Japanese from Zero - Phrases

Question 1

Nice to meet you. / How do you do?

Answer 1

はじめまして。

Question 2

I am called (Name).

Answer 2

(Name) ともうします。

Question 3

Best regards. / I look forward to working with you.

Answer 3

よろしくおねがいします。

Question 4

How old are you?

Answer 4

なんさいですか。

Question 5

I am (Years) years old.

Answer 5

(Years) さいです。

Question 6

How old do I look?

Answer 6

なんさいにみえますか。

Question 7

You look (Years) years old.

Answer 7

(Years) さいにみえます。

Question 8

What is your name?

Answer 8

おなまえわなんですか。

Question 9

My name is (Name).

Answer 9

わたしのなまえわ (Name) です。

Question 10

Good Morning.

Answer 10

おはようございます。/ おはよう。

Question 11

Good Afternoon.

Answer 11

こんにちわ。

Question 12

Good Evening.

Answer 12

こんばんわ。

Question 13

Good Night.

Answer 13

おやすみなさい。/ おやすみ。

Question 14

Thank you.

Answer 14

ありがとうございます。/ ありがとう。

Question 15

I’m off. / I’ll be back. / See you later.

Answer 15

いってきます。

Question 16

Take care. / See you.

Answer 16

いってらっしゃい。

Question 17

I’m home. / I’m back.

Answer 17

ただいま。

Question 18

Welcome back. / Welcome home.

Answer 18

おかえりなさい。

Question 19

Do you understand?

Answer 19

わかりますか。

Question 20

Yes, I understand.

Answer 20

はい、わかります。

Question 21

No, I don’t understand.

Answer 21

いいえ、わかりません。

Question 22

I don’t know. / I don’t understand.

Answer 22

わかりません。

Question 23

Please say it one more time.

Answer 23

もういちどいってください。

Question 24

Please speak more slowly.

Answer 24

もっとゆっくりいってください。

Question 25

Are you (Name)?

Answer 25

(Name) さんですか。

Question 26

What is it?

Answer 26

なんですか。

Question 27

Can you speak Japanese?

Answer 27

にほんごがはなせますか。

Question 28

Can you speak English?

Answer 28

えいごがはなせますか。

Question 29

A little.

Answer 29

すこし。

Question 30

Not at all.

Answer 30

ぜんぜん。

Question 31

I am studying Japanese.

Answer 31

にほんごおべんきょうしています。

Question 32

What is (Name)?

Answer 32

(Name) はなんですか。

Question 33

What is this?

Answer 33

これはなんですか。

Question 34

What is that?

Answer 34

それはなんですか。

Question 35

What is that over there?

Answer 35

あれはなんですか。

Question 36

That's right. / Correct.

Answer 36

そうです。

Question 37

That's wrong. / Incorrect.

Answer 37

ちがいます。