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Basic Japanese
Symbols and Romanji
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| すみません Su-mi-ma-se-n | Excuse me / I'm sorry |
| おはよう O-ha-yō | Good morning (casual) |
| こんばんは Ko-n-ba-n-wa | Good evening |
| わかりません Wa-ka-ri-ma-se-n | I don’t understand |
| いくらですか I-ku-ra de-su ka? | How much is it? |
| お元気ですか O-genki de-su ka? | How are you? |
| 元気です Genki de-su | I’m fine |
| ごめんなさい Go-me-n na-sa-i | I’m sorry (more apologetic) |
| いいですね Ii de-su ne | That’s good / Sounds good |
| どこですか Do-ko de-su ka? | Where is it? |
| またね Ma-ta ne | See you later |
| じゃあね Jā ne | See you / Bye |
| うそ! U-so! | No way! / You’re kidding! |
| ともだち To-mo-da-chi | Friend |
| たのしい Ta-no-shi-i | Fun |
| おいしい O-i-shi-i | Delicious |
| どこ Do-ko | Where |
| なんで Na-n-de | Why |
| だれ Da-re | who |
| めんどうくさい Me-n-dō-ku-sa-i | Annoying / Troublesome |
| まじで Ma-ji-de | Seriously? / For real? |
| かっこいい Kak-ko-ii | Cool / Handsome |
| うるさい U-ru-sa-i | Noisy / Shut up |
| すげい Su-ge-i | Amazing! / Awesome! (casual form of すごい) |
| まずい Ma-zu-i | Tastes bad / Awful |
| いいよ Ii-yo | It’s fine / No problem |
| だいじょうぶ Da-i-jō-bu | It’s okay / Don’t worry |
| たべよう Ta-be-yō | Let’s eat! |
| ひだり Hi-da-ri | Left |
| みぎ Mi-gi | Right |
| まっすぐ Mas-su-gu | Straight |
| うえ U-e | Up |
| した Shi-ta | Down |
| ちかく Chi-ka-ku | Nearby |
| とおい Tō-i | far |
| ここ koko | Here |
| そこ so-ko | There |
| あそこ Asoko | Over There |
| ちょっとまって Cho-tto ma-tte | Wait a moment |
| ほんとうに Ho-n-tou ni | Really? |
| きれい Ki-re-i | Beautiful / Clean |
| こわい Ko-wa-i | Scary |
| おそい O-so-i | Slow / Late |
| 全力で行くぞ! Zenryoku de iku zo! | I’m going all out! |
| お名前は何ですか? O-namae wa nan desu ka? | What’s your name? |
| どこから来ましたか? Doko kara kimashita ka? | Where are you from? |
| 好きな食べ物は何ですか? Suki na tabemono wa nan desu ka? | What’s your favorite food? |
| 英語を話せますか? Eigo o hanasemasu ka? | Do you speak English? |