LET'S CHAT IN JAPANESE!

(Both men and women can use these Japanese sentences.)

1. Greetings / Apology

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   morning!	ohayou gozaimasu	ohayou!
   hello!	konnichi ha/wa	konnichi ha/wa
   good evening!	konban ha/wa	konban ha/wa
   good night!	oyasumi nasai	oyasumi
   this is (I'm) Mari.	Mari desu / Mari to iimasu	Mari desu
   nice to meet you!	hajimemashite, yoroshiku onegai shimasu	hajimemashite, yoroshiku
   nice talking to you, Mari	Mari to hanasete tanoshikatta desu	Mari, tanoshikatta yo
   see you!	mata ai mashou!	mata aou ne / mata ne~
   bye!	sayonara	bai bai
   long time no see!	ohisashiburi desu	hisashiburi
   how have you been?	doushite mashita? / genki deshita?	doushiteta? / genki datta?
   I've been fine.	genki ni shitemashita yo	genki ni shiteta yo
   thank you	arigatou gozaimasu arigatou gozaimashita (past)	doumo arigatou!
   you are welcome!	dou itashimashite	dou itashimashite
   i'm sorry.	gomen nasai / sumimasen	gomen / gomen ne

   
   
2. General Questions / Answers to them

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   what's your name?	onamae nan desuka?	namae wa nani?
   where are you now?	ima doko ni irun desu ka? / dochira kara desu ka?	ima doko ni iru no? / doko kara?
   I'm at my school	ima gakkou ni imasu	ima gakkou ni irunda
   are you Japanese, Mari?	Mari wa Nihonjin desu ka?	Mari wa Nihonjin?
   where are you (originally)from?	dochira no kuni no kata desu ka?	doko no kuni no hito?
   I'm Malaysian.	watashi wa Malaysia-jin desu	Malaysia jin da yo
   where do you live?	dokoni sunde iru no desu ka?	doko ni sunde'ru no?
   I live in Tokyo now.	ima Tokyo ni sunde imasu	ima Tokyo ni sunde iru'n da
   are you f/m?	jyosei desu ka? dansei desu ka?	jyosei? dansei?
   I'm male. / I'm female.	dansei desu / jyosei desu	dansei dayo / jyosei dayo
   may I ask how old you are?	nenrei wo kiite mo ii desu ka?	toshi kiite mo ii?
   how old are you?	oikutsu desu ka? / nansai desu ka?	nansai?
   I'm 25 years old.	25-sai desu	25-sai
   what do you do?	oshigoto wa nan desu ka?	shigoto nani shite'ru no?
   are you a student?	gakusei-san desu ka?	gakusei-san?
   I'm a University student.	daigakusei desu	daigakusei da yo/nanda
   I have a job.	shigoto wo shite imasu	hataraite iru yo

   
   
3. Questions Japanese often ask / Answers to them

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   can you speak Japanese?	Nihongo wo hanasemasu ka?	Nihongo hanaseru?
   why do you study Japanese?	naze Nihongo wo benkyou shite'ru no desuka?	nande/naze Nihongo benkyou shite'ru no?
   because I'm interested in Japanese culture.	Nihon no bunka ni kyoumi ga aru no desu	Nihon no bunka ni kyoumi ga aru'n da
   is studying Japanese difficult/easy?	Nihongo wa muzukashii/yasashii desu ka?	Nihongo tte muzukashii/yasashii?
   Japanese is difficult/easy.	Nihongo wa muzukashii/yasashii desu	Nihongo wa muzukashii/yasashii yo
   have you ever been to Japan?	Nihon ni ittakoto wa arimasu ka?	Nihon ni ittakoto aru?
   yes, I have./no,I haven't.	hai, itta koto ga arimasu / iie, itta koto wa arimasen	itta koto aru yo / itta koto nai'n da
   your Japanese is good! where did you learn it?	Nihongo jyouzu desu ne, doko de naratta no desu ka?	Nihongo jyouzu da ne, doko de naratta no?
   I studied at a Japanese school.	Nihongo gakkou de naraimashita	Nihongo gakkou de naratta'n da
   I studied by myself.	Jibun de benkyou shimashita.	Jibun de benkyou shita'n da

