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Vocabulary Phrases

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[edit] English Rmaji Deatta toki no aisatsu. Fureezu no rensh. Hai. Iie. Onegai shimasu. Dmo. Arigat. Dmo arigat. Arigat gozaimasu. Dmo arigat gozaimasu. Dmo arigat gozaimashita. D itashimashite. Kochirakoso. Sumimasen. Gomen'nasai. Ohay gozaimasu. Konban wa. Oyasuminasai. Eigo de hanasemasu ka?

Japanese

Meeting and greeting. Phrases to practise. Yes. No. Please (lit: do this humble request). Thanks. (casual) Thanks. (casual, a bit more polite) Thanks a lot. (even more polite, but still casual, lit. Thanks very much!) Thank you. (polite) Thank you very much. (very polite) Thank you very much (for what you have done). (very polite, past tense) You're welcome/Don't mention it/Not at all. The pleasure is mine./It's me who should say that./Same here. (lit: my side for sure!) Excuse me./Thank you. (can be both an apology or a "thank you".) I'm sorry (apology). Good morning (used till about 10am). Good evening. Good night (used when going away and about to sleep soon). Can you speak English? Is there anybody here who can speak English?

Koko ni eigo o hanaseru hito wa imasu ka?

I can speak only a little Japanese. What is your name? (polite) My name is Kaori. (very polite) I am Kaori/It's Kaori. How do you do? / Nice to meet you. (only at first meeting, lit: "We have started...", usually followed by stating ones name) It's nice to meet you. (lit: please, be good to me) How are you? (polite, Lit: are you healthy?) How are you feeling? (casual) Yes, I'm fine. (Lit: yes, I'm healthy.) I don't understand. I understand. What did you say?

Watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi shika hanasemasu.

O-namae wa nan desu ka? Watashi wa Kaori to mshimasu. Kaori desu. Hajimemashite. Yoroshiku o-negai shimasu. O-genki desu ka? Ikaga desu ka Hai, genki desu. Wakarimasen. Wakarimasu. Nanto iimashita ka M sukoshi yukkuri hanashite

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Please speak more slowly. I understand very well.

M sukoshi yukkuri hanashite kudasai. Yoku wakarimasu. [edit] Examples showing the use (of a word).

Example sentences

Shiyourei

In the example sentences paragraph we will show you each time the use of the words learned so far. First, some more vocabulary:

(Nihongo, Japanese) ten'in shika

(Rmaji)

(Eigo, English meaning)

salesperson nothing but, only (used with verb in negative tense)

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Daijoubu (desu). (desu is not necessary, but It's alright. It's okay. No problem. makes it more polite) yuujin / tomodachi mou au mada friend already to meet yet, still

Example 1: Mr. Smith walks into a shop.

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Sumisu: Ohayou gozaimasu. Eigo o hanasemasu ka. Ten'in: Sumimasen. Eigo o hanasemasen. Sumisu: Watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi shika hanasemasen. (Remark: here ga may be replaced by (w)o) Ten'in: Daijoubu desu. Wakarimasu. Smith: Good morning. Can you speak English? Salesperson: I'm sorry. I can't speak English. Smith: I can speak only a little Japanese. (lit: I can't but speak a little Japanese) Salesperson: That's ok. I understand. Example 2: Akira-san is introducing his friend Satou Hiroko-san to his other friend Naoka-san.
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Hiroko: Konnichiwa. Akira: Konnichiwa. Watashi no yuujin no Naoko ni mou aimashita ka. Hiroko: Iie. Mada atte imasen. Akira: Naoko, kochira wa Satou Hiroko-san desu. Hiroko: Hajimemashite. Hiroko desu. Naoko: Hajimemashite. Naoko desu. Hiroko: Douzo yoroshiku o-negai shimasu. Naoko: Kochira koso. Douzo yoroshiku o-negai shimasu.

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Hiroko: Hello. Akira: Hello. Have you already met my friend Naoko? Hiroko: No. I haven't yet met (her). Akira: Naoko, this is Mrs. Hiroko Satou. Hiroko: How do you do. My name's Hiroko. Naoko: How do you do. I'm Naoko. Hiroko: I'm very pleased to meet you. Naoko: Same here (lit: my side for sure). I'm very pleased to meet you.

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