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Japanese words
Term | Definition |
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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) |