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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.
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きいてください (kiite kudasai)
Please listen.
いってください (itte kudasai)
Please say.
みてください (mite kudasai)
Please look/watch.
よんでください (yonde kudasai)
Please read.
かいてください (kaite kudasai)
Please write.
みせてください (misete kudasai)
Please show.
たってください (tatte kudasai)
Please stand up.
すわってください (suwatte kudasai)
Please sit down.
きてください (kite kudasai)
Please come.
ふたりで やってください (futari de yatte kudasai)
Please do it in pairs.
あたらしいパートナーと (atarashii paatonaa to)
With a new partner.
はじめてください (hajimete kudasai)
Please begin.
(じかんです)やめてください ((jikan desu.) yamete kudasai)
(Time’s up.) Please stop.
だしてください (dashite kudasai)
Please hand in.
じゃあ (jaa)
(Well) then
つぎ (tsugi)
Next.
もういちど (moo ichido)
One more time.
こう (koo)
Like this.
おはよう (ohayoo)
Good morning (casual/informal)
おはようございます (ohayoo gozai-masu)
Good morning (polite/formal)
こんにちは (kon-nichiwa)
Good afternoon
こんばんは (kon-banwa)
Good evening
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
ありがとうございました (arigatoo gozai-mashita)
Thank you. (polite; for past action/event)
ありがとう (arigatoo)
Thank you. (casual)
じゃあ、また (jaa, mata)
See you.
しつれいします (shitsuree shimasu)
A formal expression used when entering or leaving the classroom or instructor’s office
せんせい (sensee)
teacher; professor
じゃあ、はじめます (jaa, hajime-masu)
Well then, let’s begin the class.
じゃあ、おわります (jaa, owari-masu)
Well then, that’s all for today.
げんきですか。 (genki desu ka.)
“Are you well?”
だいじょうぶですか。 (daijoobu desu ka.)
“Are you okay?”
しつもん、ありますか。 (shitsumon ari-masu ka.)
“Do you have questions?”
わかりますか。 (wakari-masu ka.)
“Do you understand?”
できましたか。 (deki-mashita ka.)
“Are you done?”
すみません。 (sumimasen.)
Excuse me. [to get the teacher’s attention] / I’m sorry.
え? (eh?)
Pardon?/Sorry?/Huh?/What (did you say)?
もういちど おねがいします。 (moo ichido onegai shimasu.)
Please say it one more time.
ゆっくり (yukkuri)
slowly
ゆっくり おねがいします。 (yukkuri onegai shimasu.)
Please say it slowly.
わかりません。 (wakarimasen.)
I don’t understand.
わたしも (watashi MO)
Me too.
わたしは (watashi WA)
“I” used in a sentence
(あ)そうですか (↘) ((a) soo desu ka (↘))
Oh, I see.
[someone’s name]さんは? ([someone’s name]san wa?)
How about you?
いいですね。 (ii desu ne.)
That’s nice.
すごい! (sugoi!)
Amazing!/ Cool!/ Wow!
(え?!)ほんとに? ((eh?!) honto ni?)
(What?!) Really?
えっと… (etto…)
uh [filler]
あの… (ano…)
um [filler]
しつもん (shitsumon)
question
しつもんがあります。 (shitsumon ga arimasu.)
I have a question.
にほんご (nihon-go)
Japanese language
[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?
えいご (eego)
English
[Y]は えいごで なんですか? ([Y]wa eego de nan desu ka?)
What is [Y] in English?
たとえば (tatoeba)
For example
なんだっけ? (nan da-kke?)
What was it?/ What was I going to say? [self-directed question]
ちょっと まってください。 (chotto matte kudasai.)
Please wait for a moment.