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Meeting People
English Word, In Japanese, Pronunciation
Good morning, ohayo gozaimasu, oh-hah-yoh goh-zye-mahss
Good day/ hello, konnoichiwa, kohn-nee-chee-wah
Good evening, konbanwa, kohn-bahn-wah
Good night, oysumi nasai, oh-yah-soo-mee nah-sigh
Good-bye, sayonara, sah-yoh-nah-rah
Please, kudasai, koo-dah-sigh
Thank you, arigato, ah-ree-gah-toh
Thank you very much, arigato gozaimasu, ah-ree-gah-toh-goh-zye-mahss
You're welcome, do itashhimashite, doh ee-tah-shee-mahsh-teh
I'm sorry and excuse me, sumimasen, soo-mee-mah-sen
Yes, hai, hi
No, iie, ee-eh
Mr./Mrs./Miss, san, sahn
My name is...., (your name here)...watahi wa desu, wah-tah-shee wah
What is your name?, Onamae wa nan desu ka?, oh-nah-mah-eh- wah nahn dess kah
How are you?, Ogenki desu ka?, oh-gen-kee dess kah
Where are you from?, Anata wa dochira kara?, ah-nah-tah wah doh-chee-rah kah-rah
I'm from the U.S.A., Watashi wa Amerika kara kimashit, wah-tah-shee wah ah-meh-ree-kah kah-rah kee-mahsh-tah
I'm from England, Watashi wa Igirisu kara kimashita, wah-tah-shee wa ee-gee-ree-soo kah-rah kee-mashsh-tah
I am American, Watashi wa Amerikajin, desu wah-tah-shee wah ah-meh-ree-kah-jeen dess
I am Canadian, Watashi wa Kanadajin desu, wat-tah-shee wa kah-nah-dah-jeen dess
Do you speak English?, Eigo o hanashimasu ka?, ay-goh oh hah-nah-shee-mahss kah
I understand., Watashi wa wakarimasu., wah-tah-shee wa wah-kah-ree-mahss
I do not understand., Watashi wa wakarimasen., wah-tah-shee wah wah-kah-ree-mah-sen
I do not understand Japanese., Watashi wa Nihongo ga wakarimasen., wah-tah-shee wa nee-hohn-goh gah wah0kah-ree-mah-sen
Please repeat., Mo ichido hanashita kudasai., moh-ee-chee-doh hah-nahsh-teh koo-dah-sigh
Slowly, please., Motto yukkuri., moht-toh yook-koo-ree
See you later., Dewa, nochihodo., deh-wah noh-chee-hoh-doh
And that's Japanese Lesson One! I hope you enjoyed reading this, and I'll post Lesson Two soon. There will be either eight or nine lessons, and I hope you'll have fun learning a new language. I'm not covering everything, just what a traveler would need. But I hope that you'll read the rest of the lessons. Sayonara!
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