Conversations
in Japanese
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Conversations in Japanese
2/5
Basic conversation
English
Japanese
Hiragana
Romanization
yes
hai
no
iie
please /
you’re
douzo
welcome
you’re very
douitashimash
welcome
ite
thank you
arigatou
doumo
thank you
arigatou
very much
gozaimasu
thanks
doumo
Excuse me!
sumimasen!
Communication
English
I
understand.
I don’t
understand.
Hello? (on
the phone
Japanese
Hiragana
Romanization
wakarimashita
wakarimasen
moshi moshi
Conversations in Japanese
3/5
What does
douiu imi
that mean?
desuka?
I don’t know.
wakarimasen
I don’t speak
Polish.
poorando go
wa
hanashimasen
sukoshinara
I speak a
poorando go
little Polish.
wo
hanashimasu
Do you
speak
english?
eigo o hanasu?
(informal)
Do you
speak
eigo o hanashi
english?
masuka?
(formal)
Yes, I do
speak
english.
No, I don’t
speak
english.
hai, eigo wo
hanashimasu
iie, eigo wa
hanashimasen
Conversations in Japanese
4/5
Making acquaintances
English
Nice to
meet you
Japanese
Hiragana
Romanization
hajimemashite
How are
gokigen ikaga
you?
desuka?
Good,
iidesu,
thank you
arigatou
I’m well,
genki desu,
thanks
arigatou
Not bad,
thanks
Very bad
What’s
your
name?
My name
is [...]
What’s
your first
name?
waruku
naidesu,
arigatou
totemo warui
desu
onamae wa
nandesuka?
watashi no
namae wa […]
desu
anata no
namae wa?
My first
watashi no
name is
myouji
[...]
wa[…]desu
How old
oikutsu
are you?
desuka?
I’m [...]
watashi wa […]
years old
sai desu
Conversations in Japanese
5/5
What are
anata no
your
shumi wa
hobbies?
nandesuka?
What do
nanio
you like
surunoga suki
doing?
desuka?
What are
you doing
(at the
moment)?
nanio shite
iruno=desuka(i
ma wa)?
Where do
dokoni sunde
you live?
iruno desuka?
I live in
watashi wa […]
[...].
ni sunde imasu
I’m from
England
watashi wa
igisiru no
shusshin desu
I’m
watashi wa
English
igisiru jin desu
Please
motto yukkuri
talk more
to hanashite
slowly
kudasai