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Japanese greetings you need to know

Japanese greetings you need to know Common Greetings 1. おはよう ohayou: Good Morning (from sunrise to 10.00) 2. おはようございます ohayou gozaimasu: Good Morning (more polite) 3. こんにちは konnichiwa: Good Evening (from 10.00 to dark) 4. こんばんは konbanwa: Good Night (once dark) 5. あきましておめでとう akimashite omedetou: Happy new year (used only …

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Say “whatever” in Japanese

Say “whatever” in Japanese There are different expressions in Japanese that can be understood as “whatever”: なんでもいい。”Anything’s fine” どうでもいい。”Any way is fine” どこでもいい。”Any place is fine” いつでもいい。”Any time is fine” だれでもいい。”Anyone will do” かってにして。”Do what you want” まいいか。”well,I guess that’s fine” ワットエバ。”whatever(in English)“ Hope this was useful to you all …

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Learn Japanese – How To Invite

HOW TO INVITE? いっしょに (Issho ni) = together (with), at the same time. Let’s say you want to invite your friend to a lunch? Here is the pattern.. いっしょに + noun + particle + Verb Negative + か Example: A. 田中さん いっしょに ひるごはん を たべませんか? Tanaka san isshoni hirugohan wo …

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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 4

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 4 Useful Japanese Phrases In this lesson, we will learn about commonly used Japanese phrases. はじめまして (Hajimemashite) : nice to meet you お元気ですか (O genki desu ka) : how are you? 元気です (Genki desu) : I’m fine あなた わ?(Anata wa?) – and you? ありがとう (Arigatou) …

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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 3

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 3 Useful Japanese Phrases In this lesson, we will learn about commonly used Japanese phrases. Japanese Romaji Meaning ようこそ youkoso Welcome (aboard) さようなら sayounara Good bye (This is only used if you are leaving for a long time, like going overseas) また明日 mata ashita See …

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Learn basic Japanese vocabulary everyday through pictures

Learn basic Japanese vocabulary everyday through pictures Learn Japanese vocabulary with pictures about problems in daily life. 基本の言葉 Ebook にほんごえじてん – Japanese language dictionary with pictures by the Japanese Culture Department (文化庁)  Download : PDF

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Useful phrases for a phone call in Japanese

Useful phrases for a phone call in Japanese もう少しゆっくり話していただけますか? mō sukoshi yukkuri hanashite itadakemasu ka? Could you speak more slowly? もう一度ゆっくり言っていただけますか? mō ichi do sore o yukkuri itte itadakemasu ka? Could you say that again more slowly? もう少し大きな声で話していただけますか? mō sukoshi ōkina koe de hanashite itadakemasu ka? Could you speak up …

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