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Japanese (Romanji)
Beginner (nouns, verbs, phrases)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Thank you for the meal (before) | itadakimasu |
| Thank you for the meal (after meal) | gochisoo sama deshita |
| Nice to meet you | haji me mashite |
| Goodnight | oyasumi nasai |
| Heidi is 33 years old. | Heidi-san wa sanjuusan-sai desu. |
| What's your phone number? | Denwa bangou wa nan desuka? |
| Desk (noun) | tsukue |
| It's okay / Alright / Okay / | daijoubu |
| Phrase used for "is not" | Ja nai desu For example: Kore wa watashi no hon ja nai desu. |
| What day is it today? | Kyou wa nan you desuka? |
| To come (formal); To not come (negative) (verb) | Kimasu (positive, formal) Kimasen (negative) |
| How much is it? | ikura desuka? |
| To speak, to talk (formal); To not speak, to not talk (negative) (verb) | hanashimasu (positive, formal) hanashimasen (negative) |
| I will go and come back (phrase) | Itte rasshai |
| Over there is [insert noun]. | Asoko wa [insert noun] desu. Ex. Asoko wa hon desu. |
| There is an [insert noun]. | Soko wa [insert noun] desu. |
| Can you see? | Miemasuka? |
| To get up, to wake up (formal); To not get up, to not wake up (negative) (Verb) | Okimasu(positive, formal) Okimasen (negative) |
| To go to bed (formal); To not go to bed (negative) (Verb) | Nemasu (positive, formal) Nemasen (negative) |
| Which one is it? | Dore desuka? |
| Goodbye | Sayoonara |
| Yes, I can hear. | Hai, kikoe masu. |
| I am a/an [insert profession]. | Watashi wa [insert profession] desu. |
| What is it? | Nan desuka? |
| That one over there | Are |
| That's expensive, right? | Takai desu, ne. |
| Fake / Lie *Used as slang in a conversation, particularly as a reaction | Uso |
| No, I don't understand. | iie, wakari masen. |
| Yes, I can see. | Hai, mie masu. |
| Whose? Ex. Whose wallet is this? | Dare no Ex. Kore wa dare no saifu desuka? |
| to listen, to hear (formal); to not hear, to not listen (negative) (Verb) | kikimasu (postive, formal) kikimasen (negative) |
| Good morning! | ohayoo gozaimasu |
| Hello | konnichiwa |
| Do you understand? | Wakari masuka? |
| No, I can't see. | iie, mie masen. |
| Good evening. | kon ban wa |
| That's correct. | Soudesu |
| Excuse me / I'm sorry (phrase) | Sumimasen |
| Yes, I understand. | Hai, wakari masu. |
| No, I can't hear. | iie, kikoe masen. |
| Where do you come from? | Goshusshin wa? |
| I am from [insert place]. | [insert place] kara kimashita. |
| Kaylee is a sophomore in high school. | Kaylee-san wa koukou san-nensei desu. |
| Heidi is a [insert profession]. | Heidi-san wa [insert profession] desu. |
| To go (formal); To not go (negative) (Verb) | ikimasu (positive, formal) ikimasen (negative) |
| To go home (your home specifically) (formal); To not go home (negative) (Verb) | kaerimasu (positive, formal) kaerimasen (negative) |
| I'm leaving now; I will go and come back (phrase) | Itte kimasu |
| [noun] is there. | [noun] wa soko desu. |
| [noun] is over there. | [noun] wa asoko desu. |
| Also Ex. Li is also Chinese. | Mo Ex. Li San mo chugoku jin desu. |
| This one | Kore |
| That one | Sore |
| That is a book. (Close to other person) | Sore wa hon desu. |
| Which one | Dore |
| That is a book. (far away) | Are wa hon desu. |
| Today is [name of day]. | Kyoo wa [name of day] desu. |
| This is a book. (close to speaker, you) | Kore wa hon desu. |
| Welcome home (phrase) | okaeri nasai |
| To do; to play (formal); To not do; to not play (negative) (Verb) Example: Play baseball | Shimasu (positive, formal) Shimasen (negative) Example: yakyuu o shimasu |
