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Japanese words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| もしもし (moshi moshi) | Hello? (used when answering the phone) |
| おしゃしぶりです (oshashiburi desu) | Long time no see. |
| わかりません (wakarimasen) | I don’t understand |
| わすれました (wasuremashita) | I forgot |
| しりません (shirimasen) | I don’t know |
| たぶん (tabun) | Maybe |
| だいじょうぶ (daijoubu) | Alright |
| よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu) | Nice to meet you |
| どうも (doumo) | Thanks |
| おねがいします (onegai shimasu) | Please |
| すみません (sumimasen) | Excuse me / I’m sorry |
| “majide?!” | “seriously?!” or “are you serious??” |
| ごめんなさい (gomennasai) | I’m sorry |
| ういたしまして (douita shimashite) | You’re welcome |
| どうぞ* (douzo) | After you |
| 助けてください (tasukete kudasai) | Help! |
| いいよ | all good |
| Yabai (やばい) | “crazy” good, or “crazy” bad. |
| Dasai (ダサい) | lame or uncool |
| samui: 寒い | cold |
| ureshii: 嬉しい | happy |
| nemui: 眠い | sleepy |
| Okashi | sweets |
| Dame | not good |
| takusan: たくさん | a lot |
| sukoshi: 少し | a little |
| ma nanji desu ka? | What time is it? |
| sou: そう | That’s right |
| mochiron: もちろん | Of course |
| uun: ううん | his is a sound that indicated you don’t quite agree, similar to saying “umm…” in English. |
| yukkuri onegai shimasu:ゆっくりお願いします | Slowly, please |
| jaa, mata!: じゃあ、また! | See you! |
| Kore wa nan desu ka?これは何ですか? | What is this? |
| doko: どこ | where Doko is used when asking for a location |
| dare: 誰 | who If you’re referring to a specific person, add it before dare: |
| itsu: いつ | when |
| doushite: どうして | why |
| ikura: いくら | how much |
| ikutsu: いくつ | how many |
| dochira: どちら | which one (out of two)? |
| dore: どれ | which one (out of many)? |
| jibun: 自分 | myself / yourself / themselves |
| watashi tachi: 私たち | we |
| kimi tachi: 君たち | you (plural) |
| kanojo tachi: 彼女たち | a group of women |
| Sasuke tachi: サスケたち | Sasuke and his friends |
| takore: これ | this Used to refer to something close to the speaker |
| sore: それ | that Used to refer to something close to the listener. |
| are: あれ | that (over there) |
| chi: …たち | “…and company” (pluralizes pronouns) |