Survival Phrases Flashcards
(61 cards)
0
Q
sa yo na ra
A
goodbye
1
Q
kon ni-chi-wa
A
hello
2
Q
ku da sai
A
please (asking)
3
Q
do zo
A
please (offering)
4
Q
a ri ga to
A
thank you
5
Q
do it-ta-shi-mash-te
A
You’re welcome
6
Q
hai
A
Yes
7
Q
î-e (e-yeah)
A
no
8
Q
su•mi•ma•sen
A
excuse me
9
Q
go•men•na•sai
A
Sorry
10
Q
wa•ka•ri•mash•ta
A
I understand
11
Q
wa•ka•ri•ma•sen
A
I don’t understand
12
Q
chot•to mat•te
ku•da•sai
A
One moment, please.
13
Q
tas•ke•te
A
Help!
14
Q
toy•re• wa do•ko des ka
A
Where’s the toilet?
15
Q
i•chi
A
1
16
Q
ni
A
2
17
Q
san
A
3
18
Q
shi/yon
A
4
19
Q
go
A
5
20
Q
ro•ku
A
6
21
Q
shi•chi / na•na
A
7
22
Q
ha•chi
A
8
23
Q
ku / kyû
A
9
24
jû
10
25
Ideography symbols that represent a concept as well as pronunciation (borrowed from Chinese).
Kanji
26
Indigenous, syllabic scripts (each character represents a syllable).
Hiragana or Katakana
27
Is there a Western / Japanese- style room?
yô•shi•tsu / wa•shi•tsu wa a•ri•mas ka
28
please bring a (spoon/knife/fork).
Spūn/nai•fu/fō•ku) o ku•da•sai
29
How do I get to...?
... e wa dō i•ke•ba ī des ka
30
I'd like a nonsmoking seat, please.
Kin•en•se•ki o o•ne•gai shi•mas
31
What's the local specialty?
Ji•mo•to•rÿo•ri wa na•ni ga a•ri•mas•ka
32
Great!
Su•goy
33
Sure.
mo•chi•ron
34
Hey!
chot•to chot•to
35
Just a minute.
chot•to mat•te
36
It's OK.
Ī•yo
37
No problem.
Dai•jō•bu
38
Good luck.
gam•bat•te
39
No kidding?
ma•ji
40
Really?
hon•to
41
Fat chance!
a•ri•e•nai
42
We had a nice meal.
it•shī sho•ku•ji o shi•mash•ta
43
He
Ka•re
44
Curry
Ka•rē
45
Uncle
O•ji•san
46
Grandfather
O•jī•san
47
I'm from Australia
Ō•sto•ra•rya ka•ra ki•mash•ta
48
I'm American
wa•ta•shi wa American•Jin des
49
This
Ko•re
50
This (book)
Ko•no (hon)
51
Here
Ko•ko
52
This way
Ko•chi•ra
53
That
So•re
54
That (book)
So•no (hon)
55
There
So•ko
56
That way
So•chi•ra
57
That over there
A•re
58
That (book) over there
A•no (hon)
59
Over there
A•so•ko
60
That way over there
A•chi•ra
