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Yes / No
Hai / Ie
Thank you
Domo arigato
No, thank you
Kek-ko dess, arigato
Please [if you give something]
Dozo
Yes, please [if you ask something]
Onegai-shi-mass
I don’t understand
Wakari-masen
Do you speak English?
Eigo o hanashi-mass ka?
I don’t speak Japanese
Nihongo wa hanase-masen
I can speak a little Japanese
Nihongo wa amari hanase-masen
I don’t know
Shiri-masen
Can you speak a little slower please?
Mo skoshi yuk-kuri hanashte kudasai
Can you write it down please?
Kaite kure-masen ka?
My name is…
Watashi no namae wa… dess
Nice to meet you
Hajime-mashte, dozo yoroshiku
Goodmorning
Ohayo gozai-mass
Good afternoon
Konnichiwa
Goodnight
Oyasumi nasai
See you
Sayonara
How are you doing?
Ongenki dess ka?
Excuse me!
Sumimasen
Sorry, if you would excuse me
Honto ni sumimasen
Can you help me?
Chot-to sumimasen
Can you tell me…?
…o oshiete kure-masen ka?
Can I have…?
…itadake-mass ka?
What time is it?
Ima nanji dess ka?
Cheers!
Kampai!
Where is the toilet?
Otearai wa doko dess ka?
Sorry!
Chot-to!
Thank you
Domo
Thank you, very good
Genki dess, arigato
See you later!
Ja mata!
Is that so?
So dess ka?
That’s right
So dess
Do your best!
Gambatte!
Yes, it does
Hai, ikimasu / Hai, ikimasu yo
What’s this?
Kore wa nan desu ka?
It’s mine
Watashi no desu
You’re welcome
Do itashimashite
It’s over there
Asoko ni arimasu
What are you going to do?
Nani o shimasu ka?
In the restaurant
A table for one person, please
Hitori onegai-shi-mass
A table for two persons, please
Futari onegai-shi-mass
The menu, please
Menyu onegai-shi-mass
Can I have one of this, please?
Sore o hitotsu onegai-shi-mass?
Just a cup of coffee, please
Kohi ip-pai dake onegai-shi-mass
Can I have the check, please?
Okanjo onegai-shi-mass
I only want something to eat
Keishok de in dess
I didn’t order this
Kore wa chumon shi-masen deshta
The meal was fantastic, thank you
Gochoso-sama deshta, totemo oish-kat-ta dess
Shopping
Do you have…?
…ari-mass ka?
How much costs this?
Ikura dess ka?
Do you have any more of this/these?
Ko iu no wa mada ari-mass ka?
Do you have something that is a bit cheaper?
Mo skoshi yasui no ga ari-mass ka?
Do you have this/these in different colors?
Hoka no iro mo ari-mass ka?
Excuse me, how much is this?
Sumimasen. Kore wa ikura dess ka?
How much is that?
Sore wa ikura dess ka?
How much is that over there?
Are wa ikura desu ka?
This one?
Kore desu ka?
Could you show it to me, please?
Sore o misete kudasai?
Well, I’ll take this one, please
Ja, kore o kudasai
Which one? Do you mean this one?
Dore desu ka. Kore desu ka.
No, not that one. That one.
Iie, sore dewa arimasen. Sore desu.
Also: use this site to look words up as you learn different sentence structures:
nihongodict.com
And use this series to learn Japanese sentence structure and how to speak the language
YouTube - Japanese Lesson 1