Japanese phrases

Do you understand?

Wakarimasu ka

Yes, I understand.

Hai, wakarimasu

No, I don’t understand.

iie, wakarimasen

I don’t understand/I don’t know.

Wakarimasen

Please say it once again.

Mou ichido itte kudasai

Please speak more slowly.

Motto yukkuri itte kudasai

Can you speak Japanese?

Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka

Can you speak English?

Eigo ga hanasemasu ka

A little.

Sukoshi

Not at all.

Zenzen

I am studying Japanese.

Nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu

How are you?

Genki desu ka

What’s your name?

Onamae wa nan desu ka

My name is Kobe.

Kobe to moushimasu

That’s right.

Sou desu

That’s wrong.

Chigaimasu

How old are you?

Nansai desu ka

How old do I look?

Nansai ni miemasu ka

What is that?

Sore wa nan desu ka

Which one is the car?

Kuruma wa docchi desu ka

Where is the soap?

Sekken wa doko desu ka

I live in Japan.

Boku wa Nihon sundeimasu

My friend is Josh.

Boku no tomodachi wa Josh desu

What is it?

Nan desu ka

Who is that?

Sore wa dare desu ka

Who are you?

Anata wa dare desu ka

Who is he?

Kare wa dare desu ka