When you are learning Japanese, it is essential to hear the words spoken. These audio words and phrases are grouped by topic and you can use them to learn to speak Japanese. The following tables contains the 46 basic sounds found in Japanese. Click the link to listen the pronunciation of each hiragana character.
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. Expressions.Read this page briefly and spend most of your time on. ExpressionsClick button to play audio. When you meet or leave someoneHello.Konnichiwa.Pronounce 'n' and 'ni' separately.
It's like 'kon-nichiwa'.Good morning.Ohayō gozaimasu.The last vowel 'u' is not clearly pronounced. It's like 'gozaimas'.Informal Style: Ohayō.Good evening.Konbanwa.Used at the beginning of the conversation, not at the end.Good night.Oyasuminasai.Informal Style: Oyasumi.Goodbye.Sayōnara.In general, used when people will not see each other for some time.Informal Style: Sayonara. (short 'o' after y).See you.Dewa mata.See you tomorrow.Dewa mata ashita.See you next week.Dewa mata raishū.dewa: well, now or somata: againWhen you thank or apologize to someoneThank you.Arigatō gozaimasu.Thank you very much.Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu.Thank you. (past)Arigatō gozai mashita.Thanks.Dōmo.The last vowel 'u' is not pronounced ly. Gozaimas(u).Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu.: To emphasize.Arigatō gozaimashita.: To thank for something in the past.Dōmo.: To thank for a small favor.Informal Style: Arigatō.You're welcome.Dōitashimashite.Don't mention it.Iie.Iie. (literally means 'No.'
) also can be used with the rising accent if it's not a big deal.Excuse me.Sumimasen.Yes.Hai.Used when you talk to someone, and to apologize for small faults (Sorry.).Hai. (Yes.) can be used to answer someone's call.I'm sorry.Gomennasai.I'm sorry.Dōmo sumimasen.Don't be sorry.Iie.Dōmo sumimasen. Is also used. It sounds more polite.As a response, Iie. Can be used if it's not a big deal.When you start or finish eating(before eating)Itadakimasu.Literally means 'I accept (the food)'.
Used when you start eating as a signal 'Let's start'.You can say this to the person who is treating you the meal.(after eating)Gochisōsamadeshita.Literally means 'It was a wonderful feast'. Used when you finished eating.You can say this to thank the person who treated you the meal.In this course, all the Japanese words and sentences are shown in Rōmaji (Roman alphabet). See page to check how to pronounce Rōmaji letters. Basic Rules How to address a personIn general, add ' san' after one's family name.' San' is like Mr., Mrs., or Miss.For example, Mr.
Tanaka is Tanaka-san. But for foreigners (westerners), people add san after the first names such as Paul-san or Kate-san.Except for the close relationships, people address almost anybody with san. Tanaka.Tanaka-san, konnichiwa.Yes and NoYes is ' hai'.
No is ' iie'.As shown on the page, Hai. Can be used in different contexts.
Hai shows agreement, and Ī e shows disagreement. They correspond to “yes” and “no” in English if the question is affirmative, but they become reversed when the question is negative. Phrases for travelersThere are some phrases that are particularly helpful to international travelers. Below are several phrases that might come in handy during your stay in Japan.Nihongo ga wakarimasen. (I don’t understand Japanese.).Nihongo ga amari hanasemasen. (I don’t speak Japanese well.).Mō ichido itte kudasai.
(Can you say it again?).Mō ichido onegai shimasu. (One more time, please.).Yukkuri onegai shimasu. (Slowly, please.).Chotto tasukete kudasai.
(Help me, please.).Eigo ga wakarimasu ka. (Do you understand English?).“Train” wa Nihongo de nan desu ka. (How do you say “train” in Japanese?).Chotto wakarimasen. (I don’t know.)Wakarimasen can mean either “I don’t know” or “I don’t understand.” When you mean I don’t know, add chotto to soften it.Daijōbu desu ka. (Are you all right?).Hai, daijōbu desu. (Yes, I’m all right.).
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