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 ...
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Conversational Expressions
Japanese-language
Greetings
“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.
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.
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