Monday, January 5, 2009

Japanese Phrases

I'm Brown, nice to meet you.
watashi wa brown desu, hajime mashita (informally)
watashi wa brown to moshimasu, hajimete o-me ni kakarimasu (formally)

How do you do?
hajime mashite

pleased to meet you
dozo yoroshiku.

oh, is that so?
ah, so desu ka?

Yes
hai, sou desu.

I'm not japanese
watashiwa, nihonjin dewa arimasen
日本人ではありません。

Thanks
domo / arigatou

No
ie / arimasen (negative)

strawberry
ichigo

excuse me, but ...
shitsurei desu ga ...

what's that?
sore wa nan desu ka?

what's this?
kore wa nan desu ka?

newspaper しんぶん【新聞】 shinbun

sore wa doko no chizu desu ka?
where is that cheese from?

tokyo とうきょう【東京】

umbrella かさ【傘】 kasa

wife かない [家内] kanai

is this umbrella yours?
kore wa sensei no kasa desu ka?

yes, it is, thanks.
hai, watashi no desu, domo.

no, it isn't
ie, sore wa watashi no de wa arimasen.

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