Japanese
Kana, everyday phrases, numbers and the core particles.
Greetings
- ใใฏใใใใใใพใohayou gozaimasuGood morningCasual: ใใฏใใ (ohayou)
- ใใใซใกใฏkonnichiwaHello, good afternoon
- ใใใฐใใฏkonbanwaGood evening
- ใใใใจใใใใใพใarigatou gozaimasuThank youCasual: ใใใใจใ (arigatou)
- ใใฟใพใใsumimasenExcuse me, sorry (light)Getting attention, bumping into someone. You'll use it the most
- ใใใใชใใgomen nasaiSorry (real apology)When you actually did something wrong
- ใฏใใใพใใฆhajimemashiteNice to meet you
- ใใใใชใsayounaraGoodbyeSounds final. Friends say ใใใใญ (jaa ne)
Getting around
- ใใใฏใใใใงใใkore wa ikura desu kaHow much is this?Short: ใใใใงใใ (ikura desu ka)
- ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใtoire wa doko desu kaWhere is the toilet?
- ใใใใใ ใใkore o kudasaiThis one, pleaseShort: ใใใใใ ใใ (kore, kudasai). Pointing works too
- ใฒใจใค / ใตใใคhitotsu / futatsuOne / two (items)ใใใใฒใจใคใใ ใใ (kore, hitotsu kudasai): One of these, please
- ่ฑ่ชใ่ฉฑใใพใใeigo o hanasemasu kaCan you speak English?
- ใใใใพใใwakarimasenI don't understand
- ใ้กใใใพใonegai shimasuPleaseA polite way to make a request
Reactions
- ใจใฆใใใtotemo iiVery good
- ใใใsugoiAmazingCasual
- ใใฐใใใsubarashiiExcellent, wonderfulMore polished than ใใใ (sugoi)
- ใใใใkawaiiCute
- ใใใใoishiiDeliciousSay it to the chef. They love it
Particles
Small words that follow a word and mark its role in the sentence.
- ใฏwaMarks the topic็งใฏๅญฆ็ใงใ (watashi wa gakusei desu): I am a student
- ใgaMarks the subject็ซใใใพใ (neko ga imasu): There is a cat
- ใoMarks the direct objectๆฐดใ้ฃฒใฟใพใ (mizu o nomimasu): I drink water
- ใซniDestination or specific timeๆฑไบฌใซ่กใใพใ (toukyou ni ikimasu): I go to Tokyo
- ใงdePlace of an action, or means้ง ใงๅพ ใกใพใ (eki de machimasu): I wait at the station
- ใฎnoPossession or connection็งใฎๆฌ (watashi no hon): my book
- ใkaTurns a sentence into a questionๅญฆ็ใงใใ (gakusei desu ka): Are you a student?
Numbers
- ไธichi1
- ไบni2
- ไธsan3
- ๅyon, shi4
- ไบgo5
- ๅ ญroku6
- ไธnana, shichi7
- ๅ ซhachi8
- ไนkyuu, ku9
- ๅjuu10
- ็พhyaku100
- ๅsen1,000
- ไธman10,000
Hiragana
Used for native Japanese words and grammar.
- ใa
- ใi
- ใu
- ใe
- ใo
- ใka
- ใki
- ใku
- ใke
- ใko
- ใsa
- ใshi
- ใsu
- ใse
- ใso
- ใta
- ใกchi
- ใคtsu
- ใฆte
- ใจto
- ใชna
- ใซni
- ใฌnu
- ใญne
- ใฎno
- ใฏha
- ใฒhi
- ใตfu
- ใธhe
- ใปho
- ใพma
- ใฟmi
- ใmu
- ใme
- ใmo
- ใya
- ใyu
- ใyo
- ใra
- ใri
- ใru
- ใre
- ใro
- ใwa
- ใwo
- ใn
Katakana
Used mostly for foreign loanwords.
- ใขa
- ใคi
- ใฆu
- ใจe
- ใชo
- ใซka
- ใญki
- ใฏku
- ใฑke
- ใณko
- ใตsa
- ใทshi
- ในsu
- ใปse
- ใฝso
- ใฟta
- ใchi
- ใtsu
- ใte
- ใto
- ใna
- ใni
- ใnu
- ใne
- ใno
- ใha
- ใhi
- ใfu
- ใhe
- ใho
- ใma
- ใmi
- ใ mu
- ใกme
- ใขmo
- ใคya
- ใฆyu
- ใจyo
- ใฉra
- ใชri
- ใซru
- ใฌre
- ใญro
- ใฏwa
- ใฒwo
- ใณn