| To eat (formal); To not eat (negative) (verb) Example: I eat an apple. | tabemasu (positive, formal) tabemasen (negative) Example: ringo o tabemasu |
| To drink (formal); To not drink (negative) (verb) Example: Drink water | nomimasu (positive, formal) nomimasen (negative) Example: mizu o nomimasu |
| To study (formal); To not study (negative) (verb) Example: I did not study this weekend. | benkyoushimasu (positive, formal) benkyoushimasen (negative) Example: Shuumatsu wa benkyoushinakatta |
| What is this in Japanese? | Kore wa Nihongo de nan desuka? |
| Wine | wain |
| Breakfast | asa gohan |
| Carrot | ninjin |
| What is your occupation? | Oshigota wa? |
| T-shirt | Ti---shatsu |
| Middle School | Chuugakko sei |
| World | Sekai |
| Cap / Baseball cap | Boushi |
| Sounds good (phrase) | iidesne |
| Countries: - Japan - Canada -U.K -India -China -Korea | -Nihon -Kanada -Igirisu -Indo -Chuugoka -Kankoku |
| People | Jin |
| Japanese language | Nihongo |
| Every day | mai nichi |
| Often | yoku |
| Sometimes | tokidoki |
| not often, not very much | amari |
| not at all | sensen |
| always | isumo |
| usually | taitei |
| hot pot / soup | nabe |
| penguin | pengin |
| copy machine | kopi--- |
| shade | Kage |
| throat | nodo |
| tonight | kon ban |
| Sports | Supootsu |
| volleyball | baree booru |
| soccer | sakkaa |
| baseball | yakyuu |
| basketball | basuketto booru |
| tennis | tenisu |
| bridge | hashi |
| bus | bas |
| The day after tomorrow | asatte |
| Potato | jagaimo |
| Crab | Kani |
| post office | Yuubinkyoku |
| Star | hoshi |
| Moon | tsuki |
| motorcycle | baiku |
| boat | hune |
| movie genres - action -comedy -scifi -horror -anime -rom com | -akushon -komedei -esuefu -hora -renai rabukome |
| music genres -classical -jazz -rock -pop | -kurashikku -jazu -rokku -poppusu |
| Milk | Gyuunyuu |
| Butter | Bataa |
| airplane | hikouki |
| classroom | kyoushitsu |
| River | kawa |
| alligator | wani |
| plate(s) | osara |
| blue | ao |
| International Student / Exchange Student | Ryuugaku sei |
| Tuesday | Kayoubi |
| Monday | Gestuyoubi |
| Office Worker | Kaisha in |
| Doctor | Isha |
| Teacher | Sensei |
| Banker | Ginkouin |
| Ice cream | Aisukuri-mu |
| America | Amerika |
| Italy | Itaria |
| Coke | ko-ra |
| Apron | Epuran |
| Christmas | Kuri su masu |
| Egypt | ejiputo |
| Orange | orenji |
| Cake | ke-ki |
| Ketchup | kechappu |
| Kit-kat | kito kato |
| Calendar | Karenda |
| Cookie | Kukki |
| Uke | ukure re |
| Koala | Koara |
| Cabbage | Kyabetsu |
| Yarn | Keito |
| Picture | Shashin |
| Grapes | budou |
| Super market | Suupaa |
| Weekend | Shuumatsu |
| Hamburger | hanbaagaa |
| station | eki |
| France | oranda |
| Octo Sausage | uinna---- |
| Cafeteria / Food Court | Shokudou |
| Snow | Yuki |
| Clock | Tokei |
| Magazine | zatsushi |
| Injury | Kaga |
| Cheese | chi--ji |
| Rainbow | Niji |
| Cucumber | Kyuuri |
| Book | Hon |
| Body | Kachida |
| Socks | Kutsushita |
| Fruits | Kuda mono |
| Was | Deshta |
| Legs | ashi |
| Cavity | mushiba |
| Coloring | Nurie |
| Convenience Store | Konbini |
| Hotel | hoteru |
| Vegetables | Yasai |
| Water | Mizu |
| Bank | Ginkou |
| Comb / Hairbrush | Kushi |
| Spinach | Hourensou |
| Tangerine | Mikan |
| Tomorrow | Ashita |
| Bath | Ofuro |
| Finger | Yubi |
| Facial Hair | Hige |
| Refrigerator | Rerizouko |
| Reservations / Booking | Yoyaku |
| Coffee | Kohi--- |
| Neighbor | Tonarino |
| Movie | Eiga |
| Library | Toshokan |
| Train | Densha |
| Watch (that you wear) | udedokei |
| Phone number | denwa bangou |
