English
|
Japanese Phonetic Pronunciation
|
| yes |
hai |
| no |
iie |
| please (as in "go ahead") |
dozo |
| Thank you. |
domo arigato |
| Thank you very much. |
domo arigato gozaimas |
| You're welcome. |
doitashi mashitay |
| Good morning. |
o hi yo gozaimas |
| Good afternoon (or "hello") |
kon nee chee wa |
| Good evening / good night |
kon ban wa |
| Nice to meet you (1st time) |
Ha ji may ma shitay |
| Nice to meet you (again) |
Dozo yo ro shikoo |
| How are you? |
Genke deska? |
| Excuse me. |
Su me masen |
| See you later. |
Jan ay |
| I'm sorry. |
Gomen nansa |
| How much? |
I ku ra de ka? |
| Thank you for the meal. |
Gochi so sa ma. |
| Cheers! |
Kampai! |
| happy |
gen ki |
| father (dad) |
oh tow san |
| daughter |
mu su me |
| mother (mom) |
okah san |
| delicious |
oy shee |
| great! |
segoi! |
| like (to favour) |
ski |
| favourite |
daiski |
| welcome (heard as you enter businesses) |
irasshaimasse |
| hot towel given at beginning of a meal |
oshi bori |
| green tea |
ocha |
| any eating place (has plastic food in window) |
shokudo |
| a pub |
izakaya |
| a restaurant where you cook own food |
okonomiyaki |
| fried noodles (in above restaurant) |
yaki soba |
| restaurant serving grilled skewers of chicken |
yakitori |
| fish fried in a fluffy batter |
tempura |
| bowls of noodles in a meat broth |
ramen |
| dumplings with fried veggies & pork |
gyoza |
| raw fish served in small bits |
sashimi |
| Japanese horseradish root |
wasabi |
| sweet rice that is firm and elastic |
mochi |
| soup made of fermented soybeans & salt |
miso |