Japanese Words And Phrases

Question 0

おはよう

Answer 0

Ohayō

Good morning! (informal)

Question 1

こんばんは

Answer 1

Konban wa.

Good evening

Question 2

こんにちは

Answer 2

Kon’nichi wa.

Hello

Question 3

おはようございます

Answer 3

Ohayō gozaimasu

Good morning (formal)

Question 4

はじめまして

Answer 4

Hajimemashite

Nice to meet you.

Question 5

シェフ

Answer 5

shefu

Chef

Question 6

よろしくおねがいします。

Answer 6

It’s a pleasure to meet you too. (Literally, Please look favorably upon me too.)

yoroshiku onegai shimasu

Question 7

です

Answer 7

desu

roughly means ‘to be’

Question 8

こんにちは。はじめまして。

Answer 8

Kon’nichiwa. Hajimemashite.
Hello. Nice to meet you

Question 9

はじめまして。テイラーです。

Answer 9

Hajimemashite. Teirā desu.

“Nice to meet you! I’m Taylor.”

Question 10

これはおみやげです。

Answer 10

Kore wa omiyage desu.

This is a small gift for you

Question 11

どういたしまして。

Answer 11

Dō itashimashite.

You’re welcome.

Question 12

ありがとうございます。

Answer 12

Arigatō gozaimasu.

Thank you very much

Question 13

お土産

おみやげ

Answer 13

お土産
おみやげ

a small gift, a souvenir
(omiyage)

土: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
産: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

Question 14

イタタタ あの…すみません。

Answer 14

Ouch! Umm…excuse me.

Itatata
Ano… sumimasen.

Question 15

はい

Answer 15

Yes. Hai

As you will find out in later lessons, はい (hai) is a word used to give a positive answer, or confirm what someone else has said. It is also used to show the other person that you are listening. When spoken with rising intonation, as in this dialogue, it means “Yes?” or “I’m sorry?” and prompts the listener to continue or repeat what they have said. If someone is trying to get your attention, or you can’t catch what someone says, you can say “hai?” with rising intonation.

Question 16

すみません

Answer 16

Sorry, excuse me

sumimasen

Question 17

あの

Answer 17

Umm….

ano…

Question 18

水

Answer 18

みず

Mizu

Water

Question 19

注文

Answer 19

注文

ちゅうもん

order

(Chūmon)

Question 20

キノコ

Answer 20

Mushroom

Kinoko

Question 21

ほお紅

Answer 21

ほおべに

noun
cheek rouge, blusher, blush

Kanji in this word
紅: crimson, deep red

hoobeni

Question 22

注文

Answer 22

注文

ちゅうもん

“order,” and is used for orders at a restaurant and orders made at stores through a shopping service
(chūmon (注文))

注: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
文: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Question 23

メニュー

Answer 23

menyū (メニュー)

Menyū is the word for “menu,” which is taken from the English word. You may notice the pronunciation is almost exactly the same!

Question 24

お願いします

Answer 24

お願いします
おねがいします

Translation
humble language Expression
please
(onegai shimasu)

Kanji in this word
願: petition, request, vow, wish, hope

menyu (メニュー) plus
onegai shimasu “Can I get a menu?”
(おねがいします)
(literally, “Menu, please.”)

Question 25

お久しぶりです

Answer 25

おひさしぶりです

Ohisashiburi desu

Long time no see. (formal)

Kanji in this word
久: long time, old story

Question 26

さん

Answer 26

さん

san

polite name suffix, similar to Mr. or Mrs.

Question 27

パイロット

Answer 27

パイロット
PAIROTTO

pilot

Question 28

ぼく

Answer 28

Boku

I, me used by males

Question 29

私

Answer 29

わたし

watashi

I,me

Question 30

です

Answer 30

です

desu roughly means ‘to be’

Question 31

学生

Answer 31

がくせい

gakusei

Translation
noun
student (esp. a university student)

Kanji in this word
学: study, learning, science
生: life, genuine, birth

Question 32

ぼくは学生です。

Answer 32

ぼくは学生です。

Boku wa gakusei desu.

I’m a student.

Kanji in this word
学: study, learning, science
生: life, genuine, birth

Question 33

これはすしです。

Answer 33

これはすしです。

Kore wa sushi desu.

“This is sushi.”

Question 34

いいえ (or いえい え)

Answer 34

Iie (or ieie)

“not at all,” “no a polit e way to problem” respond

Question 35

すみません

Answer 35

Sumimasen

Sorry), thanks”
a polite way to say thank you (in an apologetic way)

Question 36

肉

Answer 36

にく niku
しし shishi

Translation
noun 
flesh
meat
the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)
thickness
ink pad (see also: 印肉)

Kanji in this word
肉: meat

Question 37

これ

Answer 37

これ kore

this

Question 38

日本

Answer 38

日本 にほん

Nihon

Japan

Kanji in this word
日: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
本: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Question 39

お菓子

Answer 39

お菓子

おかし

okashi

sweets, snacks, candy

Kanji in this word
菓: candy, cakes, fruit
子: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Question 40

ようかん

Answer 40

ようかん

yōkan

soft sweet red bean jelly

Question 41

日本の

Answer 41

日本の

にほんの

Nihon no

Japanese (item, thing)

Kanji in this word
日: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
本: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Question 42

魚

Answer 42

魚

さかな

sakana

fish

Kanji in this word
魚: fish

Question 43

野菜

Answer 43

野菜

やさい

yasai

Translation

vegetable

Kanji in this word
野: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
菜: vegetable, side dish, greens

Question 44

これは肉です。

Answer 44

これは肉です。

Kore wa niku desu.

This is meat.

Question 45

これは、ようかんです。

Answer 45

これは、ようかんです。

Kore wa yōkan desu.

This is soft sweet red bean jelly.

Question 46

これは日本の車です。

Answer 46

これは日本の車です。

Kore wa Nihon no kuruma desu.

This is a Japanese car.

Kanji in this word
車: car

Question 47

車

Answer 47

くるま

kuruma

Translation
noun
car, automobile, vehicle
wheel

Kanji in this word
車: car

Question 48

それは魚です。

Answer 48

それは魚です。

Sore wa sakana desu.

That’s fish.

Question 49

これは日本のお菓子です。

Answer 49

これは日本のお菓子です。
これは日本のおかしです。

Kore wa nihon no okashi desu.

These are Japanese sweets.

Question 50

これは・・お菓子ですか。

Answer 50

Kore wa.. o-kashi desu ka.

これは・・おかしですか。

“Are these sweets?”