| Cell phone | keitai denwa |
| Smart phone | sumaho |
| Cat | Neko |
| Shoe/s | kutsu |
| Plastic bag / Grocery bag | fukuro |
| Elephant | Zou |
| Squid | Ika |
| Banana | Banana |
| Spider | Kumo |
| Yellow onions | Tamanegi |
| Textbook | Kyoukasho |
| Window | Mado |
| Watermelon | Suika |
| Summer | Nastu |
| Last year | kyonen |
| Every month | mai tsuki |
| hot water | oyu |
| notebook | nooto |
| Taxi stop | Takushii-noriba |
| Jeans | jinzu |
| Peach | momo |
| Insects / Bugs | Mushi |
| Eyeglasses | Megane |
| Face | Kao |
| I am Heidi. (introduce yourself) | Watashi wa [insert name]-san desu. |
| Snake | Hebi |
| You | Anata |
| I | Watashi |
| Your | Anata no |
| Perfect! | Kanpeki |
| My | Watashino |
| Thank you very much. | Arigato gozaimasu |
| Bag | Kaban Baggu |
| I am (nationality). Example: I am American. | Watashi wa [insert country] jin desu. Example: Watashi wa Amerika jin desu. |
| What grade are you in? | Nan-nensai desuka? |
| Right? | Ne? |
| See you later then. | Jaa mata ne. |
| Chihiro, I have a question. | Chihiro-san shitsumon ga arimasu. |
| I'm not going anywhere. | Doko ni mo ikimasen. |
| Shall we eat? | Tabemasenka? |
| Shall we watch? | Mimasenka? |
| Shall we drink? | Nomimasenka? |
| Shall we go? | Ikimasenka? |
| Shall we listen? | Kikimasenka? |
| Shall we go home? | Kaerimasenka? |
| Let's do that (phrase). | Shimashou |
| What's the day of the week? | Nan nichi desuka? |
| A little (phrase) Has multiple meanings | Chotto |
| How old are you? | Nan-sai desuka? |
| [noun] is here. | [noun] wa koko desu. |
| I'm tired. | Tsukare mashita. |
| Sad | Kanashii |
| Good | Genki |
| So, so | maa maa |
| What is the month? | nan gestu desuka? |
| I will go to Japan in September this year. | Kotoshi no kugatsu ni Nihon ni ikimasu. Example: [Time] + [Place] + [Verb] |
| Shall we do? Example: Shall we do yoga? | Shimasenka? Example: Yoga o shimasenka? |
| I will go to Japan in [insert month]. Ex. I will go to Japan next October. | [insert month] ni Nihon ni ikimasu. Rainen no juu-gatsu ni Nihon ni ikimasu. |
| What | nani o |
| Do nothing | Nani mo shimasen. |
| Let's go! (phrase) | ikimashou |
| Sorry, that doesn't work. | Sumimasen ga chotto... |
| How about [insert time] instead? | [insert time] wa doudesuka? |
| To relax (formal) (verb) | yukuri shiimasu (formal, positive) |
| Have a happy new year! | yoi otoshi o! |
| But | demo |
| It's [insert time] o'clock. | Ima [insert time]-ji desu. |
| And; with (does not connect sentences) | to |
| What time is it now? | Ima nanji desuka? |
| Here is a [noun]. | Koko wa [insert noun] desu. |
| Do you drink [insert type of beverage]? | [insert beverage] o nomimasuka? |
| Do you drink [insert type of beverage] every day? | Mai nichi [insert beverage] o nomimasuka? |
| Do you play [insert sport]? | [insert sport] o shimasuka? |
| Do you watch tv? | teleribi o mimasuka? |
| Do you eat breakfast every morning? | Mai asa asa gohan o tabemasuka? |
| What do you eat? | Nani o tabemaksuka? |
| Do you watch movies? | eiga o mimasuka? |
| What do you watch? | nani o mimasuka? |
| Do you listen to music? | ongaku o kikimasuka? |
| What do you listen to? | Nani o kikimasuka? |
| Where Example: Where do you study Japanese? | doko de Example: Doko de nihongo wo benkyoushimasuka? |
| What's your major? | Senkoo wa nan desuka? |
| What is [insert word] in Japanese? | [insert word] wa Nihongo de nan desuka? |
| I'm home! (phrase) | Tadaima |
| I return home at 5pm. (play with different times and verbs; I go to bed around 11pm every night, I wake up at 7am every morning). | Goji ni uchi ni kaerimasu. Examples: Mai așa shichiji ni okimasu (I wake up every morning at 7am) |
