Impress
your friends and family by learning a little Japanese!
Here
are words and phrases you can learn.
The words and phrases are written in English first. The Japanese word or phrase is written
next. The pronunciation of the Japanese
word or phrase is written in the parenthesis.
|
soup made from soybean paste |
miso |
(mee-so) |
|
school |
gakko |
(gak- ko) |
|
wheat noodles |
udon |
(oo- don) |
|
green tea |
ocha |
(oe- cha) |
|
rice |
gohan |
(goe- han) |
|
fish |
sakana |
(sa- kan- a) |
|
chopsticks |
ohashi |
(oe- ha- shee) |
|
steel tabletop on which food is grilled |
hibachi |
(hi- bo- chee) |
|
Japanese dress |
kimono |
(ki- moe- no) |
|
delicious |
oishii |
(oy- she) |
|
yes |
hai |
(hi) |
|
no |
iie |
(ee- eh) |
|
Good evening |
Konbanwa |
(Kon- bon- wah) |
|
Good morning |
Ohayo gozaimasu |
(Oh- high- o- go- zeye-mas) |
|
Thank you |
Arigato |
( Ah- ree- gah- toh) |
|
Thank you very much |
Domo arigato gozaimasu |
(Doe-mo- ah-ree-gah-to- go- zeye-mas) |
|
I’m sorry |
Gomenasai |
(Go- men- nas- eye) |
|
Goodbye |
Sayonara |
(Sigh- yo- nah- rah) |
|
Hello |
Konichiwa |
(Ko- knee- chee- wah) |
|
My name is ___. |
Watashi wa _______ desu. |
(Wah- tah- shee- wah ___ des) |
Japanese numbers look like our English
numbers.
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
ichi ni san shi go roku shichi hachi kyu ju |
(ee- chee) (nee) (sahn) (shee) (goh (low- koo) (she- chee) (hah- chee) (kyoo) (joo) |