Lets Learn Basic Conversation Phrases
Here is some important information that you will need to use continually during speaking Japanese.
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- Hai = Yes
- Iie = No (pronounced 'i' and 'e'. As in: hawaii and eggplant)
- It is polite to add 'san' after someones' name (usually after someones family name) e.g "Tanaka san" it shows that you do respect the person you are addressing. If someone in the 'Tanaka' family was called 'Haru' you could say "Haru san, konnichiwa"
So far, if you have been visiting the pages on this site in order you would already know- how to../about..
- Introduce yourself
- How to bow
- Ask for someone's name
- Greet someone
- Japanese Numbers
- How to say what month your birthday is in
- Ask what month someone's birthday is in AND MORE
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- Thank you. Arigatoo gozaimasu.
- Thank you very much. Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu.
- Thanks. Arigatoo
- You're welcome. Doo itashimashite.
- Please. onegai / onegai shimasu
- Pardon me/ Excuse me. Sumimasen.
- I can not understand. Wakarimasen.
- I can't speak Japanese very well. Nihongo wa amari joozu ja arimasen.
- Do you speak English? Eigo o hanashimasu ka?
- What's your name? Onamae wa nandesu ka?
- How are you? Ogenki desu ka?
Good To Know:
- In Japanese vowels that have a long sound or are written twice like 'oo' are often written like this 'ō'.
- In many Japanese words written in Romaji (Japanese words in Roman characters) if the word ends in 'u' it usually is silent, eg: desu, shimasu, gozaimus.
Questions and how to Answer Them
Counters for people
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- Hitori
- Futori
- Sannin
- Yonin
- Gonin
- Rokunin
- Nananin
- Hachinin
- Kyuunin
- Juunin
- Juuichinin
- Juuninin
Where Do You Live?
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To ask a person where they live you say: (Not to be confused to where they are from)
"Doku ni sunde imasu"
amerika United States
igirisu United Kingdom
kanada Canada
oosutoraria Australia
firipin Philippines
doitsu Germany
shingapooru Singapore
mareeshia Malaysia
burajiru Brazil
furansu France
indoneshia Indonesia
indo India
suueeden Sweden
mekishiko Mexico
"Doku ni sunde imasu"
amerika United States
igirisu United Kingdom
kanada Canada
oosutoraria Australia
firipin Philippines
doitsu Germany
shingapooru Singapore
mareeshia Malaysia
burajiru Brazil
furansu France
indoneshia Indonesia
indo India
suueeden Sweden
mekishiko Mexico
Above are some countries you might be from. To answer the question you say, for example:
Oosutoraria kara kimashita
Now, if you want to be a little bit more specific you can add the state you live in too, all you have to do is add 'no' after the country!
"Thecountry no Thestate kara kimashita"
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Oosutoraria kara kimashita
Now, if you want to be a little bit more specific you can add the state you live in too, all you have to do is add 'no' after the country!
"Thecountry no Thestate kara kimashita"
If you want to expand on that click the button below to another website
Saying your Family Members
In Japanese culture you are expected to be very polite and modest, and be very respectful and honourable towards others.
This applies when talking about family. When you talk about your own family you use different words to describe them then the way you talk about another's family Honourifics Japanese has an array of honorific suffixes. -San: Is the most commonly used perhaps as it can be used for both males and females and on the end first names and last names, Mr.Tanaka (teacher) -> Mr. Tanaka-san Yuki (friend) -> Yuki-san
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Now this is where it differs if you are talking about your own family or someone else's.
Here are the words to describe your own family members:
Here are the words to describe someone else's family
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