Friday, November 2, 2007

Verbs

“s?ji shimasu” clean

“asobimasu” play

“sentaku shimasu” wash (clothes)

“okurimasu” send

“dekakemasu” go out

“kekkon shimasu” get married

“omoimasu” think

“machimasu” wait

“kimasu” wear

Verbs

“orimasu” get off

“aimasu” meet

“norikaemasu” change (train )

“kirimasu” cut

“shaw? o abimasu” take a shower

“sh?ri shimasu” repair

“wasuremasu” forget

“denwa o kakemasu” make a phone call

“sinpai shimasu” worry

“agemasu” give

“utaimasu” sing

“moraimasu” receive

“rensh? shimasu” practice

“oshiemasu” teach

“unten shimasu” drive

“naraimasu” learn

Verbs

“simemasu” shut, close

“nomimasu” drink

“akemasu” open

“tabako o suimasu” smoke

“suwarimasu” sit down

“kakimasu” write

“tachimasu” stand up

“yomimasu” read

“sumimasu” live

“kikimasu” listen

“ry?ri shimasu” cook

“mimasu” see, look, watch

“norimasu” get (a train etc.)

“kaimasu” buy

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Conversational Expressions

Saying "yes"/"You are right"

"Hai, sō desu" -- Yes. / That's right.

Saying "No"/"you are not right"

"Iie, chigaimasu" -- No. / That's not right.


Saying you don't understand.


"Wakarimasen" -- I don't understand.


Asking for something

"...o onegaishimasu" -- May I have (a / some...) ? (polite situations)

"… o kudasai" -- Please give me ...

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Conversational Expressions

Japanese-language


Greetings

Basic words.

We will start with the daily using words and sentences. So how to say “GOOD MORNING”. 1 Minute, in Japan usually before 10.00am we say good morning and after 10.00am they usually say “good afternoon”

“Good Morning”

Casual way (with in friends)

“Ohayou”

Formal way

– “Ohayou Gozaimasu”

"Good Afternoon"

“Konnichiva" -- Hello Hai


“Good Evening"


"Kombanwa" -- Good Evening


“Good Night"

"Oyasuminisai" -- Good Night


Saying GoodBye

"Sayōnara" -- Good bye.

"Ja mata ashita" -- See you tomorrow.

"Ja mata" -- See you.

"Shitsurei shimasu" (formal / business) -- Good bye.


Attracting someone's attention

"Sumimasen" -- Excuse me.

"Onegaishimasu" -- Can you help me, please?



Saying thank you


"Arigatō" (informal) -- Thanks!

"Arigatō gozaimasu" (formal) -- Thank you very much.


Responding to thanks

"Dō itashimashite" -- You're welcome.