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Questions and Answers List

Lessons 1-9

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Question	Answer
good morning	Ohayou gozaimasu
good night	Oyasuminasai
how are you?	Genki desu ka?
I'm fine. (I'm not fine.)	Genki desu (Genki ja arimasen.)
See you later	Ja mata (dewa mata - more formal)
How do you do?	Hajimemashite
pleased to meet you (bowing)	Douzo yoroshiku
pleased to meet you (bowing)	Yoroshiku onegaishimasu
It's my first time.	Hajimete desu
yes	hai
no	iie
am/are/is not	ja arimasen
Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss	-san
Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss (more formal, used for business and letters)	-sama
Dr., Prof.	-sensei
used w/ children and people close to you	-chan
Excuse me or Thank you or I'm sorry.	Sumimasen! (Duomo sumimasen for emphasis)
I'm sorry.	Gomennasai.
Thanks	Doumo
Thanks	Arigatou
Thanks a lot	Doumo arigatou
Thank you very much	Arigatou gozaimasu
Thank you very much	Doumo arigatou gozaimasu
Welcome	Youkoso
guest	okyaku-san/sama
Please, go ahead, by all means, or here you are. Also used when asking for something, as in "Onamae o douzo" [Your name, please.]	Douzo
I	watashi
we	watashi-tachi
you (term of endearment, like "dear")	anata
he	kare
she	kanojo
participle denoting sentence topic; also used to ask a return question, like "and you?" after someone asks how you are or in asking a similar question to another person, like "will you have coffee too?" after you've asked another person if they'd like coffee. The sentence would include person's name, like "Jon-san wa?"	wa
engineer	enjinia
manager	maneejaa
doctor	isha
teacher	kyoushi
corporate/salaried worker	sarariiman
occupation	shigoto
psychologist	shinrigakusha
You're welcome	Douitashimashite
foreigner	gaijin
Please	Onegaishimasu
No thank you	Iie, kekkou desu
beverage	ocha
yes thank you	Hai, arigatou gozaimasu
coffee	koohi
black tea	koucha
Coke	kooku
tea with lemon	remon-tii
Tea with milk	miruku-tii
Ice cream	aisukuriimu
water	omizu
cafe	kissaten
cream	kuriimu
sugar	osatou
and	to
right?	desu ne?
that's right	soudesu
1 of ....	hitotsu
2 of ....	futatsu
3 of ...	mittsu
4 of ...	yottsu
5 of ...	itsutsu
6 of ...	muttsu
7 of ...	nanatsu
8 of ...	yattsu
9 of ...	kokonotsu
10 of ...	too
hundred	hyaku
thousand	sen
300	san-byaku
3000	san-zen
600	rop-pyaku
800	hap-pyaku
8000	has-sen
10-90	-juu (added to number)
100-900	-hyaku
1000-9000	-sen
10,000-90,000,000	-man (1 man to 9,000 man)
watch, clock	tokei
battery	denchi
wooden clogs	geta
folding fan	sensu
summer kimono	yukata
shop	mise
What is it?	Nan desu ka?
How much is it?	Ikura desu ka?
this...(adjective modifying a noun)	kono...
that ...	sono ...
that ... over there	ano ...
which ...?	dono...?
this	kore
that	sore
that, over there	are
which?	dore?
what?	nan?
please give me	kudasai
how many?	ikutsu?
Congratulations!	Omedetou!
goodbye	Shitsurei shimasu
See you later (more formal version of ja mata)	Dewa mata
cute	kawaii
restroom	toire
train station	eki
police box	kouban
here	koko
there	soko
over there	asoko
where?	doko?
there is	ga arimasu
location word w/ that verb construction	ni .... ga arimasu
bank	ginkou
ATM	eetiiemu
park	kouen
convenience store	konbini
museum	hakubutsukan
fine arts museum	bijutsukan
temple	otera
right (direction)	migi
left (direction)	hidari
further ahead this way	kono saki
around here	kono chikaku
Good luck!	Ganbatte
Where am I?	Koko wa doko desu ka?
Where is ....?	...wa doko desu ka?
cooked rice (also refers to any meal, as all are served w/ rice)	gohan
miso soup	omisoshiru
main and side dishes	okazu
I'll have/take it (equivalent of bon appétit, said at beginning of meal); also in phrase "May I please have...[your name, address, phone number, etc.]?" (such as for hotel reservation)	Itadakemasu
It was a feast! (said at end of meal in appreciation)	Gochisou-sama
chopsticks	ohashi
individual rice bowls	ochawan
soup bowls	owan
plates	osara
uncooked rice	okome
fermented bean paste	omiso
soy sauce	oshouyu
vinegar	osu
sake	osake
soba restaurant	soba-ya
ramen restaurant	raamen-ya
Welcome!	Irasshaimase!
How many persons?	Nannin-sama desu ka?
Do you know what you'd like? (Have you decided?)	Okimari desu ka?
1 person	hitori (desu)
2 persons	futari (desu)
3 persons	san-nin (desu)
4 persons	yo-nin (desu)
5 persons	go-nin (desu)
I'd like this, please.	Kore onegaishimasu.
What is this? (pointing to menu)	Kore wa nan desu ka?
menu	menyuu
English	Eigo
linking word connecting two nouns, making the first an adjective	no
beverages	nomimono
beer	birru
wine	wain
fish laid on top of rice	nigiri
well then	ja
tuna	maguro
check/bill	okanjou
Japanese inn	ryokan
hotel	hoteru
January	ichi-gatsu
February	ni-gatsu
March	san-gatsu
April	shi-gatsu
May	go-gatsu
June	roku-gatsu
July	shichi-gatsu
August	hachi-gatsu
September	ku-gatsu
October	juu-gatsu
November	juu ichi-gatsu
December	juu ni-gatsu
!st (day of the month)	tsuitachi
2nd	futsuka
3rd	mikka
4th	yokka
5th	itsuka
6th	muika
7th	nanoka
8th	youka
9th	kokonoka
10th	tooka
11th	juu ichi-nichi
12th	juu ni-nichi
13th	juu san-nichi
14th	juu yokka
reservation	yoyaku
room	heya (-beya when number of persons is given, e.g., hitori-beya)
check in	chekku in
check out	chekko auto
single	shinguru
double	daburu
twin	tsuin
what date	nannichi
room for one person, for two person	hitori-beya, futari-beya (heya is changed to beya when asking for a room for a given number of people)
name	namae
address	juusho