Nihongo Nihongo
Natural conversational phrases suitable for various contexts are very useful for everyday Japanese communication.
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | お願いします | おねがいします | Onegai shimasu | Please |
| 2 | ありがとう | Arigatou | Thank you | |
| 3 | どういたしまして | Dōitashimashite | You’re welcome | |
| 4 | すみません | Sumimasen | Excuse me | |
| 5 | ごめんなさい | ごめんなさい | Gomennasai | I am sorry |
| 6 | おはようございます | Ohayou gozaimasu | Good morning | |
| 7 | 良く分かります | よくわかります | Yoku wakarimasu | I understand you perfectly |
| 8 | 何と言いましたか | なんていいましたか | Nante iimashita ka | What did you say? |
| 9 | 今晩は | こんばんは | Konbanwa | Good evening |
| 10 | お休みなさい | おやすみなさい | Oyasumi nasai | Good night |
| 11 | はい | Hai | Yes | |
| 12 | いいえ | Iie | No | |
| 13 | お元気ですか | おげんきですか | O-genki desu ka | How are you? |
| 14 | 元気です | げんきです | Genki desu | I’m fine |
| 15 | お会いできて嬉しいです | おあいできてうれしいです | Oaidekite ureshii desu | I am glad to meet you |
| 16 | 分かりません | わかりません | Wakarimasen | I don’t understand |
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 聞いた？ | きいた？ | Kiita? | Did you hear? |
| 2 | 知ってた？ | しってた？ | Shitteta? | Did you know? |
| 3 | わかった？ | Wakatta? | Did you understand? | |
| 4 | 見た？ | みた？ | Mita? | Did you see? |
| 5 | 忘れた？ | わすれた？ | Wasureta? | Did you forget? |
| 6 | 確認した？ | かくにんした？ | Kakunin shita? | Did you confirm? |
| 7 | 試した？ | ためした？ | Tameshita? | Did you try? |
| 8 | やめた？ | Yameta? | Did you stop? | |
| 9 | 確かめた？ | たしかめた？ | Tashikameta? | Did you check? |
| 10 | 出た？ | でた？ | Deta? | Did it come out? |
| 11 | 返事あった？ | へんじあった？ | Henji atta? | Did you get a reply? |
| 12 | 手伝った？ | てつだった？ | Tetsudatta? | Did you help? |
| 13 | 聞こえた？ | きこえた？ | Kikoeta? | Could you hear it? |
| 14 | 覚えてた？ | おぼえてた？ | Oboeteta? | Did you remember? |
| 15 | できた？ | Dekita? | Did you manage? | |
| 16 | 終わった？ | おわった？ | Owatta? | Is it finished? |
| 17 | 気付いた？ | きづいた？ | Kizuita? | Did you notice? |
| 18 | 感じた？ | かんじた？ | Kanjita? | Did you feel it? |
| 19 | 思った？ | おもった？ | Omotta? | Did you think so? |
| 20 | 考えた？ | かんがえた？ | Kangaeta? | Did you think about it? |
Grammar note: These are all in the casual past tense form (plain form / た-form, not the ない form) of verbs, typically used when speaking with friends or family — dropping the polite “ですか/ますか” and keeping just the verb stem + た, with a question mark added when spoken to form a question.
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