Conversational Japanese

Japanese Phrase English Phrase
Haa? Nan desu-ka? Pardon? What are you saying?
Moo ichido ogegaishimasu Please say it again
Motto yukkuri ogegaishimasu Please speak more slowly
Nihongo wakarimasen I don’t understand Japanese
Eego wakarimasu-ka? Do you understand English?
Chuugokugo wakarimasu I understand Chinese
Eego de onegaishimasu Please say it in English
Kanji kaite kudasai Please write Kanji
Kokoni denwa shite kudasai Please call this number

Finding Direction

Japanese Phrase English Phrase
Makudonarudo wa doko-desu-ka? Where is Macdonald?
Toire Toilet
Resutoran Restaurant
Denwa Telephone
Eki Station

In The Classroom

Japanese Phrase English Phrase
Itte kudasai Please Say It
Kiite kudasai Listen/Ask
Kaite kudasai Please write
Yonde kudasai Please read
Minnade/isshoni Everyone/together
Wakarimasu-ka? Do you understand?

At The Restaurant/Shop

Japanese Phrase English Phrase
Kore kudasai/Onegaishimasu Please give this to me
Sore Something close to the listener
Are Something far from both speaker and listener
Ikura desu-ka? How much?
Takai desu-ne! It’s expensive, isn’t it?
Motto yasui no arimasu-ka? Is there anything cheaper?
Oishii desu-ne! It’s delicious, isn’t it?
Kiree desu-ne! Pretty, beautiful
Kawaii desu-ne! Cute!
Ookii Big
Chiisai Small
Nagai Long
Mijikai Short