SIMPLE DAILY JAPANESE PHRASES POOL

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 Onama e wa dare desu ka. ( nama anda siapa )

 Heya bango wa ikura desu ka. ( nomor kamar
anda berapa )
 Au no koto wa ureshi desu ( senang bertemu
dengan anda )
 Yoihiwo tanoshin de ( semoga hari
anda menyenangkan )
 Hai. ( yes )
 Īe. ( no )
 Dōzo. ( please )
 Ogenki desu ka? ( apa kabar )
 Koko desu ( disini )
 Asoko desu ( disitu )
 Kore desu ( ini )
 Sore desu ( itu )
 Kore ii desu ka? ( ini ok )
 Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu. (Thank you very
much.)
 Dō itashimashite ( You’re welcome.)
 Sumimasen. ( I’m sorry )
 Chotto sumimasen ( Excuse me )
Chotto literally means “a little,” but it’s used to soften the
expression in Chotto sumimasen.
 San ( Asam )
 Shiokarai ( Asin )
 Supaishi ( Pedas )
 Amai ( Manis )
 Ā, sō desu ka (Oh, I see.)

Hai shows agreement, and Īe shows disagreement. They

correspond to “yes” and “no” in English if the question is
affirmative, but they become reversed when the question is
negative.

 Nihongo ga wakarimasen. ( I don’t understand

Japanese.)
 Nihongo ga amari hanasemasen. (I don’t speak
Japanese well.)

 Mō ichido itte kudasai. (Can you say it again?)

 Mō ichido onegai shimasu. (One more time, please.)

 Yukkuri onegai shimasu. (Slowly, please.)

 Eigo ga wakarimasu ka. (Do you understand

English?)

 “Train” wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. (How do you

say “train” in Japanese?)

 Chotto wakarimasen. (I don’t know.)

Wakarimasen can mean either “I don’t know” or “I don’t

understand.” When you mean I don’t know, add chottoto soften
it.

 Daijōbu desu ka. (Are you all right?)

 Hai, daijōbu desu. (Yes, I’m all right.)

 Irasshaimase. Welcome to our store.
(Used as a greeting to customers in stores.)

 Nanmei sama How many people (It is

very polite way of saying "how many people". "Nannin" is
less formal.)

 futari ( two people )

 kochira this way (Click here to learn more about

"kochira".)

 Menyuu ( menu )

 Shou shou omachi kudasai. Please wait a moment. (

formal expression )

 Douzo. ( here you are.)

 Go-chuumon ( order )

 O-nomimono ( beverage )

 Ikaga desu ka. ( would you like ~? )

 Biiru ( beer )
 Kashikomarimashita. ( Certainly. (Literally
means, "I understand." )