English Questions 01 Flashcards
“I gratefully receive” (before eating) - also translated: bon appetite, let’s eat, thanks for the food “I humbly receive”
itadakimasu
“Thank you for the meal” (after finishing the meal.)
gochisosama (deshita = formal)
“Thank you for the meal” (after finishing the meal.)
gochisosama (deshita = formal)
“How do you do” (greeting for the first time)
Hajimemashite
“it’s a pleasure to meet you” (formal)
Doozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu
“good night”
Oyasuminasai (oyasumi -casual)
“how are you?”
Ogenki desu ka
“I am well”
Genki desu
“How about you?” (respond to how are you?)
Anata wa dou desu ka
this one
Kore
what about this
kore wa
my
watashi no
business card (pronounced mashi)
meishi
please, if you please
dozo
thank you very much
domo arigato gozaimas
name
namae
yes (less formal than hai)
ee
that’s right
so desu
company, the office
kaisha
This is my business card. Here.
watashi no meishi desu. Dozo.
Is this your name, Takahashi? (pointing to a biz card)
Kore wa Takahashi-san no namae desu ka
What about this (formal)
kore wa nan desu ka
cell phone
keitai
umbrella
kasa
book
hon
newspaper
shimbun
key
kagi
watch
tokei
is/are not
dewa arimasen
itchi
1
ni
2
san
3
yon/ shi
4
go
5
roku
6
nana / shichi
7
hachi
8
kyu /ku
9
address
jusho
telephone number
denwa-bango
telephone (more like an office phone)
denwa
email address (formal)
meru-adoresu
email (casual from meru-adoresu)
menado
email (very casual meru-adoresu, menado)
meado
what is the company name?
kaisha no namae wa nan desu ka
Japanese language book
Nihongo no hon
are you well?
dai jobu
dot / @ (in email)
doto / atto
this is not a key
kore wa kagi dewa arimasen
this is not a watch
kore wa tokei dewa arimasen
this is a key
kore wa kagi desu
this is a watch
kore wa tokei desu
is this a book?
kore wa hon desu ka
yes this is a book
Hai, hon desu
is this a watch
kore wa tokei desu ka
what is this?
kore wa nan desu ka
this is Nakumura’s umbrella
kore wa Nakumura-san no kasa desu
please repeat
mo ichido itte kudasai
please say it slowly
yukkuri itte kudasai
is this Smith’s book?
kore wa sumisu-san no hon desu ka
what number
nan-ban