Daily Expression 1

[ Greeting ]


1
  Konnichiwa  Hello. (You can use it all day long.)
2
  Yaa!  Hi! (casual than Konnichiwa.)
3
  Ohayou  Good Morning.(used in the morning.)
4
  Konnichiwa  Good Afternoon. (used in the afternoon.)
5
  Konbanwa  Good Evening. (used in the evening.)

 

6
  Genki desuka?  How are you?
7
  Genki desu.  I'm fine, thank you. / Pretty good.
8
  Maa maa  So so.
9
  Futsuu  Same as usual.
10
  Yokunai desu  Not so good. / Not so great.

 

11
  Nanika kawatta koto atta?  What's up?
12
  Betsuni  Nothing so much.
13
  Atta yo  I have something to change.
14
  Nani yatte tano?  What have you been doing?
15
  Benkyou dake shiteta  Just studying.

 

16
  Dou shite itano?  How have you been doing?
17
  Nihon e kaette ta.  I went back to Japan.
18
  Hisashi buri.  Long time no see. (casual expression.)
19
  O hisashi buri desu.  It has been a long time. (polite expression.)
20
  Go busata shite imasu.  It has been so long.

 

21
  Mata aete ureshii yo.  I am glad to see you again.
22
  Genki sou dane.  You look great.
23
  Kirei ni natta ne.  You become so beautiful.
24
  Kakkou yoku natta ne.  You become so nice.
25
  Otona ni natta ne.  You have grown up.

 

26
  Kawatta ne.  You have changed a lot.
27
  Yase ta?  Have you lost weight?
28
  Futot ta?  Have you gained weight?
29
  Kaasan wa genki?  Is mother good? (okay)
30
  Kare wa saikin dou?  How is he doing?

 

31
  Kaz san iru?  Is Kaz around?
32
  Sousuke mita?  Have you seen Sousuke?
33
  Nani wo kangaete runo?  What are you thinking about?
34
  Doko ni ikuno?  Where are you going?
35
  Doko ni itte tano?  Where have you been?

 

36
  Kyou wa dou datta?  How did it go today?
37
  Shigoto wa dou?  How is business?
38
  Choushi wa dou?  How is everything?
39
  Kare wo shira nai.  I do not know him.
40
  Nani shite runo?  What are you doing?


[Good Bye]


41
  Sayounara  Good bye
42
  Bai bai  Good bye
43
  Mata ne  See you
44
  Jaa ne  See you later
45
  Yoi ichi nichi wo !  Have a nice day.

 

46
  Yoi syuu matsu wo !  Have a nice weekend.
47
  Yoi tabi wo !  Have a nice trip.
48
  Genki de ne  Have a good one.
49
  Ikana kya  I have to go.
50
  Itte ki masu  I am leaving.

 

51
  Oyasumi  Good night.
52
  Tanoshin dene!  Have fun!
53
  Gan batte!  Good luck.
54
  Ki wo tsukete ne  Take care.
55
  Kirakuni ne  Take it easy.

 

56
  Hodo hodo ni ne  Do not work too hard.
57
  Sono tyoushi de  Keep it up.
58
  Katsuji san ni yoroshiku  Say hello to Mr. Katsuji.
59
  Oai dekite ureshii desu.  It was nice meeting you.
60
  Ato de denwa shite ne.  Call me later.

 

61
  Mata kite ne.  Come again.
62
  Mata kuru yo.  I will be back.
63
  Tokidoki denwa shite.  Call me sometimes.
64
  Samishii yo  I miss you.
65
  Renraku wo torou.  Let's keep in touch.

 

66
  Tegami wo kudasai.  Please write me a letter.
67
  Tegami wo kaku yo.  I will write you a letter.
68
  Kimi ga hitsuyou nanda.  I need you.
69
  Boku mo. (Watashi mo)  Me too.
70
  Mata itsuka.  Sometime soon.

 

[ nod ]


71
  Watashi mo iya  Neither do I
72
  Sorede  And
73
  Sou nano?  Is that so?
74
  Sono toori  That's right.
75
  Iine e  Good.

 

76
  Mattaku  Absolutely
77
  Masani  Exactly
78
  Sou  uh - huh
79
  Un  I see
80
  Maji de?  Really?

 

81
  Hontou?  Really?
82
  Hontou desuka?  Are you sure?
83
  Uso desyo!  No kidding.
84
  Masaka  No way.
85
  Shinji rare nai  Unbelievable

 

86
  Sugoine  Great
87
  Ii desu yo.  No problem.
88
  Souda to iine.  I hope so.
89
  Sou denai to iine.  I hope not.
90
  Okino doku desu  That's too bad.


[ Agreement ]


91
  Wakaru?  See?
92
  Hontou ni wakaru?  Do you really understand?
93
  Wakaru.  I understand.
94
  Wakatta yo  I got it.
95
  Shitte ruyo  I know it.

 

96
  Nattoku shita yo  I made sense.
97
  Wakari masu yo  I am with you.
98
  Kiite ru?  Can you hear me?
99
  Kiite ru yo.  I hear you.
100
  Sore shitte ru?

 Do you know that?


[Pardon me?]


