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Hello.
こんにちは。　Konnichiwa. (kon-nee-chee-WAH)

How are you?
お元気ですか。　O-genki desu ka? (oh-GEN-kee dess-KAH?)

Fine, thank you.
元気です。　Genki desu. (GEN-kee dess)

What is your name?
お名前は何ですか。 O-namae wa nan desu ka?　(oh-NAH-mah-eh wah NAHN dess-KAH?)

My name is ____ .
私の名前は ____ です。 Watashi no namae wa ____ desu. (wah-TAH-shee no nah-mah-eh wa ____
dess)

Nice to meet you.
始めまして。　Hajimemashite. (hah-jee-meh-MOSH-teh)

Please. (request)
お願いします。　Onegai shimasu. (oh-neh-gigh shee-moss)

Please. (offer)
どうぞ。 Dōzo. (DOH-zo)

Thank you.
どうもありがとう。 Dōmo arigatō. (doh-moh ah-ree-GAH-toh)

You're welcome.
どういたしまして。 Dō itashi mashite. (doh EE-tah-shee mosh-teh)

Yes.
はい。 Hai. (HIGH)

No.
いいえ。 Iie. (EE-eh)

Goodbye. (long-term)
さようなら。 Sayōnara. (sa-YOH-nah-rah)

Goodbye. (informal)
それでは。 Sore dewa. (SOH-reh deh-wah)

Good morning.
おはようございます。 Ohayō gozaimasu. (oh-hah-YOH go-zigh-moss)

Good evening.
こんばんは。 Konbanwa. (kohm-bahn-wah)

Good night (to sleep)
おやすみなさい。 Oyasuminasai. (oh-yah-soo-mee-nah-sigh)

Excuse me.
すみません。 Sumimasen. (soo-mee-mah-sen)

I'm sorry.
御免なさい。 Gomen-nasai. (goh-men-nah-sign)

Leave me alone.
ほっといて。 (hottoite.)

Don't touch me!
さわらないで! (sawaranaide!)

I'll call the police.
警察をよびます。 (keisatsu o yobimasu)

Police!
警察! (keisatsu)

Stop! Thief!
待て! どろぼう! (mate! dorobō!)

I need your help.
たすけてください。 (tasukete kudasai)

It's an emergency.
緊急です。 (kinkyū desu)

I'm lost.
迷子です。 (maigo desu)

I lost my bag.
かばんをなくしました。 (kaban o nakushimashita)

I dropped my wallet.
財布をおとしました。 (saifu o otoshimashita)

I'm sick.
病気です。 (byōki desu)

I've been injured.
けがしました。 (kega shimashita)

Please call a doctor.
医者を呼んでください。 (isha o yonde kudasai)

I need a doctor who can speak English.
英語の出来るお医者さんはいますか？ (eigo no dekiru oisha-san wa imasu ka)

Can I use your phone?
電話を使っていいですか? (denwa o tsukatte iidesuka)

I can't speak Japanese [well].
日本語「よく」話せません。 Nihongo [yoku] hanasemasen. (nee-hohn-goh [yo-koo] hah-nah-seh-mah-sen)

Do you speak English?
英語を話せますか。 Eigo o hanasemasuka? (AY-goh oh hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?
だれか英語を話せますか。 Dareka eigo o hanasemasuka? (dah-reh-kah AY-goh oh hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?)

Help!
たすけて! Tasukete! (tah-soo-keh-teh!)

Look out!
あぶない! Abunai! (ah-boo-NIGH!)

