Japanese Remastered — 05 Lesson Talk & Useful Words

Short responses, classroom phrases and extra words that appeared in the tutor’s messages. Remastered from Preply notes and the original Knowt decks. Japanese and romaji are on the front, with plain-English meanings on the back. Remaster checked 14 November 2026. Originals retained.

はい hai

Yes.

いいえ iie

No.

わかりましたか？ wakarimashita ka?

Did you understand? / Is that clear? A check that someone understood an explanation.

もういっかい mou ikkai

Once again / one more time. In a lesson, use it to ask for something to be repeated.

すばらしい subarashii

Wonderful / excellent.

はい、そうです。 hai, sou desu.

Yes, that’s right / yes, it is. Confirm what the other person said.

そうですか。 sou desu ka.

I see / is that so? Show that you have taken in new information.

おちゃ ocha

Tea.

かおもじ kaomoji

A text face / emoticon, such as (^｡^).

たぶん tabun

Maybe / probably. The tutor supplied this word with the ownership practice.