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Japanese carries politeness in its grammar, so the same sentence can be friendly or cold depending on the ending. When you need to know what a line really conveys, the archive holds 115 Japanese phrase pages, 60 of them with answers from speakers.

Essential Japanese phrases

20 everyday phrases to get you started, with pronunciation.

EnglishJapanese Pronunciation
Hello こんにちは Kon'nichiwa​
Good morning おはようございます O-wa you gozaimasu
Good evening こんばんは Konban wa
Goodbye さようなら Sayou nara
Please お願いします Onegaishimasu
Thank you ありがとうございます
You're welcome どういたしまして Dou itashimashite
Excuse me すみません sumimasen
Yes はい wa
No いいえ iie
I'm sorry ごめんなさい Gomen nasai
How are you? 元気? Genki?
My name is... 私の名前は... Watashi no namae wa...
Do you speak English? 英語は話せますか? Eigo wa hanasemasu ka?
I don't understand わからない Wakaranai
How much does this cost? いくらかかるの? Ikura kakaru no?
Where is the toilet? トイレはどこ? Toire wa doko?
Can you help me? 助けてくれないか? Tasukete kurenai ka?
I love you 愛してる Aishiteru
Happy birthday お誕生日おめでとう Otanjoubi omedetou

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