Japanese Terms (Phonetics)

aki

autumn or fall

ame

rain/rainy weather

anoo

um

Anoo onamae wa?

um, what's your name?

arigatoo

Thank you (informal)

arigatoo gozaimasu

Thank you (polite)

ashita

tomorrow

atsui

hot (when referring to the temperature) is used to describe actual temperature, occasionally can be used when describing a passion, but never the spiciness of something.

chuugoku

China

chuugokugo

Chinese language

desu

is, am, are

dochira

where (polite)

doitsu

Germany

doko

where (informal)

doomo

thanks

doomo arigatoo

Thank you very much (informal)

ee

yes

eego

English (language)

fuyu

winter

genki

fine

getsuyoobi

Monday

Gogatsu

May

hai

polite way to say yes

haikingu

hiking

hanasemasen

can't speak

hanasemasu

can speak

haru

spring (season)

hidoi

terrible

hontoo ni

indeed, really

ii

good, nice, fine

iie

no problem

ima

now

jaa

well then

ka

?

kankoo

sightseeing

kara

from

keshiki

scenery, view

kimashita

came

kinyoobi

Friday

kiotsukete

take care, be careful

kuni

country or nation

mata

again

mata ashita

See you tomorrow

namae

name (informal)

natsu

summer season

ne

Isn't it?

ni

at, in, to, for

nihon

Japan

nihongo

Japanese language

ogenki desu ka

How are you?

okagesama de

thank you (in response to an inquiry after one's well

okuni

country or nation, polite

okuni wa

what is your home country?

onamae

name (polite)

onamae wa

What's your name?

oyasuminasai

Good night

raishuu

next week

samui

cold (referring to the temperature of the air), it can be used to describe the weather, climate, or season

sanpo

to walk

sawayaka

fresh/refreshing

sayoonara

Goodbye, but only on special occasions when you do not expect to see the person for a very long time, if ever again.

Shichigatsu

July

shigoto

job; work; occupation

soo desu

that's right

sukoshi

a little

sumimasen

excuse me

sumimasen, onamae wa

Excuse me, what is your name?

sunde imasu

to live, reside

tenki

weather

wakarimasen

I don't understand/I don't know

wakarimasu

to understand

shigoto

work or job

oshigoto

a polite form of work or job

oshigoto wa

what do you do for a living?

shitsuree desu ka

excuse me for asking, but

shitsuree desu ka oshigoto wa

Excuse me for asking, but what do you do for a living?

kugastu ni kimashita

I came in September

nihongo go wakarimasu ka

Do you understand Japanese?

ima Koobe ni sunde imasu

I live in Kobe now.

dochira kara desu ka

Where are you from?

natsu kara Yokohama ni sunde imasu

I have been living in Yokomaha since the summer

tookyoo ni sunde imasu

I live in Tokyo.

nihongo ga hanasemasu

I can speak japanese

ee, soo desu ne

yes, it is so, isn’t it

jaa mata

see you later

sayonara kiostukete

goodbye take care

ee, sukoshi hanasemasu

yes, i can speak it a little

anoo, sumimasen

um, excuse me

jaa, mata raishuu

well then, see you again next week

oyasuminasai. mata ashita

good night. see you again tomorrow

amerika kara kimashita

i come from america

eego ga hanasemasen

i can’t speak english

jaa, getsuyoobi ni

well then, see you on Monday

sumimasen

im sorry, excuse me

haikingu desu ka

are you going for a hike?

ee, genki desu. okagesamade

Yes, im fine. thank you.