IMPORTANT JAPANESE WORDS
hello - konichiwa
kon-ni-chi-wa (pronunciation)
bye - sayonara
sa-yo-na-ra
nani - what
na - ni
sorry - gomenasai
go-men-na-sai
okay- daijobu
[ daijobu can be used to ask if someone's okay, or if you like a certain thing or if you want to say okay ]
da-i-jo-bu
how are you - ogenkidesuka?
o-gen-ki-des-ka
[ in the japanese language, the 'u' in the 'desu' is omitted. ]
[the ka is there because it's a question ]
i am fine - watashi wa genki desu.
watashi wa genki desu.
[again, the u is not pronounced]
[watashi wa means 'i am.']
hai [yes]
ha-i
iie (no)
ii-e
watashi wa sakana tabemasen.
(i do not eat fish)
watashi wa - i am
sakana - fish
tabemasen - do not eat
tabe(masu)
eat
tabe(mashita)
ate
tabe(masen)
do not eat
tabe(masendeshita)
did not eat
kono kaban wa ikura desu ka?
(how much is this bag?)
kono - this
kaban- bag
ikura- how much
desu ka - particles when for a question or sentence
zashi - magazine
hazare - ashtray (let me check if this is correct)
jisho - dictionary
kagi - key
- biiru - beer
- jusu - juice
- mizu - water
- miriku - milk
nomimasu (drink)
nomimashita (drank)
nomimasen (do not drink)
nomimasendeshita (did not drink)
depato - department store
uketsuke - information desk
otearai - toilet
o-te-a-ra-i
otearai doko desu ka?
(where is the toilet?)
otearai - toilet
doko - where
desu ka - particle for question/sentence
hope this helped you!
