How To Speak Japanese
Learn Basic Japanese Words
How to Speak Japanese in no time.
Basic Japanese words and phrases that will introduce you to the Tokyo culture and help you have fun during your time in Tokyo.
learn Japanese Language Basics.
When most people think of learning a language, they think of the years and years of hard work they will need to put in.
Most people consider the amount of time it will take them to learn to speak Japanese, decide it’s impossible and give up.
This is a pity since learning a new language, doesn’t take as long as most people expect.
In fact, with 10 minutes a day and the right word list, anyone can have a certain level of fluency within a matter of months.
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How To Learn Japanese
Of course any language has thousands of words, but only a small portion of those are in use in everyday life and important if you want to learn Japanese language.
It's not the number of common Japanese words that you know, it's which words you know.
Most of the communication during your time in Tokyo will be on basic subjects – shopping, Tokyo Restaurants and asking for directions on the street.
You can learn Japanese Language most
common Japanese words
in a matter of days, and start talking with the locals. That way you can get into some adventures off the beaten Tokyo tourism path.
The key is choosing the right basic Japanese word list to learn.
Below is a Japanese word list of some of the most common Japanese words.
This list is by no means complete, but should help you get around during your time in Tokyo.
In addition to the words listed here, I highly recommend that you study
Japanese numbers.
That will help you communicate anytime money is involved.
A Japanese Word List
- Me, I - watashi
- Yes - hai
- No- iie
- What - nani
- Name - namae
- Nice to meet you - Hajimemashite
- excuse me/sorry - sumimasen
- thank you - Arigatou gozaimasu
- sorry - gomen nasai
- good morning - ohayougozaimasu
- good afternoon - konnichi wa
- good evening - konnban wa
- How are you? - ogenki desu ka
- I’m fine - genki desu
- taxi - takushii
- hotel - hoteru
- train - densha
- station - eki
- where is - wa doko
- ticket - kippu
- money - okane
- bank - ginkou
- How much? - ikura
- foreigner - gaijin
- Japan - nihon
- Japanese - nihonjin
More Basic Japanese Words
- noon - ohiru
- morning - asa
- evening - yoru
- meal - gohan
- expensive - takai
- cheap - yasui
- subway - chikatetsu
- close - chikai
- far - toi
- warm - atatakai
- cold - samui
- Monday - getsuyoubi
- Tuesday - kayoubi
- Wednesday - suiyoubi
- Thursday - mokuyoubi
- Friday - kinyoubi
- Saturday - doyoubi
- Sunday - bnichiyoubi
- weekend - shuumatsu
- Where is train station - Eki wa doko desu ka
- How much is this - kore wa ikura desu ka
- I want to go to - ni ikitai desu
- I would like (to buy) this please - kore onegaishimasu
- Where is the bathroom - otearai wa doko desu ka
- Can I get - kudasai
- Please speak more slowly - motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai
- Can you please repeat it - mou ichido itte kudasai
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