COMMON GREETINGS AND USEFUL EXPRESSIONSNihongo (Japanese)

Eigo (English)

Ohay Gozaimasu

Good morning

Konnichiwa

Good afternoon/Hello

Konbanwa

Good evening

Shitsurei shimasu

Goodbye

Sayoonara

Goodbye (less formal)

Oyasumi nasai

Good night

Irasshaimase

Welcome!

Doomo

Thanks

Doomo arigatoo

Thank you.

Dmo arigatoo gozaimasu

Thank you very much

D itashimashite

Youre welcome

Gomen nasai

Im sorry (apology)

Shitsurei shimasu

Im sorry (excuse me)

Sumimasen (ga)

Excuse me (used to get attention)

Dzo

Please (Permission)

Onegai shimasu

Please (request)

Moshi moshi

Hello (telephone conversation only)

Omedet gozaimasu

Congratulations

Ki o Tsukete

Take care

Hajimemashite?

How do you do?

Ogenki desu ka?

How are you?

Hai, genki desu. Dmo.

Im fine. Thanks.

Chotto matte kudasai

Please wait

Shooshoo omachi kudasai.

Please wait (more polite than chotto

matte kudasai)

Mata okoshi kudasai

Please come again

Ikimash

Lets go.

Tabemash

Lets eat.

Kampai

Cheers

Nomimash

Lets drink

Mochiron

Of course

Daijbu desu.

Its all right.

Daijbu desu ka.

Are you ok?

Ikimash ka.

Shall we go?

Mada desu.

Not yet

Hont desu ka.

Really?

Tadaima.

Im back.

Okaerenasai

Welcome back.

Ato de onegai shimasu

Later

Omedetto tanjoobi

Happy Birthday

Moo ichido

Again

Wasuremashita.

I forgot

Oboimasu.

I remember

USEFUL DAILY EXPRESSIONS INSIDE THE CLASSROOM(Courtesy of World Languages & Learning Center)

Nihongo (Japanese)

Eigo (English)

1.Hai

Yes

2.Iie

No

3.Mada desu

Not yet

4.Tsugi

Next

5.Mo ichido onegaishimasu

Please repeat

6.Gomennasai

Im sorry

7.Sumimasen

Excuse me

8.Wakarimasu ka./Wakarimashita ka.

Do you understand?/

Did you understand?

9.Hai, wakarimasu./Hai, wakarimashita.

Yes, I understand./

Yes, I understood.

10.Iie, wakarimasen.

No, I dont understand.

11.Shitte imasu ka.

Do you know?

12.Hai, shitte imasu.

Yes, I know.

13.Iie, shirimasen.

No, I dont know.

14.Owarimasu ka./Owarimashita ka.

Are you finished?

15.Hai, owarimasu./Hai, owarimashita.

Yes, Im finished.

16.Iie, mada owarimasen.

No, Im not yet finished.

17.Chotto, dekakete mo ii desu ka.

Is it alright to go out for a moment?

18.Hai, dekakete mo ii desu.

Yes, its alright to go out.

Hai, dzo

19.Iie, dekakete wa ikemasen.

No you may not go out.

20.Kokuban o keshite mo ii desu ka.

Is it alright to erase the board?

21.Hai, keshite mo ii desu.

Yes you may erase the board.

22.Iie, keshite wa ikemasen.

No, you may not erase the board.

23.Issho ni dzo

All together please.

24.Yonde kudasai.

Please read.

25.Kaite kudasai.

Please write.

26.Kiite kudasai.

Please listen.

27.Oboete kudasai.

Please remember.

28.Kotaete kudasai.

Please answer.

29.Shitsumon o shite kudasai.

Please ask question.

30.Koopii o shite kudasai.

Please copy.

31.Susunde kudasai.

Please continue.

32.Kyukei o shite kudasai.

Please take a break.

33.Yukkuri hanashite kudasai.

Please speak slowly.

34.Mo ichido itte kudasai.

Please say it again.

35.Tatte kudasai.

Please stand up.

36.Suwatte kudasai.

Please sit down.

37.Kaette kudasai.

Please write.

38.Hajimatte kudasai.

Please start.

39.Itte kudasai.

Please go.

40.Kite kudasai.

Please come.

41.Shite kudasai.

Please do.

42.Yomimash (ka).

Lets read (Shall we read?)

43.Kakimash(ka).

Lets write (Shall we write?)

44.Kikimash (ka).

Lets listen (Shall we listen?)

45.Oboemash (ka).

Lets remember (Shall we remember?)

46.Kotaemash.

Lets answer.

47.Shitsumo o shimash.

Lets ask question.

48.Kopii o shimash.

Lets copy.

49.Susumimash.

Lets continue.

50.Kyukei o shimash.

Lets have a break.

51.Yukkuri hanashimash.

Lets speak slowly.

52.M ichido iimash.

Lets say it again.

53.Tachimash.

Lets stand.

54.Suwarimash.

Lets continue.

55.Hajimarimash.

Lets start.

56.Kaerimash.

Lets go home.

57.Ikimash.

Lets go.

58.Kimash.

Lets come.

59.Shimash.

Lets do.

60.Shitsumon ga arimasu ka.

Do you have a question?

61.Hai, shitsumon ga arimasu.

Yes, I have a question.

62.Iie, shitsumon ga arimasen.

No, I dont have a question.

63.Daijbu desu ka.

Is it ok?/Are you alright?

64.Hai, daijbu desu.

Yes, Im alright.

65.Iie, daijbu janai desu.

No, Im not alright.

66.Osoku natte sumimasen.

Im sorry, Im late.

67.Yasumi desu.

Absent.

68.Peeji.

Page.

69.Dake.

Only.

70.Minasan.

Everybody.

71.Rei.

Please bow.

PRONOUNS:

Watashi

I (formal)

Boku

I (informal used by men only)

Atashi

I (informal used by women only)

Anata

You (formal)

Kimi

You (informal)

Kare / Kanojo

He / She

Watashitachi

We

Anatagata

You (plural)

Karera

They