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| I am no expert in the Japanese language by any means. This section about the language is based upon what I have learned while I have been in Japan. I thought it might help add some flavor to the adventure. I haven't placed them in any particular order (If you wanted something alphabatized...that is what a Japanese to English book is for). |
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oo like the OO in Boo |
| Konichiwa - Hello | Ohayo Gozaimasu - Good Morning |
| Konbanwa - Good Evening | Daijobu - Okay (used in many different ways; it is okay, I am okay, etc...) |
| Cho - (added
in front of an Adj.) Very
(ex. Cho Kire...very beautiful; usually used by High School girls unbeknownst to be) |
Genki Desu Ka - Are you doing good?...Are you healthy? |
| Kire - Beautiful | Daijobu Desu Ka - Are you okay?...Are you doing alright? |
| Sugoi - Awesome | So Desu - It is; Yes; Correct |
| Genki - Good; Healthy | So So So- Yes yes yes; yeah yeah yeah |
| Desu Ka - Question form (the u in Desu is silent) | O Yasumi Nasai - Good night; have a good rest; have a good evening |
| Hai - Yes; correct (acknowledgment that the speaker is being heard; they also use little grunts like Ngh for this) | Doko Desu Ka - Where is it? (used with a person's name - where are they?) |
| Ne - Huh?; Yeah | Watashi Wa - I am |
| Doko - Where | Jan Ken Po - Rock Paper Scissors (Japanese Version) |
| Desho - (used at the end of a sentence) Isn't that right? | Watashi Wa Hena Gaijin Desu.- (My first Japanese phrase) I am a weird foreigner. |
| Oishi - Delicious | Mo Ichi Do Onegaishimasu - One more time please |
| Oshi - Star | Watashi Wa Koko Desu - I am here. |
| Hena - Weird | Watashi No Kuni Wa Amerika Desu - I am from America |
| Gaijin - Foreigner | Watashi Wa Amerikajin Desu - I am an American. |
| Wa - Is (Connective word) | Dozo Yoroshiku - Nice to meet you. |
| Mo - Also is (Connective word) | Hajimemashite - How are do you do? |
| Tamago - Egg | Sayonara - Good-bye |
| Desu - (v) To be (the u is silent) | Bai Bai - Good-bye (believed to have originated in Japan, but is actually the english bye-bye) |
| Onegaishimasu - Please | Domo Arigato Gozaimasu - Thank you very much. |
| Koko - Here | Do Itashimashite - You are welcome. |
| Soko - There (close) | Dewa Mata - See you later. |
| Asoko - There (far) | Zen Zen Daijobu - No problem. |
| To - And | Chotto Mattekudasai - Wait just a moment please. |
| No - (Possessive verb) used in-between two objects to declare possession. (Example Eric NO brother means Eric's brother) | Watashi Wa Eric No Ototo - I am Eric's younger brother. |
| Ototo - Younger brother | Hajimemasho - Let's begin |
| Watashi - I | Owarimasho - Let's finish |
| Anata - You | Yasumimasho - Let's take a break |
| Jin - suffix meaning nationality | Wakarimasuka - Do you understand? |
| Iie - No | Shitsumon Ga Arimasu - I have a question |
| Kore - This | Kurikaeshite Kudasai - Please repeat it again. |
| Sore - That (near you) | Mo Sukoshi Yukkuri Onegaishimasu - Slow down please, speak slower. |
| Are - That (over there) | Chigaimasu - No it isn't, you are wrong |
| Kono - This | Kore Wa Hon Desu - This is a book |
| Sono - That (near you) | Sore Wa Watashi No Hon Desu - That is my book |
| Ano - That (over there) | Kono Hon Wa Watashi No Desu - This book is mine. |
| Hon - Book | Toire Doko Desu Ka? - Where is the bathroom? |
| Toire - Bathroom (Toilet) | Irasshai Mase - Welcome, may I help you? (said in every store when you enter. The pitch rises when they say it) |
| Gakusei - Student | Ego No Sensei - English teacher |
| Go - Added at the end of a countries name and then it means the language of that country. (example..Nihongo is Japanese Nihon is Japan) | Gambatte - Hang in there! |
| Mushi - Bug | Moshi Moshi - The way to answer a phone in Japanese |
| Baka - Stupid | Yatta - I did it! |
| Yada - Gross; disgusting |
I learned more Japanese than what is contained in this table above,
but I don't want to bore you with words!
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