Japanese Conversation

Basic Greetings in Japanese Japanese Romaji English おはようございます ohayou gozaimasu Good morning こんにちは konnichiwa Good afternoon こんばんは konbanwa Good evening おやすみなさい oyasuminasai Good night こんにちは konnichiwa Hi/Hello さようなら sayounara Good bye おさきに しつれいします osakini shitsureishimasu I’ll go home (Sir) おつかれさまでした otsukaresamadeshita Thank you for your work どうも ありがとうございます doumo arigatou …

How to Say Happy New Year in Japanese 1.  明 け ま し て お め で と う (Akemashite omedetou) Happy New Year 2.  明 け ま し て お め で と う ご ざ い ま す (Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu) Happy New Year (This is the most …

Common phrases for Dining out in Japanese When dining out in Japan, knowing some basic phrases can greatly enhance your experience. Japanese to use at restaurants Common phrases for Dining out in Japanese いらっしゃいませ (Irasshaimase) – Welcome! 何名様ですか？(Nanmei-sama desu ka?) – How many people? メニューをお願いします。(Menyuu o onegaishimasu) – May I …

Basic Japanese Phrases Conversation Essential Japanese Phrases for Daily Conversation! 1. Konnichiwa (こんにちは) – Hello 2. Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます) – Good morning 3. Konbanwa (こんばんは) – 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) …

Introducing yourself in Japanese   Many places teach “Watashi wa ______ desu.” (私は＿＿です。)but this has a problem: “watashi wa ______ desu.” means both “I am ______.” and “I am a ______.” Unless the Japanese person you are introducing yourself to is familiar with your name (which isn’t always too likely) …

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Japanese Conversational Interjections No. Japanese Romaji  Meaning Explanation 1 うそ uso No way! This literally means “lie.” When said with surprise, it means “Really?” but when said with disbelief, it can mean “I don’t believe that.” 2 ほんと honto Really This can be used to agree with the listener. I …

Japanese phrases for telephone conversation Related Post: Communicate Japanese Through phone Japanese Phone vocabulary

How to say Time in Japanese 時間 /jikan/: Time When describing the time of day in general terms: 朝 /asa/: morning 昼 /hiru/: noon 晩 /ban/: evening 夜 /yoru/: night When expressing time between the hours: 時 /ji/: o’clock 時間 /jikan/: hour 午前 /gozen/: a.m. 午後 /gogo/: p.m. 分 /fun/: …

How to say “I” in Japanese わたくし (私) /watakushi/ – Very formal. – PR professionals (CEO, politicians…) usually use it when making official announcements. – It may sound a bit arrogant to the listeners so you should avoid using this. わたし (私) /watashi/ – A shortened form of「わたくし」. – The …