| Note: ka is how a question is expressed, instead of: Ogenki desu? - it is: Ogenki desu ka? Literally - What is your name?, Are you (insert name)?: Anata no namae wa (insert name) desu? Your name please.: Onamae wa. My name is (insert name).: Watashi no namae wa (insert name) desu. EX: Watashi no namae was Ami desu. >> My name is Ami. For first time meeting only - How do you do, my name is (insert name).: Hajimemashite watashi wa (insert name) desu. EX: Hajimemashite watashi wa Ami desu. >> How do you do, my name is Ami. Literally - Are you well?, How are you?: Ogenki desu ka? For first time meeting only - literally- Please be kind to me, Please to meet you.: Doozo yorashiku. Literally - What age are you?, How old are you?: Nan sai desu ka? To say where you’re from, I am (inset name) from (insert place).: Watashi wa (insert place) no (insert name) wa. EX: Watashi wa Amerika no Ami wa. >> I am Ami from America. What grade are you in?: Anata wa nan nensei desu ka? Yes it is.: Hai so desu. No it isn’t.: Eii chigiamasu Wait a minute: Chottomate kudasai I don’t know/understand.: Wakarimasen I know/understand.: Wakarimashita I have a question.: Shitsumon garimasu. How do say it in English?: Word was eego de nandesu ka? Depending on tone of voice and other factors, it can range in severity from “silly” to “retard.” Other similar insults are aho and manuke, although manuke is more specifically “dolt, buffoon.”: baka - an all purpose insult denigrating the subject’s intelligence. “Damn!” or “Shit!” Comparable exclamations are kuso (literally “shit”) and shimatta: kuso/chikusho - an exclamation of frustration Most often encountered in anime when one character inquires as to another’s health.: daijoubu - O.K. |