**Note: some of the sentences and phrases com from a little quick Japanese/Korean handbook for soldiers.**

EVERDAY PHRASES

SLANG

good luck = ganbatte

GREETINGS

good morning. = Ohayo gozaimasu.{polite form}(also use with peers/friends is "ohayo")

good afternoon.(hello) = Konnichi wa.

Good evening = konban wa.

good night = Oyasuminasai (nasai is added to be polite)

good bye = sayonara

see you later = ja mata

it's nice to meet you= dozo yoroshiku (the reply is kochira koso = it's nice to meet you )

how are you? = ogenki desu ka?

i'm fine= genki desu

and you? = anata wa?

I'm also fine= watashi mo genki desu.

thank you, very much = doumo arigatou gozaimasu = that's kind of you.

your welcome=douitashimashite (or iie)

what is your name? = o-namae wa nan desu ka?

i am sorry. = Gomen nasai

my name is _____= watakushi no namae wa _____ desu. ( ___desu.)

how is your family? = go-kazoku wa genki desu ka?

Fine, thanks. = Hai o-kage sama de.

FIRST TIME IN JAPAN

pardon me. (excuse me) = sumimasen. (knock on door and say "shitsureshimasu" and "anou" also gets attention)

i am looking for someone who speaks English = eigo no dekiru hito wa masuka.

do you speak english? = eigo o hanashimsau ka?

yes, i speak a little. = hai, sukoshi hanashi masu.(sukoshi sounds like skoshi)

do you know/understand english?= eigo ga wakarimasuka.

i think so = souomoimasu

no, i don't speak it = iie, hanashimasen

i am sorry but could you say it again= sumimasen. mouichido, onegaishimasu

please speak more slowly = moto jukkuri hanashitte kudasai.

can you halp me? = Testsudate kudasai masu ka?

could you help me? = omegai shimasu?

do you understand? = wakarimasuka

i understand = wakarimasu

i don't understand = wakarimasen.

what does that mean? = kore wa do yu imi desu ka?

note: you might not need to ask:
nihon no kata desuka=are you japanese.
b/c you might not here:
nihonjin dewa arimasen= i'm not japanese.

what is this?= kore wa nandesuka

it's a japanese dictionary= nihon no jisho desu=

the bag is big.=kono kaban wa, ookii desu

Ms. Otaka teaches japanese. =otakasan wa nihongo o oshiemasu

let's go = ikimasho.

taxi, please = takushi onegai shimasu

fill it up = mantan ni shite kudasai

would you like to go dancing? = dansu o shini ikimasen ka? (i got this from a japanese handbook for soldiers)

may i bring a friend? = tomodachi o hitori tsurete itte mo ii desu ka? (same here)

where am i on this map?= kono chizu de ga zaichio oshite kudasai= please show me where i am on this map.

to learn how to say where something is look take a look at lesson 1-a:how to tell where someone/something is.

IF YOUR LOST ASK DIRECTION

kokodesu=it's here. soredesu=it's there. aredesu=it's over there.

go left= hidariniikimasu. go right= miginiikimasu.

go straight...

how do i get to ____?= ____ dochira ikeba ii desho ka?

is it far? = toi desu ka?

where is the ____? =_____wa doko desu ka?

there=soko desu. over there=asokodesu. here=kokodesu.

Getting/Giving directions

*note: in japan most streets are not named landmarks, stores and building(first, second,...) are ways to direct someone from a major street or store.

vocabulary needed:...

DINING

before you eat say=itadakimasu.

after you say=gochisousama.

I'm hungry=onskaga peko peko desu. (peko peko the sound of hunger)

please bring us ______ = _______ o motte kite kudasai.

i'd like some_____(i would like)= _________o kudasai.

reserved seat = shitei seki

WEATHER

how is the weather today? = kyo wa donna otenki desuka?

it's very windy = tsuyoi kaze ga futte imasu

is it raining? = ame ga futte imasu ka?

hot, isn't it ?= atsui desu ne?

cold , isn't it? = samui desu ne?

nice day, isn't it? = ii otenki desu ne?

SHOPPING

we go shopping on Saturday. = doyobi ni kaimono ni ikimasu.

can you help me please? = sumimasen, onegai shimasu?

how much? = ikura desu ka?

it's too expense = chotto takai desu 

i like this one = kore ga suki desu

STAYING AT A HOTEL

a room with bath = furotsuki no heya

i'd like a room with a bath = furotsuki no heya o kudasai.

a room with twin beds =tsuin bedo no heya

i would like these clothes cleaned = kono fuku o kuringu shite kudasai.(permitting they do that there)

any messages? = kotozuke arimasu ka

Please call me at (8) a. m. = gozen hachiji ni denwa kakete kudasai

may i have my bill please ? = seikyusho o kudasai, dozo.

will you take a traveler's check? = torabera chekku de haratte mo ii desu ka?

i am on vacation = kyuka de kite imasu.

GETTING THE DAY OF THE WEEK

what is today? = kyo wa nanyobi desu ka?

it is friday. = kinyobi desu.

today is ___ = kyo wa ____ desu.

mail call

Please send it to _______ = _______koko e tokette kudasi.

Please write there. = sore o kaitekudasai

NEW: telling where people, things or animals are

Neko wa ue ni taburu ga imasu=the cat is on the endtable.

kuppo wa shita ni taburu ga imasu= the cup is under the entable(ha ^-^ ha, when are you gonna use this one?)

it can only be said for once a year and last for 15 days:
akemashiteomedetou

to learn how to make sentences and pronounce the words visit SailorChibimoon and SailorSaturn

for this pic click here

To fill in the blanks talk to Chibichibi and the Outer Senshi

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