| Where will you go on the weekend? | Shuumatsu doko ni ikimasuka? |
| One more time, please or say that again, please. | Mou ichi do onegai shimasu Mou ichido itte kudasai |
| What is your name? | o namae wa? |
| Please listen. | Kitte kudasai |
| Please write. | Kaite kudasai. |
| Please read. | Yonde kudasai. |
| Please say. | Itte kudasai. |
| I'm sorry (apology). | gomen nasai |
| School grade Examples: Sophomore, senior, junior, etc. | [school type] + number -nensai Example: Daigaku ichi-nensai |
| English (language) | Eigo |
| Spanish (language) | Supeingo |
| French (language) | Furansugo |
| German (language) | Doitsugo |
| Korean (language) | Kankokugo |
| Chinese (language) | Chuugokugo |
| Horse | Uma |
| Dictionary | jisho |
| Magazine | zasshi |
| Every week | maishu |
| Alcohol | Sake |
| Bread | pan |
| Rice | Gohan |
| Television | Terebi |
| Sun | taiyou |
| Soybeans | daizu |
| Day | Hi |
| Small | Chiisai |
| Every morning | mai așa |
| Every night | mai ban |
| Every day | mai nichi |
| This morning | kesa |
| newspaper | shinbun |
| Elevator | elebeetaa |
| Taxi | Takushii |
| Yesterday | Kinou |
| Subway / railway | Chikatetsu |
| Toilet | Toire |
| Ticket | Kippu |
| Bones | Hone |
| Egg | Tamago |
| Bunny / Rabbit | Usagi |
| Father | Otousan |
| Mother | Okaasan |
| Older brother | oniisan |
| Older sister | Oneesan |
| Younger brother | Otouto |
| Younger sister | imoto |
| Grandpa | Ojiisan |
| Grandma | Obaasan |
| Elementary school | Shougaku sei |
| bruise | aza |
| Above / Up | Ue |
| Forehead | Odeko |
| Students | gaku sei |
| high school | Kou kou sei |
| Sugar | Satou |
| AM / time | Gozen |
| PM / time | gogo |
| Half (1:30; time) | han |
| evening / night (time) | yoru no |
| morning (time) | așa no |
| cheap | yasuii |
| Cow | ushi |
| and then... | sore kara... |
| ear | mimi |
| fish | sakana |
| lemon | remon |
| mosquito | ka |
| persimmon | kake |
| umbrella | kasa |
| college | daigaku sei |
| canned food | kanzume |
| is | desu |
| nose / flower | hana |
| chair | isu |
| keys | Kagi |
| Down / below | shita |
| Money | Okane |
| meat | Niku |
| hand | te |
| mouth | kuchi |
| vinegar | su |
| Dinner | bangohan yorugohan |
| apple | ringo |
| love | ai |
| pig | buta |
| door | doa |
| black tea | koucha |
| beer | bi---ru |
| bike | zitensha |
| dog | inu |
| not at all | zenzen |
| company | kaisha |
| dragonfly | tonbo |
| eyes | me |
| date | deto |
| map | chizu |
| mountain | yama |
| office | jimusho |
| seashell | kai |
| nosebleed | hanaji |
| accident (ex. car accident) | jiko |
| numbers | kazu |
| chicken | yori niku |
| beef | gyuu niku |
| red onion | aka tama negi |
| eggplant | nasu |
| School | gakkou |
| wallet | saifu |
| hippo | kaba |
| mushrooms | kinoko |
| neck | kubi |
| furniture | kagu |
| the day before yesterday | Ototoi |
| next week | raishuu |
| not often | amari |
| this month | kongetsu |
| last month | sengetsu |
| this week | konshuu |
| Sunday | Nichi youbi |
| Quiet | Shizuka |
| Medicine | Kusuri |
| Family | Kazoku |
| Foreign Country | Gaikoku |
| Car | Kuruma |
| Pork | Buta niku |
| Strawberry | ichigo |
| Tomato | Tomato |
| Lettuce | retasu |
| Yogurt | yooguruto |
| News | Nyuusuu |
| Ugai | gargle |
| Lunch | Hiru gohan |
| Teeth | ha |
| Octopus | Tako |
| Whistle | Hue |
| Rocks / Stones | Ishi |
| House | Uchi |
| Cherry blossom picnic | ohanami |
| January | ichi-gatsu |
| February | ni-gatsu |
| March | san-gatsu |
| April | shi-gatsu |
