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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
ASKINGWhere = 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 AGREEMENTKashikomarimashita. =Certainly!
Wakaru deshou? =See?
Sono toori desu. =Exactly!
Sore de kimatta. =Done!
Zettaini sou desu. =Absolutely!
Ariuru koto desu. =Possibly.
Sugoi. =Great!
Ii desu yo. =Good!
Doukan. =Ditto!
Hai. =Yes.Un. =Yeah.Sou nee. =Well...Tabun. =Maybe.Maa maa. =So so.Ii yo. =Okay.Osoraku. =Probably.Betsuni. =Nothing.
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!
INTRODUCINGHow 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.
COUNTING1 =ICHI2 =NI3 =SAN4 = SHI5 =GO6 =ROKU7 =SHICHI8 =HACHI9 =KIYU
10 =JIYU 20 =NIJIYU 30 =SANJIYU, 40 =YONJIYU, 50 =GOJIYU, 60 =ROKUJIYU, 70 =NANAJIYU, 80 =HACHIJIYU, 90 =KIYUJIYU, 100 =HYAKU,
11=JIYUICHI, 12 =JIYUNI, 13 =JIYUSAN,..... 19 =JIYUKIYU,
21 =NIJIYUICHI, 22 =NIJIYUNI, 23 =NIJIYUSAN,..... 29 =NIJIYUKIYU,
110 =HYAKUJIYU, 111 =HYAKUJIYUICHI..... 119 =HYAKUJIYUKIYU,
120 =HYAKUNIJIYU, 121 =HYAKUNIJIYUICHI,
130 =HYAKUSANJIYU, 140 =HYAKUYONJIYU,..... 199 =HYAKUKIYUJIYUKIYU,
1111= SENHYAKUJIYUICHI,.....
9999 =KIYUSENKIYUHYAKUKIYUJIYUKIYU
200 =NIHYAKU,
300 =SANBYAKU,
400 =YONHYAKU,
500 =GOHYAKU,
600 =ROPPYAKU,
700 =NANAHYAKU,
800 =HAPPYAKU,
900 =KIYUHYAKU,
1000 =SEN
2000 =NISEN,
3000 =SANZEN,
4000 =YONSEN,
5000 =GOSEN,
6000 =ROKUSEN,
7000 =NANASEN,
8000 =HASSEN,
9000 =KIYUSEN,
10000 =ICHIMAN,
20000 =NIMAN,
30000 =SANMAN,
40000 =YONMAN,
100000 =JIYUMAN.
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.
MONTH1. 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. .
DAYfor example how to say the first of May in Japanese.
1st. of May. GOGATSU TSUITACHI,the
2nd. of May GOGATSU FUTSUKA,
So
1st. is TSUITACHI,
2nd. is FUTSUKA,
3rd. MIKKA,
4th. YOKKA,
5th. ITSUKA,
6th. MUIKA,
7th. NANOKA,
8th. YOUKA,
9th. KOKONOKA,
10th. TOUKA,
11th. JIYUICHINICHI,
12th. JIYUNINICHI,
13th. JIYUSANNICHI,
14th. JIYUYOKKA,
15th. JIYUGONICHI,
16th. JIYUROKUNICHI, 17th. JIYUSHICHINICHI, 18th. JIYUHACHINICHI, 19th. JIYUKUNICHI, 20th. HATSUKA, 21th. NIJIYUICHINICHI, 22th. NIJIYUNINICHI, 23th. NIJIYUSANNICHI, 24th. NIJIYUYOKKA, 25th. NIJIYUGONICHI, 26th. NIJIYUROKUNICHI, 27th. NIJIYUSHICHINICHI, 28th. NIJIYUHACHINICHI, 29th. NIJIYUKUNICHI, 30th. SANJIYUNICHI, 31th. SANJIYUICHINICHI.
DAYtoday =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,
DAYNext week =RAISHIYU,
this month =KONGETSU,
next month =RAIGETSU,
last month =SENGETSU,
this year =KOTOSHI,
next year =RAINEN,
last year =KYONEN
day off =KYUUKA,
holiday =KYUUJITSU,
daytime =HIRUMA, Morning= ASA, afternoon =GOGO, evening =YUUGATA, night =YORU, midnight =SINYA,
TIME• 1 o'clock = ICHIJI,
• 2 o'clock = NIJI,
• 3 o'clock =SANJI,
• 4 o'clock = YOJI,
• 5 o'clock = GOJI,
• 6 o'clock = ROKUJI,
• 7 o'clock = SHICHIJI,
• 8 o'clock = HAICHIJI,
• 9 o'clock = KUJI,
• 10 o'clock= JIYUJI,
• 12 o'clock= JIYUNIJI,
13 o'clock =JIYUSANJI,14 o'clock =JIYUYOJI, 15 o'clock =JIYUGOJI,16 o'clock =JIYUROKUJI, 17 o'clock =JIYUSHICHIJI, 18 o'clock =JIYUHACHIJI, 19 o'clock =JIYUKUJI, 20 o'clock =NIJIYUJI, 21 o'clock =NIJIYUICHIJI, 22 o'clock =NIJIYUNIJI, 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?
TELEPHONECould 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 calledthe wrong number. =Iie chigaimasu.
Visiting Someone's PlaceGuest :Konnichiwa.
Host :Yookoso.