29/08/2021
Japanese tutorial #1
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#1 Konnichiwa (こんにちは) – Hello
#2 Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます) – Good morning
#3 Konbanwa (こんにちは) – Good evening
#4 Moshi moshi (もしもし) – Hello (but only if you’re on the phone or something like Skype)
#5 Ogenki desu ka? (お元気ですか) – How are you?
#6 Genki desu (元気です) – I’m good/I’ve been doing well, thanks
#7 Ohisashiburi desu ne (お久しぶりですね) – Long time no see
#8 _______–san mo? (______-さんも?) – And you? (Hint: fill in the blank with your friend’s name. This is a great response to things like “How are you?” because you can say, “I’m good! And you?”)
#9 Namae wa nan desu ka? (名前は何ですか) – What’s your name?
#10 Watashi no namae wa _____ desu (私の名前は__です) – My name is ______
#11 Doko kara kimash*ta ka? (どこから来ましたか) – Where are you from?
#12 Watashi wa ______ kara kimash*ta (私は__から来ました) – I’m from __________.
#13 Sou desu ka? (そうですか) – Is that so?/Really?/I see (Hint: this is a great thing to say after learning where someone is from, what they do, or other facts about their life.)
#14 Arigatou gozaimasu (ありがとうございます) – Thank you
#15 Douitashimash*te (どういたしまして) – You’re welcome
#16 Sumimasen (すみません) – I’m sorry/excuse me (Hint: you can use this for anything from apologising for stumbling into someone on the train to asking for help or asking for people to move out of your way.)
#17 Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい) – I’m sorry (Hint: didn’t we already cover “I’m sorry”? Gomen nasai is less “excuse me” and more “I’m truly sorry from the bottom of my heart.” Use it if you knocked something over and broke it, not if you interrupted someone’s stroll to ask for directions.)
#18 Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (よろしくおねがいします) – I’m in your debt! (Hint: this one isn’t used in its literal sense most of the time; it’s a way to say “thank you” to someone you are counting on or indebted to. For example, if you're starting out at a new job in Japan, you might introduce yourself and then add this at the end. You might also use it if you’ve asked someone a favour, such as t