| Japanese | English |
|---|
| お早うございます. | Good morning. |
| 今日は. | Good afternoon. |
| 今晩は. | Good Evening. |
| さよなら. | Good bye. |
| じゃね. / またね. | See you later. |
| お休みなさい. | Good night. |
| はじめまして. | Nice to meet you. |
| (どうぞ) よろしくお願します. | |
| お元気ですか? | How are you? |
| はい、元気です. | I am fine. |
| あなたは? | And you? |
| 久しぶり. | It has been a while. |
| どうぞ. | Please. / Go ahead. |
| 頑張って (下さい). | Good luck. / Hang in there. (encourage) |
| (どうも) ありがとう (ございます). | Thank you (very much). |
| どういたしまして. | You are welcome. |
| すみません. | Excuse me. / Pardon me. |
| ごめんなさい. | I am sorry. / Pardon me. |
| おめでとうございます. | Congratulations! |
| 行って来ます. | I am leaving. |
| 行っていらっしゃい! | Please come back. |
| ただ今. | I am home. |
| お帰り (なさい). | Welcome home. |
| いただきます. | I will partake. (said before you eat) |
| ごちそうさまでした. | It was delicious. (said after you eat) |
| お邪魔します. | Excuse me. (said when entering a home.) |
| お邪魔しました. | Excuse me. (said when leaving a home). |
| 分かりません. | I do not understand. |
| もっとゆっくり (話して) お願します. | Please (speak) slower. |
| もういちど (言って) 下さい. | Please (say) it again. |
| ちょっと待って下さい. | One moment please. / Please wait. |
| 英語が分かりますか? | Do you understand English? |
| 少し. | A little. |
| はい. | Yes. |
| いいえ. | No. |
| 日本語が分かりません. | I do not understand Japanese |
| 英語で話してもういいですか? | May I speak in English? |
| 日本語が (少し) 話せます. | I can speak Japanese (a little). |
| _____ は日本語で何ですか? | What is _____ in Japanese? |
| お名前は何ですか? | What is your name? |
| 私の名前は_____です. | My name is _____. |
| お手洗いはどこですか? | Where is the bathroom? |
| 電話はどこですか? | Where is the telephone? |
| これがいくらですか? | How much is this? |
| 助けて下さい. | Please help (me). |
| 気を付けて (下さい). | Take care. / Be careful. |
| お腹が空いています. / ぺこぺこです. | I am hungry. |
| 喉が渇くいています. | I am thirsty. |
| いたい. | Ouch! / (that) hurts. |
| どうして? / なぜ? | Why? |