If you're planning a trip to Japan you'll need to learn a few basic Japanese words here are few listen below.
Leaving home:
- ittekimasee: (I'm leaving)
- itterasshai (Have a safe trip)
Coming home:
- tadaima (I'm home)
- okaerinasai (Welcome home)
Hello:
- On face: konnichiwa
- On phone: moshi-moshi
- On face and phone: doumo
Goodbye:
- sayounara
- doumo
Sorry:
- sumimasen
- doumo
Ending a conversation (professional):
- sumimasen deshita
- shitsurei shimashita
- doumo
Thank you:
- arigato
- arigato gozaimasu (present)
- arigato gozaimashita (past)
- doumo
Dining Etiquette:
- Before eating: itadakimasu
- Cheers: kanpai
- Delicious: oishii, oishii desune or umai
- Second serving (generally rice): okawari or okawari kudasai
- After eating (thank you): gochisousama or gochisou sama deshita
Introducing yourself:
- Occasion of first meeting, beginning or start: hajimemashite
- Hello: konnichiwa
"Hello, my name is Jessica" (Female)
"konnichiwa, watashi no namae wa jessica desu"
"Hello, my name is Jason" (Male)
"konnichiwa, boku no namae wa jason desu"
"Pleased to meet you"
"yoroshiku onegai shimasu"
Casual meeting:
"Hello, I'm Jessica. Pleased to meet you"
"konnichiwa, jessica desu. yoroshiku"
"What's your name?"
"onamae wa nandesuka?"
Key words:
- douzo (Go ahead or after you)
- hai or un (Yes)
- sou (Right)
- iie or uun (No)
- soujanai (Not right or incorrect)
- wakarimashita or wakatta (I understand)
- wakarimasen or wakaranai (I don't understand)
Family:
Father:
- otou-san
- oyaji
- chichi
- papa
Mother:
- okaa-san
- ofukuro
- haha
- mama
Grandfather:
- ojii-san
Grandmother:
- obaa-san
Uncle:
- oji-san
Aunt:
- oba-san
Older brother:
- nii-chan
- aniki
- ani
- onii-san
Older sister:
- onee-san
- nee-chan
- aneki
- ane
Younger brother:
- otouto
Younger sister:
- imouto
People above us:
- sensei: teacher, lawyers, doctor and master (the one that comes before)
- shishou: master
- hakase: professor, doctor, scientist and inventor (high academic respect)
- senpai: an upperclassmen, someone older and experienced
- kohai: inverse of senpai
Leaving home:
- ittekimasee: (I'm leaving)
- itterasshai (Have a safe trip)
Coming home:
- tadaima (I'm home)
- okaerinasai (Welcome home)
Hello:
- On face: konnichiwa
- On phone: moshi-moshi
- On face and phone: doumo
Goodbye:
- sayounara
- doumo
Sorry:
- sumimasen
- doumo
Ending a conversation (professional):
- sumimasen deshita
- shitsurei shimashita
- doumo
Thank you:
- arigato
- arigato gozaimasu (present)
- arigato gozaimashita (past)
- doumo
Dining Etiquette:
- Before eating: itadakimasu
- Cheers: kanpai
- Delicious: oishii, oishii desune or umai
- Second serving (generally rice): okawari or okawari kudasai
- After eating (thank you): gochisousama or gochisou sama deshita
Introducing yourself:
- Occasion of first meeting, beginning or start: hajimemashite
- Hello: konnichiwa
"Hello, my name is Jessica" (Female)
"konnichiwa, watashi no namae wa jessica desu"
"Hello, my name is Jason" (Male)
"konnichiwa, boku no namae wa jason desu"
"Pleased to meet you"
"yoroshiku onegai shimasu"
Casual meeting:
"Hello, I'm Jessica. Pleased to meet you"
"konnichiwa, jessica desu. yoroshiku"
"What's your name?"
"onamae wa nandesuka?"
Key words:
- douzo (Go ahead or after you)
- hai or un (Yes)
- sou (Right)
- iie or uun (No)
- soujanai (Not right or incorrect)
- wakarimashita or wakatta (I understand)
- wakarimasen or wakaranai (I don't understand)
Family:
Father:
- otou-san
- oyaji
- chichi
- papa
Mother:
- okaa-san
- ofukuro
- haha
- mama
Grandfather:
- ojii-san
Grandmother:
- obaa-san
Uncle:
- oji-san
Aunt:
- oba-san
Older brother:
- nii-chan
- aniki
- ani
- onii-san
Older sister:
- onee-san
- nee-chan
- aneki
- ane
Younger brother:
- otouto
Younger sister:
- imouto
People above us:
- sensei: teacher, lawyers, doctor and master (the one that comes before)
- shishou: master
- hakase: professor, doctor, scientist and inventor (high academic respect)
- senpai: an upperclassmen, someone older and experienced
- kohai: inverse of senpai