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#1 Konnichiwa (こんにちは) – Hello


#2 Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます) – Good morning
#3 Konbanwa (こんにちは) – Good evening
#4 Moshi moshi (もしもし) – Hello (but only if you’re on the phone or something like
Skype)
#5 Ogenki desu ka? (お元気ですか) – How are you?
#6 Genki desu (元気です) – I’m good/I’ve been doing well, thanks
#7 Ohisashiburi desu ne (お久しぶりですね) – Long time no see
#8 _______–san mo? (______-さんも?) – And you? (Hint: fill in the blank with your
friend’s name. This is a great response to things like “How are you?” because you
can say, “I’m good! And you?”)
#9 Namae wa nan desu ka? (名前は何ですか) – What’s your name?
#10 Watashi no namae wa _____ desu (私の名前は__です) – My name is ______
#11 Doko kara kimashita ka? (どこから来ましたか) – Where are you from?
#12 Watashi wa ______ kara kimashita (私は__から来ました) – I’m from __________.
#13 Sou desu ka? (そうですか) – Is that so?/Really?/I see (Hint: this is a great
thing to say after learning where someone is from, what they do, or other facts
about their life.)
#14 Arigatou gozaimasu (ありがとうございます) – Thank you
#15 Douitashimashite (どういたしまして) – You’re welcome
#16 Sumimasen (すみません) – I’m sorry/excuse me (Hint: you can use this for
anything from apologising for stumbling into someone on the train to asking for
help or asking for people to move out of your way.)
#17 Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい) – I’m sorry (Hint: didn’t we already cover “I’m
sorry”? Gomen nasai is less “excuse me” and more “I’m truly sorry from the bottom
of my heart.” Use it if you knocked something over and broke it, not if you
interrupted someone’s stroll to ask for directions.)
#18 Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (よろしくおねがいします) – I’m in your debt! (Hint: this
one isn’t used in its literal sense most of the time; it’s a way to say “thank you”
to someone you are counting on or indebted to. For example, if you're starting out
at a new job in Japan, you might introduce yourself and then add this at the end.
You might also use it if you’ve asked someone a favour, such as to show you around
or give you directions.)
#19 Itadakimasu (いただきます) – Let’s dig in (Hint: say this before meals as a way
to politely say you’re going to begin enjoying your food.)
#20 Gochisousama deshita (ごちそうさまでした) – That was delicious (Hint: say this
after meals as a way to say thank you.)
#21 Eigo te iu no wa… (英語ていうのは) – And in English, that’s…?
#22 Wakarimasen (わかりません) – I don’t understand
#23 Shirimasen (知りません) – I don’t know
#24 Wasuremashita (忘れました) – I forgot
#25 Motto yukkuri kudasai (もっとゆっくり下さい) – Please go a little slower
#26 Mou ichido kudasai (もう一度下さい) – Could you say that one more time?
#27 Nihongo de perapera de wa nai desu (日本語でペラペラではないです) – I’m not very
fluent in Japanese (Hint: you’re speaking Japanese already! So you can’t say “I
don’t know Japanese at all,” right?)
#28 ___ te iu no imi wa nan desu ka? (__ていうの意味は何ですか) – What does _____
mean?
#29 Tetsudatte kuremasen ka? (手伝ってくれませんか) – Can you help me?
#30 Doko desu ka? (どこですか) – Where is it?
#31 Itsu desu ka? (いつですか) – When is it?
#32 Doushite? (どうして) – Why?
#33 Dochira desu ka? (どちらですか) – Which one is it?
#34 Nan desu ka? (何ですか) – What is it?
#35 Dare desu ka? (だれですか) – Who is it?
#36 Ima nanji desu ka? (今何時ですか) – What time is it right now?
#37 Ima (今) – Now
#38 Ato de (後で) – Later
#39 Kyou (今日) – Today
#40 Kinou (昨日) – Yesterday
#41 Ashita (明日) – Tomorrow
#42 Mainichi (毎日) – Everyday
#43 Nansai desu ka? (何歳ですか) – How old are you?
#44 Doko ni sundeimasu ka? (どこに住んでいますか) – Where do you live?
#45 Kyoudai ga imasu ka? (兄弟がいますか) – Do you have siblings?
#46 Ikura desu ka? (いくらですか) – How much does that cost?
#47Kore wa nan desu ka? (これはなんですか) – What is this?
#48 Sore wa nan desu ka? (それはなんですか) – What is that?
#49 Are we nan desu ka? (あれはなんですか) – What is that? (Hint: Use “kore” when
something is close to you, “sore” when something is away from you but close to the
person you’re speaking to, and “are” when something is far away from both of you.)
#50 Toire wa doko desu ka? (トイレはどこですか) – Where’s the toilet?
#51 Hai (はい) – Yes
#52 Iie (いいえ) – No
#53 Mada mada (まだまだ) – Not yet
#54 Kamoshiremasen (かもしれません) – Maybe/I’m not sure
#55 Tokidoki (時々) – Sometimes
#56 Zenzen (全然) – Never
#57 Itsumo (いつも) – Always
#58 Taitei (たいてい) – Usually
#59 Watashi wa _____ desu (私は__です) – I’m a _______ (Hint: you can fill this
blank with anything you feel describes you. That might be a “student” (gakusei),
“tourist” (kankoukyaku), or even “doctor” (isha)!
#60 Daijoubu desu (大丈夫です) – That’s okay
#61 Ii desu (いいです) – That’s good
#62 Ki o tsukete (気を付けて) – Be careful (Hint: you might say this to someone
going on a trip.)
#63 Yoku dekimashita (よくできました) – Great job
#64 Omedetou gozaimasu (おめでとうございます) – Congratulations
#65 Tanjoubi omedetou (誕生日おめでとう) – Happy birthday
#66 Kanpai (乾杯) – Cheers (Hint: you should really only go for this one if you
actually have a drink of some sort in your hand.)
#67 Ja (じゃ) – Well (Hint: used in the sense of “well, I guess I’d better get
going.”)
#68 Sayounara (さようなら) – Goodbye

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