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Expressions
sou desuthat is right
chigaimasuthat is wrong
sumimasenexcuse me, I am sorry
arigatou gozaimasuthank you
dou itashimashiteyou are welcome
mou ichido itte kudasaiplease say it one more time
minna de itte kudasaiplease say it together
douzoplease, go ahead
ohayou gozaimasugood morning
konnichi wagood afternoon, hello
konban wagood evening (greeting)
sayoonaragood bye
onamae wa nan desu kawhat is your name?
imi wa nan desu kawhat does that mean?
shukudai-o dashite kudasaiplease hand in the homework
wakarimasu kado you understand?
ii desu kais this okay?
yoku dekimashitagood job
oyasuminasaigood night
shitsurei shimasuI'll lose courtesy, please excuse me, good-bye, I humbly leave
onegai shimasuexcuse me (to get attention at store), thank-you in advance
gomen kudasaihello?! (to get attention at store, house)
ojama shimasuI will make an interruption, I humbly come in
ojama shimashitaI have made an interruption, I humbly take my leave, I'm sorry to have bothered you
doumo sumimasenthank-you very much for your trouble, I am very sorry
(kono X), arigatoo gozaimashitathank you for what you have done, thank you for lending me X
hajimemashitehow do you do (only when meeting for the first time)
douzo yoroshikuglad to meet you, lit. please be good to me
sou desu neelet me think...
Xsan-o onegai shimasucan I speak to X please
osoku natte sumimasensorry for being late
wakarimashitaunderstood
arimashitahere it is! found it!
aa, soo soonow I remember
dou shitan desu kawhat happened, what's the matter, what's up
jitsu wa ... n desuactually, the fact is...
shikata-ga arimasen, (shouganai)nothing can be done
okagesamadethanks to whoever is responsible

Category: Japanese

Updated: 2006 年 11 月 04 日,08:26 午前

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