Essential Japanese words
Essential Japanese Words – Learn Japanese Phrases
Learn essential Japanese words right now, complete with full audio and Japanese script. These words will give you a quick head start in learning Japanese.
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English | Japanese | |
Yes | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A31″] | hai はい |
No | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A32″] | iie いいえ |
And | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A33″] | soshite, … to そして…と |
OK | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A34″] | OK OK |
Maybe | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A35″] | tabun たぶん |
He | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A36″] | kare 彼、 |
She | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A37″] | kanojo 彼女 |
Please | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A39″] | douzo どうぞ |
Thank you | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A40″] | arigato ありがとう |
Thank you very much | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A41″] | arigato gozaimasu ありがとうございます |
No thank you | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A42″] | kekkou desu 結構です |
You’re welcome | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A43″] | doh itashimashite どういたしまして |
Excuse me (to interrupt or to ask) | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A44″] | sumimasen すみません |
Pardon me | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A45″] | shiturei desuga 失礼ですが |
I know | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A46″] | shitte imasu 知っています |
I don’t know | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A47″] | shirimasen 知りません |
Always | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A48″] | itsumo いつも |
Never | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A49″] | kesshite 決して |
I understand | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A50″] | wakarimasu 分かります |
I don’t understand | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A51″] | wakarimasen 分かりません |
This | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A52″] | kore これ |
That | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A53″] | are あれ |
Here | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A54″] | koko ここ |
There | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A55″] | soko そこ |
How? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A56″] | donoyouni どのように |
How many? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A57″] | ikutsu? いくつ? |
What is it? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A58″] | sore wa nandesuka? それは何ですか? |
Where? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A59″] | doko? どこ? |
Who? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A60″] | dare? .だれ? |
When? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A61″] | itsu? いつ? |
Why? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A62″] | naze? なぜ? |
Which? | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A63″] | dochira? どちら? |
But | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A64″] | demo でも |
Of course | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A65″] | mochiron もちろん |
It’s true | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A66″] | hontoh desu 本当です |
Watch out! | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A67″] | abunai! 危ない! |
Cheers! | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A68″] | kanpai! 乾杯! |
Entrance | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A69″] | iriguchi 入り口 |
Emergency Exit | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A70″] | hijyoguchi 非常口 |
Toilets | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A71″] | senmenjo 洗面所 |
Men | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A72″] | dansei 男性 |
Women | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A73″] | josei 女性 |
House | [sm_player mp3=”JP_A74″] | ie 家 |
Learning Japanese is not as hard as you think.
The Japanese written language is comprised of three different writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are both referred to as the Kana symbols.
It is recommended that you Learn Hiragana first
Hiragana is used to write native Japanese words or to spell words or part of words that don’t have their own Kanji symbol. Kanji symbols are the busy looking characters derived from Chinese. Katakana is used mainly to write foreign words that have made their way into Japanese.
Hiragana and Katakana each consist of 46 basic symbols which can be modified slightly to cover every syllable you need. A lot of Hiragana symbols resemble Katakana symbols so you are already on your way to mastering that too.
You can Learn Hiragana and Katakana in under a day with Dr. Moku, some people have managed to learn Hiragana or Katakana in just one hour by using our mnemonic learning systems.Once you have learned how to read the Kana you should try our app: Essential Japanese words
Read how to Learn Hiragana here
Learn about Hiragana here and Learn about Katakana here