Japanese.md

Core words

Arigatou Gozaimasu - Thank you Domo - thanks + bow arigatou gozaimasu shita - thank you [end of conversation]

Summimassen - Excuse me/Sorry

onegaishimasu - please

daijoubu/daijubu desu - it's ok (no thanks) daijoubu deska - is it ok?

hai - yes iie - no (dont use as no thank you, use as no problem)

Greetings

ohayou gozaimasu - good morning Konnichiwa [ko n ni chi wa] - good afternoon/good day kon ban wa - good evening

sa yo u na ra - goodbye

Pointing + Questions

kore - this sore - that are - that (away from both you and listener) koreto - this and

kudasai - please give me

• kore o kudasai - please give me this/ can i have this?
• koreto, koreto, kore kudasai. Please give me this, this this.

wa nan desuka - what is

wa ikura desuka - how much

• summimassen. kore wa nan desuka - Excuse me. what is this?

toire - toilet wa doko desuka - where is

• summimassen. Toire wa doko desuka - excuse me. where is the toilet?

arimasuka - do you have

• atm arimasuka - do you have an atm? arimasen - don't have arimasu - i have

Restaurant/Store

irasshaimase! - welcome!

• respond with eshaku (bow) Q: rejibukuro irimasu ka? - do you need a plastic bag fukuro - bag

genkin - cash kurejitto kado - credit card

Restaurant

osusume arimasu ka - do you have a recommendation? osusume? - recommendation?

ocha - tea okaike - bill

• or + sign gesture for bill
• okaike onegaishimasu - bill please eigo menyu arimasuka? - english menu you have

omizu - water nihonshu - sake kori - ice biru - beer

Outside World in general phrases

chotto matte kudasai - please give me a little time

eigo o hanasemasu ka - do you speak english? Eigo wakarimasku ka - Do you understand english?

sumimasen. wakarimasen - sorry. i dont understand wakarimashita - i understand. sukoshi - little

Navigation

koko - here soko - there hantai - opposide hantaigawa - opposite side kodo - corner massugu - straight iku/itte - go migi - left hidari - right

Eki - station Sen - Line

• ikebukuro eki wa doko desuka - where is ikebukuro station ikimasu ka - will it go to?
• kore Shinjuku ikimasu ka - doees this go to shinjuku (point at train)

Phrase Ending/Responding

de - pick an option as response to a question.

• genkin de desu to end reply phrase?
  • san nin desu

Counting

people hitori - 1 futari - 2 san nin - 3 yonin - 4 gonin - 5

of these hitotsu - 1 futatsu - 2 mittsu - 3 yottsu - 4 itsusu - 5

ordinal numbers (can usually just use english) ichi - 1 ni - 2 san - 3 shi (yon) - 4 go - 5 roku - 6 shichi (nana) - 7 hachi - 8 kyu (ku) - 9 juu - 10