Basic Conversation Flashcards
1
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You’re welcome
A
Dou itashimashite
2
Q
What time is it now?
A
Sumimasen ima nanji desu ka?
3
Q
Nice to meet you, my name is Kost
A
Hajimemashite, Kost toiimasu
4
Q
How are you?
A
Genki desu ka?
5
Q
I am from America
A
Amerika shusshin desu
6
Q
I’m good (response to “how are you?”)
A
Hai, genki desu
7
Q
My name is Brenden Kost
A
Boku no namae wa Kost Brenden desu
8
Q
What is your name?
A
Onamae wa nan desu ka? / onamae wa? / namae wa nani?
9
Q
Good morning
A
Ohayou gozaimasu
10
Q
Nice to meet you (second way)
A
Yoroshiku o negai shimasu
11
Q
Nice to meet you (third way) (casual)
A
Duozo yoroshiku
12
Q
Nice to meet you (fourth way) (very casual)
A
Yoroshiku ne
13
Q
Nice to meet you (fifth way) (formal)
A
Oai dekite ureshii desu
14
Q
Likewise
A
Kochirakoso
15
Q
Good night
A
Oyasuminasai
16
Q
Yes, I live in Tallahassee
A
Hai, Tallahassee ni sundeimasu
17
Q
Bye
A
Jyaane
18
Q
Good evening
A
Konbanwa
19
Q
Please speak English
A
Eigo de o negai shimasu
20
Q
I came from China
A
Chuugoku ka ra kimashita
21
Q
Welcome
A
Youkoso
22
Q
I’m back
A
Tadaima
23
Q
No problem
A
Tondemo naidesu
24
Q
See you tomorrow
A
Mata ashita
25
This is my wife Sakura
Kochira ga tsuma no Sakura desu
26
Welcome back
Okaerinasai
27
My regards to your wife
Okusan ni yoroshiku
28
No thanks (casual)
Iranai
29
See you!
Jya, mata!
30
Take care
Ogenki de
31
It’s my mistake
Boku no misu desu / boku no machigai desu
32
Humble response to a compliment (casual)
Zen zen dayo
33
Humble response to a compliment (formal)
Ie ie
34
Female version of bye among friends
Matane
35
Could you say that again?
Mouichido ittekudasai / Mouichido o negai shimasu
36
No thank you / I’m okay
Daijoubu desu
37
I don’t understand Japanese
Nihongo ga wakarimasen
38
See you tomorrow (slang)
Otsu
39
Welcome back (less formal)
Okaeri
40
I’m going but coming back
Ittekimasu
41
Go and come back safe (response to Ittekimasu)
Itterasshai
42
Bye (more masculine)
Jaana
43
Male version of bye among friends
Matana
44
Bye bye
Bai bai
45
See you next week
Mata raishuu
46
Polite saying when you’re leaving someone’s house as a guest
Ojama shimashita
47
Have fun / enjoy
Tanoshinde ne
48
Thank you for what you’ve done
Arigatou gozaimashita
49
No thank you (another way)
Kekko desu
50
Excuse me / sorry (in “real life”)
Suimasen
51
But, how can you speak Japanese so fluently?
Demo, doushite son’nani nihongo ga pera pera ni hanaserun desu ka?
52
Where did you study Japanese?
Doko de nihongo o benkyou shitan desu ka?
53
That’s great (real life)
iijan
54
Learning a foreign language is painstaking
Gaikokugo o manabu no wa hone ga oreru
55
Hey!
Nah nah (men) / nee nee (women)
56
Thank you (more casual)
Doumo
57
I’ve been doing not so bad (casual)
Bochi bochi dayo
58
Long time no see!
Hisashiburi!
59
How are you studying Japanese?
Douyatte nihongo benkyou shiterun desu ka?
60
Thank you (Kyoto dialiect)
Oukini
61
Casual hello
Yahho
62
I see / that makes sense
Naruhodo
63
I didn’t know that
Shirimasen deshita
64
Slowly, please?
Yukkuri onegai shimasu
65
How was your weekend?
