Japanese notes #1
Greetings:
Ohayo gozaimasu (formal)= Good morning
Asa- morning
Konnichiwa= Good afternoon/ Hello
Hiru- afternoon
Konbanwa= Good evening
Yoru- night
Oyasuminasai= Good night
Japanese conversation:
Hajimemashite= Nice to meet you.
Dōzo yoroshiku [onegaishimasu] = Please be kind to me.
Mouichidou onegaishimasu, yukuri onegaishimasu= one more time, slowly please
Sō desu= that’s right
Kudasai/ onegaishimasu= please
Shitsurei shimashita= Excuse me (I was rude.)
Sumimasen= Sorry/ excuse me (i.e. I stepped on your foot)
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O-hisashiburi desu= I haven’t heard from you in a long time (it’s been a long time)
Variations: Hisashiburi (very informal)
O-hisashiburi (informal)
Shibaraku desu ne= It’s been a while
O-genki desu ka= How have you been? (formal)
Variations: Genki desu ka= How are you?
Respond with: Genki desu (I’m fine.)
Zékkōuchōu desu (I’m on top of the world, I’m doing great)
Okagesama de…[genki desu] = Thanks to you, [I am fine].
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Gakusei= student
Kochira= this direction
Gakkou= school
No= of
Tomodachi= friend
Wakarimasen= I don’t understand
Kochira wa gakkou no tomodachi no Jenni desu= This is Jenni, a friend from school.
Japanesepod no Watanabe desu.= I’m Japanesepad’s Watanabe.
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Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu.= Happy New Year.
Kotoshi mo dozo yoroshiku= this year also please be kind to me.
Kochira koso…dozo yoroshiku= same here “ “
Ohayo gozaimasu (formal)= Good morning
Asa- morning
Konnichiwa= Good afternoon/ Hello
Hiru- afternoon
Konbanwa= Good evening
Yoru- night
Oyasuminasai= Good night
Japanese conversation:
Hajimemashite= Nice to meet you.
Dōzo yoroshiku [onegaishimasu] = Please be kind to me.
Mouichidou onegaishimasu, yukuri onegaishimasu= one more time, slowly please
Sō desu= that’s right
Kudasai/ onegaishimasu= please
Shitsurei shimashita= Excuse me (I was rude.)
Sumimasen= Sorry/ excuse me (i.e. I stepped on your foot)
………
O-hisashiburi desu= I haven’t heard from you in a long time (it’s been a long time)
Variations: Hisashiburi (very informal)
O-hisashiburi (informal)
Shibaraku desu ne= It’s been a while
O-genki desu ka= How have you been? (formal)
Variations: Genki desu ka= How are you?
Respond with: Genki desu (I’m fine.)
Zékkōuchōu desu (I’m on top of the world, I’m doing great)
Okagesama de…[genki desu] = Thanks to you, [I am fine].
………………………………………………..
Gakusei= student
Kochira= this direction
Gakkou= school
No= of
Tomodachi= friend
Wakarimasen= I don’t understand
Kochira wa gakkou no tomodachi no Jenni desu= This is Jenni, a friend from school.
Japanesepod no Watanabe desu.= I’m Japanesepad’s Watanabe.
……….
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu.= Happy New Year.
Kotoshi mo dozo yoroshiku= this year also please be kind to me.
Kochira koso…dozo yoroshiku= same here “ “