Japanese Set

Konnichiwa

Hello (morning)

Hajimemashite

Nice to meet you (first time)

Watashi

“I” (watashi wa Noah desu)

Douzo yoroshiku

Pleased to meet you (please be nice to me)

Ohayou

Good morning (informal)

Konbanwa

Good evening

Jaa mata

See you later

Sayounara

Long term goodbye

Arigatou

Thank you (informal)

-San

Used after someone’s name to be polite

(Trenton-san)

iie

“No” (used after someone says thanks)”not at all”

Douzo

Here you go/please

Sumimasen

Apologize/get someone’s attention

Sorry/excuse me

Arigatou gozaimasu

Thank you (formal)

Ohayou gozaimasu

Good morning (formal)

Sensei

Teacher

(Hazuda-sensei)

あ

Hiragana- ‘a’

い

Hiragana- ‘i’

え

Hiragana- ‘e’

う

Hiragana- ‘u’

お

Hiragana- ‘o’

あい

Love

あおい

Blue

いえ

House

Gakusei

Student

Kaishain

Company employee

Isha

Doctor

Daigakusei

University student

Koukousei

High school student

Onamae wa?

What is your name?

か

Hiragana- Ka

き

Hiragana- ki

く

Hiragana- ku

け

Hiragana- ke

こ

Hiragana- ko

Sou desu

Thats right

Janai desu

Not right

Nihon

Japan

Chuugoku

China

Amerika

America

Igirisu

England

Mekishiko

Mexico

Doko

Where?

さ

Sa

し

Shi

す

Su

せ

Se

そ

So

Doitsu

Germany

Burajiru

Brazil

Furansu

France

-jin

Put at the end of a nation to describe someone’s nationality (Amerikajin = American Person)

た

Hiragana- Ta

ち

Hiragana- Chi

つ

Hiragana- tsu

て

Hiragana- Te

と

Hiragana- To