSANJI,
 TIME
• quarter of an hour =JIYUGOFUN,
• half an hour. =SANJIYUPPUN
• A.M. GOZEN,
• P.M. GOGO.
• What time is it? =NANJIDESKA?
 TELEPHONE
Could I speak to Mr. Hanib? =hanib-san (o) onegaishimasu.
Yes, it is. =Hai, sou desu.
Just a moment, please. =Shou shou omachi kudasai.
Can I take a message? =Nanika otsutae shimashou ka.
Yes, please. =Onegaishimasu.
Can I leave a message? =Dengon o onegaishimasu.
I'll call back later. =Mata atode denwa shimasu.
No, you have called
the wrong number. =Iie chigaimasu.
 Visiting Someone's Place
Guest :Konnichiwa.
Host :Yookoso.