101
  Nan desu ka?  Pardon me?
102
  Hai?  Yes?
103
  Nan desu ka?  Excuse me?
104
  Nani?  What?
105
  Dakara nani?  So what?


106
  Sorekara?  And then?
107
  Tsuite ike nai ne  I can not keep up.
108
  Kikoe nai yo  I can not hear you.
109
  Ookina koe de  Speak up, please.
110
  Nani itteru no?  What are you talking about?


[ Silence... ]


111
  E-to…  Well…
112
  Sou da naa...  Let me see...
113
  U-n...  Umm...
114
  Saa...  I can not answer...
115
  Dou ieba iika…  What should I say...

 

116
  Nan dakke...  What is that...
117
  Maitta naa…  I give up…
118
  Tsumari...  I mean…
119
  You suru ni ...  In brief…
120
  Kou omou…  I would say…


[Thanks]


121
  Arigatou  Thank you
122
  Doumo  Thanks
123
  Doumo arigatou  Thank you very much.
124
  Hountou ni doumo arigatou  I appreciate it.
125
  Tonikaku arigatou  Thank you anyway.

 

126
  Iroiro arigatou  Thank you for everything.
127
  Sou itte kurete arigatou  Thank you for saying so.
128
  Shirase te kurete arigatou  Thank you for telling me.
129
  Matte ite kurete arigatou  Thank you for waiting for me.
130
  On ni kiru yo.  I owe you one

 

[Answer to thanks]


131
  Dou itashi mashite  You are welcome.
132
  Iyaiya  No problem.
133
  Go enryo naku  My pleasure.
134
  Gomen nasai  I am sorry.
135
  Sumi ma sen  Excuse me.


136
  Ukkari shite mashita  It is my fault.
137
  Watashi no misu desu.  My mistake.
138
  Senjitsu wa shitsurei shima shita.  I am sorry about yesterday.
139
  Sono tsumori wa nakatta no desu.  I did not mean that.
140
  Omatase shite sumimasen.  I am sorry to have kept you waiting.

 

[Praise]


141
  Subarashii  Great
142
  Omede tou  Congratulation
143
  Soo san wa sugoi.  Mr. Soo is incredible.
144
  Yokatta ne  Good for you.
145
  Iiko dane.  Good boy.

 

146
  Erai zo.  Well done, son.
147
  Yoku yatta.  Way to go.
148
  Kakkou iiyo.  You look nice.
149
  Iizo  Good job
150
  Sugoi zo  You are great.

 

151
  Taishita otoko da.  What a man!
152
  Rippa da.  Brilliant.
153
  Urayama shii  I envy you.
154
  Niatteru yo.  It looks nice on you.
155
  Wakaku mieru yo.  You look young.

 

156
  Yuuki ga aru ne.  He is brave.
157
  Suteki na nekutai.  What a nice tie!
158
  Ii pen wo motte masu ne.  You have a nice pen.
159
  Suteki na TV desu ne.  That is a great TV.
160
  Subarashii.  Wonderful.


[Weather]


161
  Kyou wa atsui.  It is hot today.
162
  Kyou wa atatakai.  It is warm today.
163
  Kyou wa samui.  It is cold today.
164
  Kyou wa kaze ga tsuyoi.  It is windy today.
165
  Kyou wa shikke ga aru.  It is humid today.

 

166
  Kyou wa nodoka da.  It is mild today.
167
  Kansou shite iru.  It is dry.
168
  Kumotte iru.  It is cloudy.
169
  Ame ga futte iru.  It is raining.
170
  Yuki ga futte iru.  Yuki ga futte iru.

 

171
  Kyou wa ii teknki desu.  It is a fine day today.
172
  Kiri dane.  It is foggy.
173
  Moya dane.  It is misty.
174
  Hontou ni samui ne.  It is freezing.
175
  Shimo ga orite iru.  It is a frosty today.

 

176
  Mousyo da.  It is extremely hot.
177
  Kyou no tenki wa dou desuka?  How is the weather today?
178
  Soto no tenki wa dou desuka?  How is the weather outside?
179
  Ame ga furi masu ka?  Is it going to rain today?
180
  Ame ga furu de syou.  It is going to rain.


[Day]


181
  Kyou wan nan nichi desuka?  What is today's date?
182
  Go gatsu mui ka desu.  It is May 6th.
183
  Kyou wa nan youbi desuka?  What day is it?
184
  Kin youbi desu.  It is Friday.
185
  Ima nan ji desuka?  What time is it now?

 

186
  7 ji goro desu.  It is around 7 o'clock.
187
  7 ji 15 fun mae desu.  It is a quarter to 7.
188
  Nanji koro?  About what time?
189
  Itsu goro?  About when?
190
  Jikan ga nai no.  I have no time.

 

191
  Nokori jikan ga suku nai.  There is no time left.
192
  Jikan aru?  Are you free now?
193
  Youyaku da.  It is about time.
194
  Toki ga kita.  Time has come.
195
  Toki wa kityou da.  Time is precious.

 

196
  Ato mou 3 kka da.  Three more days to go.
197
  3 kka shika nokotte nai.  Only three days left.
198
  Iku jikan da.  Time to go.
199
  3 fun okurete iru.  The clock is 3 minutes behind.
200
  3 fun susun de iru.  The clock is 3 minutes fast.