| May | go-gatsu |
| June | roku-gatsu |
| July | shichi-gatsu |
| August | Hachi-gatsu |
| September | Ku-gatsu |
| October | Juu-gatsu |
| November | juu-ichi-gatsu |
| December | juu-ni-gatsu |
| Week | Shuu |
| Next Year | Rainen |
| This year | Kotoshi |
| Last week | senshuu |
| Every month | mai tsuki |
| month | tsuki |
| every year | mai toshi |
| year | toshi |
| often | yoku |
| sometimes | toki doki |
| red | aka |
| baskets | kago |
| Wednesday | Sui youbi |
| Thursday | moku youbi |
| especially | tokuni |
| Friday | Kin youbi |
| Saturday | Do youbi |
| Fire incident | Kaji |
| Autumn / fall | aki |
| Today | Kyou |
| Coffee Shop / Cafe | Kafe |
| Music | Ongaku |
| Tea | Ocha |
| Tail | Shitsupo |
| Soldier | heitai |
| Frog | Kaeru |
| Salt | Shio |
| Arm | ude |
| Painting | e |
| Tree | Ki |
| Puzzle | Pazuru |
| Wind | Kaze |
| to read (formal) to not read (negative) (verb) | yomimasu (positive, formal) yomimasen (negative) |
| to game (verb) | geimu |
| to work a part time job (verb) | arubaito |
| to shop (verb) | kaimono |
| to teach a class (verb) | kurusu |
| People / Person | Hito |
| Children / Child | Kodomo |
| Report | Repoto |
| City / Town | Machi |
| From 1pm to 3pm (from to) | Ichiji kara sanji made [time ] kara [time ] made |
| Hour | Kan Ex: Ichiji kan (1 hour) |
| What time? | Nanji? |
| When? | Itsu? |
| When I was (phrase) | Toki |
| When I was a child | Kodomo no toki |
| Bus stop | Basu tei |
| Bookstore | hon ya |
| store | ya |
| Restaurant | resutoran |
| Park | Kouen |
| Temple | Otera |
| Hospital | Byoin |
| Blackboard | Kokuban |
| Bench | Benchi |
| Room | Heya |
| Holiday / Day Off | Yasumi |
| nice | suteki |
| eraser | keshigomu |
| In the classroom there is [insert object / noun]. | Kyoshitsu ni [item] to [second item] ga arimasu. Example: Kyoshitsu ni tsukue to isu ga arimasu. |
| In the classroom there is [living animal / person]. | Kyoshitsu ni [living thing] to [second living thing] ga imasu. Example: Kyoshitsu ni sensei to gakusei ga imasu. |
| In the park there is [insert object / noun] / [insert living animal / person]. | Kouen ni [insert object] ga arimasu. Kouen ni [insert living animal / person] ga imasu. |
| Business card | meshi |
| Hair | Kami |
| Bang (hair) | maegami |
| to cut (verb) | kirimasu |
| time | jikan |
| to relax (verb) | yuukuri shimasu |
| to walk (verb) | sanpo shimasu |
| how long | dono kurai |
| rain | ame |
| more | motto |
| hot | asui |
| to have weather (verb) | furimasu |
| meeting | kaigi |
| What is that over there? (far away) | Asoko ni nani ga arimasuka? |
| to have (non living, formal) to have (living, formal) (verb) | arimasu imasu |
| Over there is a library / [insert place/thing]. | Asoko ni toshokan ga arimasu. |
| What's in your town? | Anata no machi ni nani ga armasuka? |
| Do you have time? | Ima jikan ga arimasuka? |
| to do the laundry (verb) | sentaku shimasu |
| sore kara | and then... |
| gogo | afternoon |
| all day | ichi nichi juu |
| work | shigoto |
| What do you have? | nani ga arimasuka? |
| on | ue |
| under | shita |
| front (in front, ahead, ago) | mae |
| behind | ushiro |
| inside (in) | naka |
| beside | Yoko |
| near (nearby) | chikaku |
| closer, by | soba |
| left | hidari |
| right (direction) | migi |
| next to | tonari |
| between | aida |
| squirrel | risu |
| A cat is near the car. | Neko wa kuruma no chikaku ni imasu. |
| Between the father and the mother is a child. | Otaasan to okaasan no aida ni komodou ga imasu. |
| Between the trees. | ki to ki no aida. |
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