はい [hai] / いいえ [iie] Yes / No
有難う
[arigato] Thank you
有難うございます
[arigato gozaimasu] Thank you very much
どういたしまして
[do itashi mashite] You're welcome
すみません
[sumimasen] Excuse me / I'm sorry
どうも
[domo] Thanks
ごめんなさい
[gomen nasai] I'm sorry
はじめまして
[hajime mashite]
Nice to meet you
(When you meet someone for the 1st time)
おはよう(ございます)
[ohayo (gozai mas)
Good morning
(With "gozaimas" is more formal)
今日は
[konnichiwa] Good afternoon / Hello
今晩は
[konbanwa] Good evening
お休み(なさい)
[oyasumi (nasai)]
Good night (just before going to sleep)
(With "nasai" is more formal)
また明日!
[mata ashita!] See you tomorrow!
また来週!
[mata raishu!] See you next week!
気をつけて!
[ki o tsukete!] Take care! / Be careful!
どうぞ
[dozo] Here you are / Go ahead
大丈夫ですか?
[daijyobu deska?]
Is it ok? / Are you ok? / Is it fine?
大丈夫です
[daijyobu des] It's ok / I'm ok / It's fine
これは何ですか?
[kore wa nan deska?] What's this?
日本語(が)わかりません
[Nihongo (ga) wakari masen]
I don't understand Japanese
わかりましたか?
[wakari mashitaka?]
Did you get it? / Did you understand?
わかりました
[wakari mashita] I got it / I understood
わかりません
[wakari masen]
I don't know / I don't understand / I'm not sure
英語(を)話しますか?
[eigo (o) hanashi maska?]
Do you speak English?
有難う
[arigato] Thank you
有難うございます
[arigato gozaimasu] Thank you very much
どういたしまして
[do itashi mashite] You're welcome
すみません
[sumimasen] Excuse me / I'm sorry
どうも
[domo] Thanks
ごめんなさい
[gomen nasai] I'm sorry
はじめまして
[hajime mashite]
Nice to meet you
(When you meet someone for the 1st time)
おはよう(ございます)
[ohayo (gozai mas)
Good morning
(With "gozaimas" is more formal)
今日は
[konnichiwa] Good afternoon / Hello
今晩は
[konbanwa] Good evening
お休み(なさい)
[oyasumi (nasai)]
Good night (just before going to sleep)
(With "nasai" is more formal)
また明日!
[mata ashita!] See you tomorrow!
また来週!
[mata raishu!] See you next week!
気をつけて!
[ki o tsukete!] Take care! / Be careful!
どうぞ
[dozo] Here you are / Go ahead
大丈夫ですか?
[daijyobu deska?]
Is it ok? / Are you ok? / Is it fine?
大丈夫です
[daijyobu des] It's ok / I'm ok / It's fine
これは何ですか?
[kore wa nan deska?] What's this?
日本語(が)わかりません
[Nihongo (ga) wakari masen]
I don't understand Japanese
わかりましたか?
[wakari mashitaka?]
Did you get it? / Did you understand?
わかりました
[wakari mashita] I got it / I understood
わかりません
[wakari masen]
I don't know / I don't understand / I'm not sure
英語(を)話しますか?
[eigo (o) hanashi maska?]
Do you speak English?