Have you ever wanted to learn Japanese but don't have the time to take lessons? Well, this page might help.
In here are some common Japanese words, phrases, and greetings.
We hope this'll help you.
This page was contributed by Elyon.


Please rember to pronounce 'shite' without the I.

Good Morning = Ohayou Gozaimasu (Oh-ha-yoh | Goh-zah-ee-mah-s)

Good Afternoon = Konnichiwa (Koh-nee-chee-wah)

Good Evening = Konbanwa (Kon-ban-wah)

Good Night = O Yasuminasai (Oh | Yah-suh-mee-nah-sah-ee)

Goodbye = Sayounara (Sah-yoh-nah-rah)

Hello (as said over the phone) = Moshi Moshi (Moh-shee | Moh-shee)

Nice to Meet You (when meeting someone for the first time) = Hajimemashite (Hah-jee-meh-mah-sh-teh)

I'm Home = Tadaima (Tah-dah-ee-mah)

Welcome Back = O Kaerinasai (Oh | Ka-eh-ree-nah-sah-ee)

I'll Go Now = Itte Kimasu (Ee-teh-kee-mah-s)

Welcome (in shops and restaurants) = Irasshiaimase (Ee-rah-shee-ah-ee-mah-seh)

Thank You = Arigatou Gozaimasu (Ah-ree-gah-toh | Goh-zah-ee-mah-s)

You're Welcome = Dou Itashimashite (Doh | Ee-tah-shee-mah-sh-teh)


As you may know, there are different kinds of Japanese characters used for writing. Hiragana and Katakana are two of them. Katakana is used to write foregin words while Hiragana is used with Kanji (the hardest form of characters to learn).
Below are some Kana for you to learn:

Hiragana A, あ I, い U, う E, え O, お Ka, か Ga, が Ki, き Gi, ぎ Ku, く Gu, ぐ Ke, け Ge, げ Ko, こ Go, ご Sa, さ Za, ざ Shi, し Zhi, じ Su, す Zu, ず Se, せ Ze, ぜ So, そ Zo, ぞ Ta, た Da, だ Chi, ち Ji, ぢ Tsu, つ Tzu, づ Te, て De, で To, と Do, ど Na, な Ni, に Nu, ぬ Ne, ね No, の Ha, は Ba, ば Pa, ぱ Hi, ひ Bi, び Pi, ぴ Fu, ふ Bu, ぶ Pu, ぷ Eh, へ Be, べ Pe, ぺ Wa, ほ Ba, ぼ Pa, ぽ Ma, ま Mi, み Mu, む Me, め Mo, も Ya, や Yu, ゆ Yo, よ Ra, ら Ri, り Ru, る Re, れ Ro, ろ Wa, わ Wo, を N, ん

Katakana A, ア I, イ U, ウ E, エ O, オ Ka, カ Ga, ガ Ki, キ Gi, ギ Ku, ク Gu, グ Ke, ケ Ge, ゲ Ko, コ Go, ゴ Sa, サ Za, ザ Shi, シ Zhi, ジ Su, ス Zu, ズ Se, セ Ze, ゼ So, ソ Zo, ゾ Ta, タ Da, ダ Chi, チ Ji, ヂ Tsu, ツ Tzu, ヅ Te, テ De, デ To, ト Do, ド Na, ナ Ni, ニ Nu, ヌ Ne, ネ No, ノ Ha, ハ Ba, バ Pa, パ Hi, ヒ Bi, ビ Pi, ピ Fu, フ Bu, ブ Pu, プ E, ヘ Be, ベ Pe, ペ Ho, ホ Bo, ボ Po, ポ Ma, マ Mi, ミ Mu, ム Me, メ Mo, モ Ya, ヤ Yu, ユ Yo, ヨ Ra, ラ Ri, リ Ru, ル Re, レ Ro, ロ Wa, ワ Wo, ヲ N, ン

Miyako spent a lot of hours trying to code all of these characters, so please, don't steal.
If you need to memorize these characters, please just print the page or copy them unto a notebook.







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