Useful Japanese phrases and words

English

Japanese Phonetic Pronunciation
yes hai
no iie
please (as in "go ahead") dozo
Thank you. domo arigato
Thank you very much. domo arigato gozaimas
You're welcome. doitashi mashitay
Good morning. o hi yo gozaimas
Good afternoon (or "hello") kon nee chee wa
Good evening / good night kon ban wa
Nice to meet you (1st time) Ha ji may ma shitay
Nice to meet you (again) Dozo yo ro shikoo
How are you? Genke deska?
Excuse me. Su me masen
See you later. Jan ay
I'm sorry. Gomen nansa
How much? I ku ra de ka?
Thank you for the meal. Gochi so sa ma.
Cheers! Kampai!
happy gen ki
father (dad) oh tow san
daughter mu su me
mother (mom) okah san
delicious oy shee
great! segoi!
like (to favour) ski
favourite daiski
welcome (heard as you enter businesses) irasshaimasse
hot towel given at beginning of a meal oshi bori
green tea ocha
any eating place (has plastic food in window) shokudo
a pub izakaya
a restaurant where you cook own food okonomiyaki
fried noodles (in above restaurant) yaki soba
restaurant serving grilled skewers of chicken yakitori
fish fried in a fluffy batter tempura
bowls of noodles in a meat broth ramen
dumplings with fried veggies & pork gyoza
raw fish served in small bits sashimi
Japanese horseradish root wasabi
sweet rice that is firm and elastic mochi
soup made of fermented soybeans & salt miso

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Population
121,050,000 in Japan (1985). Population total all countries: 122,433,899.
Region
Throughout the country. Also spoken in American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA.
Alternate Names
N/A
Dialects
Western Japanese, Eastern Japanese. Possibly related to Korean. The Kagoshima dialect is 84% cognate with Tokyo dialect.
Comments
SOV; postpositions; demonstrative, numeral, adjective, possessive, relative clause, proper noun precede noun head; adverb precedes verb; sentence final question particle; CV. Buddhist, Shintoist.
 
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