I don't understand.
わかりません。 Wakarimasen. (wah-kah-ree-mah-sen)

Where is the toilet?
トイレはどこですか。 Toire wa doko desu ka? (toy-reh wah DOH-koh dess kah?)

month
月 gatsu
January
１月 ichigatsu
February
２月 nigatsu
March
３月 sangatsu
April
４月 shigatsu
May
５月 gogatsu
June
６月 rokugatsu
July
７月 shichigatsu
August
８月 hachigatsu
September
９月 kugatsu
October
１０月 jūgatsu
November
１１月 jūichigatsu
December
１２月 jūnigatsu

Spring
春 haru

Summer
夏 natsu

Autumn
秋 aki

Winter
冬 fuyu

Sunday
日曜日 (nichiyōbi)
Monday
月曜日 (getsuyōbi)
Tuesday
火曜日 (kayōbi)
Wednesday
水曜日 (suiyōbi)
Thursday
木曜日 (mokuyōbi)
Friday
金曜日 (kin'yōbi)
Saturday
土曜日 (doyōbi)

Father 父 (chichi)
Mother 母 (haha)
Older Brother 兄 (ani)
Older Sister 姉 (ane)
Younger Brother 弟 (otōto)
Younger Sister 妹 (imōto)
Grandfather 祖父 (sofu)
Grandmother 祖母 (sobo)
Uncle 叔父/伯父 (oji)
Aunt 叔母/伯母 (oba)
Son 息子 (musuko)
Daughter 娘 (musume)
Father お父さん (otōsan)
Mother お母さん (okāsan)
Older Brother お兄さん (onīsan)
Older Sister お姉さん (onēsan)
Younger Brother 弟さん (otōtosan)
Younger Sister 妹さん (imōtosan)
Grandfather おじいさん (ojīsan)
Uncle おじさん (ojisan)
Aunt おばさん (obasan)
Husband ご主人 (goshujin)
Wife 奥さん (okusan)
Son 息子さん (musukosan)
Daughter お嬢さん (ojōsan)

What?
なに。 Nani? (nan-ee)
Where?
どこ。 Doko? (do-koh)
Who?
だれ。 Dare? (da-reh)
When?
いつ。 Itsu? (it-soo)
Which?
どれ。 Dore? (do-reh)
Why?
何で／　どうして nande (nan-deh) / dooshite(dō-shi-teh)
How Much?
いくら。 Ikura?

0
〇, 零 zero or rei
1
一 ichi
2
二 ni
3
三 san
4
四 yon or shi
5
五 go
6
六 roku
7
七 nana or shichi
8
八 hachi
9
九 kyū
10
十 jū
11
十一 jū-ichi
12
十二 jū-ni
13
十三 jū-san
14
十四 jū-yon
15
十五 jū-go
16
十六 jū-roku
17
十七 jū-nana
18
十八 jū-hachi
19
十九 jū-kyuu
20
二十 ni-jū
21
二十一 ni-jū-ichi
22
二十二 ni-jū-ni
23
二十三 ni-jū-san
30
三十 san-jū
40
四十 yon-jū
50
五十 go-jū
60
六十 ro-ku-jū
70
七十 nana-jū
80
八十 hachi-jū
90
九十 kyū-jū
100
百 hyaku
200
二百 ni-hyaku
300
三百 san-byaku
1000
千 sen
2000
二千 ni-sen
10,000
一万 ichi-man
1,000,000
百万 hyaku-man
1,000,000,000,000
一兆 itchō

what time is it?
[looking for kanji] Nanji desuka.

now
今 (ima)

later
後で (atode)

before
前に (mae ni)

before
___ の前に (no mae ni)

morning
朝 (asa)

afternoon
午後 (gogo)

evening
夕方 (yūgata)

night
夜 (yoru)

six o'clock AM
朝6時 (asa rokuji)

nine o'clock AM
午前9時 (gozen kuji)

noon
正午 (shōgo)

one o'clock PM
午後1時 (gogo ichiji)

two o'clock PM
午後2時 (gogo niji)

midnight
夜12時 (yoru jūniji)

today
今日 (kyō)

yesterday
昨日 (kinō)

tomorrow
明日 (ashita)

this week
今週 (konshū)

last week
先週 (senshū)

next week
来週 (raishū)



colours
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white shiro 白
yellow ki-iro 黄色
red aka 赤
orange orenji オレンジ
green midori 緑
blue ao 青
purple murasaki 紫
pink pinku ピンク
brown cha-iro ブラウン
black kuro 黒
gold kin-iro 金
silver gin-iro 銀

