Japanese

Asking Directions in Japanese

This chapter will show you how should you ask for directions in japanese.
Japanese Version

A:
Sumimasen.

B:
Hai.

A:
Kono chikaku ni denwa ga arimasu ka.

B:
Denwa nara kono biru no nikai ni arimasu.

Shokudou no mae desu kara sugu wakarimasu yo.

A:
Doomo.

B:
Iie.

C:
Ano, sumimasen.

D:
Hai.

C:
Toshokan wa doko deshou ka.

D:
Asoko ni ookii biru ga arimasu ne.

Toshokan wa ano biru no tonari desu.

Gofun gurai desu yo.

C:
Doomo arigatou [...]


Speaking Japanese at Restaurant

This chapter gives information on what and how to speak in japanese in restaurants.
Japanese Version

A:
Sumimasen.

B:
Hai.

A:
Kono chikaku ni denwa ga arimasu ka.

B:
Denwa nara kono biru no nikai ni arimasu.

Shokudou no mae desu kara sugu wakarimasu yo.

A:
Doomo.

B:
Iie.

C:
Ano, sumimasen.

D:
Hai.

C:
Toshokan wa doko deshou ka.

D:
Asoko ni ookii biru ga arimasu ne.

Toshokan wa ano biru no tonari desu.

Gofun gurai desu yo.

C:
Doomo [...]


Introduction in Japanese

This chapter describes how to introduce one of your friends to other in a party.

Japanese Version

Tanaka:
Konnichiwa.

Kimura:
Konnichiwa.

Tanaka:
Kimura-san, kochira wa watashi no tomodachi desu.
Yamada Hiroko-san desu.

Yamada:
Hajimemashite. Yamada Hiroko desu. Douzo yoroshiku.

Kimura:
Kimura Ichirou desu. Douzo yoroshiku.

Yamada:
Gakusei desu ka.

Kimura:
Hai, gakusei desu.

Yamada:
Go-senmon wa.

Kimura:
Keizai desu. Anata mo gakusei desu ka.

Yamada:
Iie, hisho desu.

Kimura:

Sou desu ka.

English Version

Tanaka:
Hello.

Kimura:
Hello.

Tanaka:
Mr. Kimura, this is my friend. [...]


Basic Japanese Sentences

To learn japanese and speak it fluently you need to learn some japanese sentences. Given below are the most common japanese sentences to start with.
Konnichi wa.
Hello.
Ohayoo Gozaimasu.
Good morning.
Hajimemashite.
Nice to meet you.
Watashi wa Suzuki Akio desu.
I am Akio Suzuki.
Anata wa Nihon-jin desu ka.
Are you a Japanese?
Kore wa nan desu ka.
What is this?
Sore wa nan desu ka.
What [...]


Basic Kanji

Japanese language contains more than 80,000 kanji symbols. Given below are some of the basic kanji you should learn. In the later chapter we will learn how this kanji is used in place of hiragana words. In later chapters we will also learn some of the more advanced kanji.

Kanji
English

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Hundred

Thousand

Ten Thousand

Kanji
English

Day

Moon

Fire

Water

Tree

Gold

Earth, Soil

Big, Elder

Small, Younger

Book

Person

Mouth

Rice, Paddy Fields

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Basic Japanese Grammer

Japanese grammer is very simple but very different from English grammer. In English, simple sentence is: [Subject] [Verb] [Object]
But in Japanese, verb always comes at the end.
[Subject] [Object] [Verb]
This japanese grammer lesson will give you details Japanese language, and begin to teach how exactly to formulate phrases and sentences to convey more complex ideas.
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Japanese Vocabulary

apanese Vocabulary Set 1

kon’nichi wa
hello

watashi
I, me, myself

desu
am, are, is

anata
You

Amerika-jin
American (person)

Nihon-jin
Japanese (person)

daigaku-sei
college student

kookoo-sei
high school student

Kon’nichi wa.
Hello
Watashi wa Morita Akio desu.
I am Akio Morita
Hajimemashite.
Nice to meet you.
Anata wa Amerika-jin desu ka.
Are you an American?
Nihon-jin desu.
I am Japanese.
Anata wa daigaku-sei desu ka.
Are you a college student?
Watashi wa kookoo-sei desu.
I am a high school student.
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Learn Basic Japanese

Greetings in Japanese
Greetings in japanese language are either ‘formal’ or ‘friendly’. Talking in ‘friendly’ version of language in formal cases are not considered good. Though the vice versa is not true. Formal japanese can be used in friendly cases. Given below are all formal japanese language.

Greeting in English
Greeting in Romaji
Greeting in Hiragana

Hello
KONNICHIWA

Good Morning
OHAYOUGOZAIMAS

Good Afternoon
KONNICHIWA

Good Evening
KONBANWA

Good [...]


Japanese Characters

Ký tự tiếng Nhật: Haragana & Katakana
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