Japanese Lesson 1

(English)
(Japanese)

MOST COMMON EXPRESSIONS
nichijhou hyougen

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Yes
Hai

No
iie

Please
douzo


Thank you | Thank you very much
arigatou / arigatou gozaimasu

You're welcome
dou itashi mashite

Excuse me
sumimasen

Perhaps | Maybe
tabun

Hello | Hi
konnichiwa

Good bye!
sayounara

Good morning!
ohayou gozaimasu

Good evening!
konbanwa

Good night!
oyasuminasai

Welcome!
youkoso
 
Notes:

"ohayou"(good morning) often sounds like "ohayoo" but in hiragana, we write four syllables "o ha yo u"
the syllable "u" is very short. :) It's the same in "sayounara"(good bye) and also in "youkoso"(welcome)
When we pronounce "o+u", it often sounds like "oo" :)