Hiragana - ひらがな


だ:da ぢ:ji づ:zu で:de ど:do

な:na に:ni ぬ:nu ね:ne の:no

は:ha ひ:hi ふ:fu へ:he ほ:ho

ば:ba び:bi ぶ:bu べ:be ぼ:bo

ぱ:pa ぴ:pi ぷ:pu ぺ:pe ぽ:po

ま:ma み:mi む:mu め:me も:mo

や:ya ゆ:yu よ:yo

ら:ra り:ri る:ru れ:re ろ:ro

わ:wa を:wo ん:n/m

Note: You probably noticed that there are 2 "zu" and 2 "ji". づ (zu) and ぢ (ji) are very rarely used. づ (zu) only occurs when there is a つ (tsu) in front of it like in つづく (tsuzuku - to continue) or when a Kanji (Chinese character) that starts with つ (tsu) is paired at the end with another character changing the つ (tsu) to a づ (zu). The same applies for ぢ (ji). Since they are used so rarely I wouldn't worry about them too much. I will let you know whenever we come upon a word in which they are used.
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Katakana is mainly used for foreign words such as names and words that have been borrowed from other languages such as "compyu-ta-" (computer). The Japanese language does not have as many sounds as the English language so, when creating a name in Katakana for instance, the name must be sound out to the closest Japanese equivalent. Katakana, Hiragana, and Furigana (when Hiragana is written small next to a Kanji or Katakana character to show how that character is read) are collectively known as Kana. Katakana - カタカナ

ア:a イ:i ウ:u エ:e オ:o

カ:ka キ:ki ク:ku ケ:ke コ:ko

ガ:ga ギ:gi グ:gu ゲ:ge ゴ:go

サ:sa シ:shi ス:su セ:se ソ:so

ザ:za ジ:ji ズ:zu ゼ:ze ゾ:zo

タ:ta チ:chi ツ:tsu テ:te ト:to

ダ:da ぢ:ji ヅ:zu デ:de ド:do

ナ:na ニ:ni ヌ:nu ネ:ne ノ:no

ハ:ha ヒ:hi フ:fu ヘ:he ホ:ho

バ:ba ビ:bi ブ:bu ベ:be ボ:bo

パ:pa ｃs:pi プ:pu ペ:pe ポ:po

マ:ma ミ:mi ム:mu メ:me モ:mo

ヤ:ya ユ:yu ヨ:yo

ラ:ra リ:ri ル:ru レ:re ロ:ro

ワ:wa ヲ:wo ン:n/m

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Japanese Language: Japanese (日本語 nihongo) is spoken in Japan, and essentially nowhere else. The Japanese language is distinct from Chinese and Korean, although the written form uses Chinese (kanji) characters, and is not known to be related to any other language.

Grammar
Japanese generally employs a subject-object-verb order, using particles to mark the grammatical functions of the words: 私がハンバーガーを食べる watashi-ga hamburger-o taberu, "I-subject hamburger-object eat". It is common to omit subjects and even objects if these are clear from previous context.

Verbs and adjectives conjugate by tense and politeness level, but not by person or number. There is no verb "to be" as such, but the polite copula desu can be used in most cases: John desu ("I am John"), Ringo desu ("This is an apple"), Akai desu ("It is red"), etc. Note that the exact meaning will depend on the implied subject!

The good news is that Japanese has none of the following: gender, declensions or plurals. Nouns never conjugate and almost all verbs are regular.

Reading and writing Japanese are advanced skills which take years of work to gain much real proficiency. Japanese themselves use three different writing systems of various complexity, two of which (hiragana' and katakana) are syllabic and relatively easy to learn with 50 characters each, but the clincher is the set of over 2000 Chinese characters known as kanji.