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Basic Conversation Flashcards

1
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You’re welcome

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Dou itashimashite

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What time is it now?

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Sumimasen ima nanji desu ka?

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Nice to meet you, my name is Kost

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Hajimemashite, Kost toiimasu

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How are you?

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Genki desu ka?

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I am from America

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Amerika shusshin desu

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I’m good (response to “how are you?”)

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Hai, genki desu

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My name is Brenden Kost

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Boku no namae wa Kost Brenden desu

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What is your name?

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Onamae wa nan desu ka? / onamae wa? / namae wa nani?

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Good morning

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Ohayou gozaimasu

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Nice to meet you (second way)

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Yoroshiku o negai shimasu

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Nice to meet you (third way) (casual)

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Duozo yoroshiku

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Nice to meet you (fourth way) (very casual)

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Yoroshiku ne

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Nice to meet you (fifth way) (formal)

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Oai dekite ureshii desu

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14
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Likewise

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Kochirakoso

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15
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Good night

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Oyasuminasai

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16
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Yes, I live in Tallahassee

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Hai, Tallahassee ni sundeimasu

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17
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Bye

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Jyaane

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18
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Good evening

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Konbanwa

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19
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Please speak English

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Eigo de o negai shimasu

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20
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I came from China

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Chuugoku ka ra kimashita

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21
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Welcome

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Youkoso

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22
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I’m back

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Tadaima

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23
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No problem

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Tondemo naidesu

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24
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See you tomorrow

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Mata ashita

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25
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This is my wife Sakura

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Kochira ga tsuma no Sakura desu

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26
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Welcome back

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Okaerinasai

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27
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My regards to your wife

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Okusan ni yoroshiku

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28
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No thanks (casual)

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Iranai

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29
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See you!

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Jya, mata!

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30
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Take care

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Ogenki de

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31
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It’s my mistake

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Boku no misu desu / boku no machigai desu

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32
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Humble response to a compliment (casual)

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Zen zen dayo

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33
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Humble response to a compliment (formal)

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Ie ie

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34
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Female version of bye among friends

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Matane

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35
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Could you say that again?

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Mouichido ittekudasai / Mouichido o negai shimasu

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36
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No thank you / I’m okay

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Daijoubu desu

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37
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I don’t understand Japanese

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Nihongo ga wakarimasen

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38
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See you tomorrow (slang)

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Otsu

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39
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Welcome back (less formal)

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Okaeri

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40
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I’m going but coming back

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Ittekimasu

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41
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Go and come back safe (response to Ittekimasu)

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Itterasshai

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42
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Bye (more masculine)

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Jaana

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43
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Male version of bye among friends

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Matana

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44
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Bye bye

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Bai bai

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45
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See you next week

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Mata raishuu

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46
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Polite saying when you’re leaving someone’s house as a guest

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Ojama shimashita

47
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Have fun / enjoy

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Tanoshinde ne

48
Q

Thank you for what you’ve done

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Arigatou gozaimashita

49
Q

No thank you (another way)

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Kekko desu

50
Q

Excuse me / sorry (in “real life”)

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Suimasen

51
Q

But, how can you speak Japanese so fluently?

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Demo, doushite son’nani nihongo ga pera pera ni hanaserun desu ka?

52
Q

Where did you study Japanese?

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Doko de nihongo o benkyou shitan desu ka?

53
Q

That’s great (real life)

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iijan

54
Q

Learning a foreign language is painstaking

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Gaikokugo o manabu no wa hone ga oreru

55
Q

Hey!

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Nah nah (men) / nee nee (women)

56
Q

Thank you (more casual)

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Doumo

57
Q

I’ve been doing not so bad (casual)

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Bochi bochi dayo

58
Q

Long time no see!

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Hisashiburi!

59
Q

How are you studying Japanese?

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Douyatte nihongo benkyou shiterun desu ka?

60
Q

Thank you (Kyoto dialiect)

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Oukini

61
Q

Casual hello

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Yahho

62
Q

I see / that makes sense

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Naruhodo

63
Q

I didn’t know that

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Shirimasen deshita

64
Q

Slowly, please?

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Yukkuri onegai shimasu

65
Q

How was your weekend?

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Shuumatsu wa dou deshita ka?

66
Q

What are your weekend plans?

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Shuumatsu no yotei wa?

67
Q

Long time no see (very casual)

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Hisabisa

68
Q

I’m impressed

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Kandoushiteimasu

69
Q

I’m studying Japanese

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Nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu (inf. shiteru)

70
Q

I want to go to Japan

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Nihon ni ikitai(desu)

71
Q

I also know Chinese

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Boku mo Chuugokugo ga dekimasu

72
Q

Take it easy

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Genki dene

73
Q

See you soon

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Mata atode

74
Q

I don’t know (casual)

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Shiranai

75
Q

Good job

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Otsukare

76
Q

Take care (another way)

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Kiotsukete

77
Q

That’s not true (responding to compliment)

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Sonna koto nai desu

78
Q

You speak Japanese very well!

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Nihongo sugoku jouzu desu ne!

79
Q

What do you mean?

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Dou iu imi desu ka?

80
Q

I don’t know (casual / another way)

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Wakannai

81
Q

Thank you (slang)

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Azassu

82
Q

Thank you (another slang)

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Azamasu

83
Q

Is this correct?

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Kore de atteru?

84
Q

How’s it going lately?

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Saikin dou desu ka?

85
Q

Good job (slang)

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Otsu

86
Q

I can speak Japanese just a little bit

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Nihongo o sukoshi hanasemasu

87
Q

What’s up?

A

Ossu

88
Q

I see (another way)

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Sokka

89
Q

How was your day today?

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Kyou donna ichi nichi datta no?

90
Q

True (response phrase)

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Dane

91
Q

I’m studying Japanese (another way)’

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Nihongo benkyouchuu desu

92
Q

Thanks to you

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Okagesama

93
Q

Hello (business)

A

Otsukaresama desu

94
Q

My bad (very casual)

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Wari

95
Q

I mean… (filler word)

A

Teiuka

96
Q

Where in America?

A

Amerika no doko desu ka?

97
Q

Is using (x word) wrong?

A

(X word) wa dame na no?

98
Q

Where are you from? (Another way)

A

Doko no hito desu ka?

99
Q

I’m grateful (very polite)

A

Kanshashimasu

100
Q

It’s not my day

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Tsuitenai

101
Q

Exactly (to show agreement)

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Sonotouri

102
Q

Where are you from? (Third way) (casual)

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Shusshin doko?

103
Q

I’m from Yokohama, but I live in Osaka now

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Yokohama dakedo, ima Ousaka ni sundeiru

104
Q

Sounds good!

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Ii ne!

105
Q

Greeting when entering someone’s home

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Ojama shimasu

106
Q

Please wait a moment

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Chotto matte kudasai

107
Q

How long have you been studying Japanese?

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Dore kurai nihongo o benkyou shitemasu ka?

108
Q

I don’t know (masculine)

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Shiran

109
Q

I’m sorry (masculine)

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Suman

110
Q

Have you been to America?

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Amerika ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?

111
Q

I’m not good at Japanese

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Nihongo ga heta desu

112
Q

I can speak Japanese just a little bit (another way)

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Nihongo sukoshi dake hanasemasu

113
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I can speak Japanese just a little bit (a third way, more casual)

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Nihongo chotto dake hanasemasu

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