Shuumatsu wa dou deshita ka?
66
What are your weekend plans?
Shuumatsu no yotei wa?
67
Long time no see (very casual)
Hisabisa
68
I’m impressed
Kandoushiteimasu
69
I’m studying Japanese
Nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu (inf. shiteru)
70
I want to go to Japan
Nihon ni ikitai(desu)
71
I also know Chinese
Boku mo Chuugokugo ga dekimasu
72
Take it easy
Genki dene
73
See you soon
Mata atode
74
I don’t know (casual)
Shiranai
75
Good job
Otsukare
76
Take care (another way)
Kiotsukete
77
That’s not true (responding to compliment)
Sonna koto nai desu
78
You speak Japanese very well!
Nihongo sugoku jouzu desu ne!
79
What do you mean?
Dou iu imi desu ka?
80
I don’t know (casual / another way)
Wakannai
81
Thank you (slang)
Azassu
82
Thank you (another slang)
Azamasu
83
Is this correct?
Kore de atteru?
84
How’s it going lately?
Saikin dou desu ka?
85
Good job (slang)
Otsu
86
I can speak Japanese just a little bit
Nihongo o sukoshi hanasemasu
87
What’s up?
Ossu
88
I see (another way)
Sokka
89
How was your day today?
Kyou donna ichi nichi datta no?
90
True (response phrase)
Dane
91
I’m studying Japanese (another way)’
Nihongo benkyouchuu desu
92
Thanks to you
Okagesama
93
Hello (business)
Otsukaresama desu
94
My bad (very casual)
Wari
95
I mean… (filler word)
Teiuka
96
Where in America?
Amerika no doko desu ka?
97
Is using (x word) wrong?
(X word) wa dame na no?
98
Where are you from? (Another way)
Doko no hito desu ka?
99
I’m grateful (very polite)
Kanshashimasu
100
It’s not my day
Tsuitenai
101
Exactly (to show agreement)
Sonotouri
102
Where are you from? (Third way) (casual)
Shusshin doko?
103
I’m from Yokohama, but I live in Osaka now
Yokohama dakedo, ima Ousaka ni sundeiru
104
Sounds good!
Ii ne!
105
Greeting when entering someone’s home
Ojama shimasu
106
Please wait a moment
Chotto matte kudasai
107
How long have you been studying Japanese?
Dore kurai nihongo o benkyou shitemasu ka?
108
I don’t know (masculine)
Shiran
109
I’m sorry (masculine)
Suman
110
Have you been to America?
Amerika ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?
111
I’m not good at Japanese
Nihongo ga heta desu
112
I can speak Japanese just a little bit (another way)
Nihongo sukoshi dake hanasemasu
113
I can speak Japanese just a little bit (a third way, more casual)
Nihongo chotto dake hanasemasu
114
That works (response to a suggestion)
Sore de daijoubu
115
Where will you go on the weekend?
Shuumatsu wa doko ni iku?
116
What are you going to do this weekend?
Konshuumatsu wa nani suru?
117
Have a good one / have a good day
Yoi ichi nichi o
118
I can understand if you speak slowly
Yukkuri hanaseba wakarimasu
119
Maybe if you speak slowly, I can understand
Yukkuri hanaseba wakaru kamo
120
See you next time
Jikai aimashou
121
Is that so?
Sou desu ka?
122
What did you do yesterday? (Casual)
Kinou nani shita no?
123
Are you accustomed to it? (e.g. living in America)
Nareteimasu ka?
124
How have you been recently? (More casual)
Saikin dou?
125
It’s my fault
Watashi ga warui no
126
Yes, that’s right
Hai, sou desu
127
Is that so? (Casual)
Sou ka?
128
It’s difficult to read
Yomizurai desu
129
It’s been nice out lately
Saikin zutto ii tenki
130
Every time you speak, your Japanese has gotten better
Hanasutabi ni (anata no) nihongo ga jouzu ni natteiru
131
I’m still studying (response to “your Japanese is good”)
Mada mada benkyouchuu desu
132
I didn’t catch that
Kikitoremasen deshita
