Japanese Classroom Expressions and Greetings

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A complete list of Japanese classroom instructions, phrases, greetings, questions, and conversational fillers with their exact English meanings from the transcript.

Last updated 5:09 AM on 9/4/26
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きいてください (kiite kudasai)

Please listen.

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いってください (itte kudasai)

Please say.

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みてください (mite kudasai)

Please look/watch.

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よんでください (yonde kudasai)

Please read.

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かいてください (kaite kudasai)

Please write.

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みせてください (misete kudasai)

Please show.

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たってください (tatte kudasai)

Please stand up.

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すわってください (suwatte kudasai)

Please sit down.

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きてください (kite kudasai)

Please come.

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ふたりで やってください (futari de yatte kudasai)

Please do it in pairs.

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あたらしいパートナーと (atarashii paatonaa to)

With a new partner.

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はじめてください (hajimete kudasai)

Please begin.

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(じかんです)やめてください ((jikan desu.) yamete kudasai)

(Time’s up.) Please stop.

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だしてください (dashite kudasai)

Please hand in.

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じゃあ (jaa)

(Well) then

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つぎ (tsugi)

Next.

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もういちど (moo ichido)

One more time.

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こう (koo)

Like this.

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おはよう (ohayoo)

Good morning (casual/informal)

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おはようございます (ohayoo gozai-masu)

Good morning (polite/formal)

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こんにちは (kon-nichiwa)

Good afternoon

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こんばんは (kon-banwa)

Good evening

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よろしくおねがいします (yoroshiku onegaishi-masu)

Greeting used when two people or two parties are going to be engaged in a work or relationship that requires cooperation of both sides; indicates mutual respect and dependence

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ありがとうございました (arigatoo gozai-mashita)

Thank you. (polite; for past action/event)

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ありがとう (arigatoo)

Thank you. (casual)

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じゃあ、また (jaa, mata)

See you.

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しつれいします (shitsuree shimasu)

A formal expression used when entering or leaving the classroom or instructor’s office

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せんせい (sensee)

teacher; professor

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じゃあ、はじめます (jaa, hajime-masu)

Well then, let’s begin the class.

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じゃあ、おわります (jaa, owari-masu)

Well then, that’s all for today.

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げんきですか。 (genki desu ka.)

“Are you well?”

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だいじょうぶですか。 (daijoobu desu ka.)

“Are you okay?”

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しつもん、ありますか。 (shitsumon ari-masu ka.)

“Do you have questions?”

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わかりますか。 (wakari-masu ka.)

“Do you understand?”

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できましたか。 (deki-mashita ka.)

“Are you done?”

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すみません。 (sumimasen.)

Excuse me. [to get the teacher’s attention] / I’m sorry.

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え? (eh?)

Pardon?/Sorry?/Huh?/What (did you say)?

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もういちど おねがいします。 (moo ichido onegai shimasu.)

Please say it one more time.

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ゆっくり (yukkuri)

slowly

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ゆっくり おねがいします。 (yukkuri onegai shimasu.)

Please say it slowly.

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わかりません。 (wakarimasen.)

I don’t understand.

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わたしも (watashi MO)

Me too.

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わたしは (watashi WA)

“I” used in a sentence

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(あ)そうですか (↘) ((a) soo desu ka (↘))

Oh, I see.

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[someone’s name]さんは? ([someone’s name]san wa?)

How about you?

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いいですね。 (ii desu ne.)

That’s nice.

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すごい! (sugoi!)

Amazing!/ Cool!/ Wow!

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(え?!)ほんとに? ((eh?!) honto ni?)

(What?!) Really?

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えっと… (etto…)

uh [filler]

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あの… (ano…)

um [filler]

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しつもん (shitsumon)

question

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しつもんがあります。 (shitsumon ga arimasu.)

I have a question.

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にほんご (nihon-go)

Japanese language

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[X]は にほんごで なんですか? ([X]wa nihon-go de nan desu ka?)

What is [X] in Japanese?

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えいご (eego)

English

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[Y]は えいごで なんですか? ([Y]wa eego de nan desu ka?)

What is [Y] in English?

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たとえば (tatoeba)

For example

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なんだっけ? (nan da-kke?)

What was it?/ What was I going to say? [self-directed question]

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ちょっと まってください。 (chotto matte kudasai.)

Please wait for a moment.