   
   
4. Contact

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   can I E-mail you?	E-mail okutte mo ii desu ka?	E-mail okutte mo ii?
   may I have your E-mail address?	E-mail ashiete kuremasu ka?	E-mail oshiete kureru?
   this is my E-mail address...	kore ga watashi no E-mail desu..	kore ga E-mail da.
   please E-mail me	E-mail kudasai ne	E-mail choudai ne
   I will E-mail you.	E-mail kakimasu ne	E-mail kaku ne
   please reply.	henji kudasai ne	henji choudai ne
   do you have ICQ?	ICQ motte'masu ka?	ICQ motte'ru?
   I have ICQ.	ICQ motte'masu	ICQ motte'ru yo
   when do you usually come here?	fudan itsugoro koko ni kimasu ka?	futsuuwa itsugoro koko ni kuru?
   I usually come here around 7:00pm Japan time.	itsumo Nihon jikan no 7:00pm goro ni koko ni kimasu	itsumo Nihon jikan no 7:00pm goro ni koko ni kuru yo
   do you often come here?	koko ni wa yoku kimasu ka?	koko ni wa yoku kuru no?
   yes. I do come here often./not really.	hai, yoku kimasu / iie sou demo arimasen	un, yoku kuru yo / uun sou demo nai yo
   when will you come here next?	tsugi wa itsu koko ni kimasu ka?	tsugi wa itsu koko ni kuru?
   I will come here tomorrow.	tabun ashita mata kimasu	tabun ashita mata kuru yo

   
   
5. Communication

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   What are you talking about?	nan no hanashi desu ka?	nan no hanashi?
   Do you understand my Japanese?	watashi no Nihongo wakarimasu ka?	watashi no Nihongo wakaru?
   I understand./ sorry, I don't understand.	wakarimasu yo / sumimasen, wakarimasen	wakaru yo/ gomen, wakaranai
   would you mind saying that again?	mou ichido itte kuremasu ka?	mou ichido itte kureru?
   I don't know the word. What is it?	sono kotoba wa shirimasen. sore wa nan desuka?	sono kotoba wa shiranai. nani sore?
   what do you call .... in Japanese?	Nihongo de .... wa nan'to iimasu ka?	Nihongo de .... tte nan'te iu no?
   I got it!	wakarimashita!	wakatta!
   I see.	naruhodo / sou desu ka	naruhodo / sou ka
   really?/really!	hotou desu ka?/sou desu ka!	hontou?/a sou nan da!
   I can't believe it!	shinjiraremasen yo!	shinjirarenai yo!
   Can I speak English?	Eigo de hanashite mo ii desu ka?	Eigo de hanashite mo ii?
   Of course!/sure!	mochiron desu!	mochiron!

   
   
6. Greetings for a new year

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   (at the end of year) I wish you a happy new year!	yoi toshi wo omukae kudasai!	yoi otoshi wo!
   A happy new year!	akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!	akemashite omedetou!
   (*please keep company with me as ever)	kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu	kotoshi mo yoroshiku

   
   
7. Complaint / Disagreement

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   I disagree with your opinion.	watashi wa sono iken ni hantai desu.	watahi/boku/ore wa sou wa omowanai kedo..
   I'm still not convinced.	nattoku ikanai no desu ga.	nattoku dekinai'n dakedo.
   Please don't use such offensive words here.	koko dewa sonna kotoba wa tsukawanaide kudasai.	koko de sonna kotoba wa tsukawanaide yo!
   You are rude.	shitsurei na hito desu ne.	shitsurei da yo!
   I have to tell this.	itte okimasu ga..	itte oku kedo..
   I'm tired of you.	Mou unzari desu.	Mou unzari da yo!
   Who do you think you are?	nanisama da to omotte iru'n desu ka?	nanisama no tsumori?
   I'm tired of you.	Mou unzari desu.	Mou unzari da yo.
   Why don't you simply apologize first?.	mazu wa ayamattara dou nan desu ka?	mazu wa ayamattara?
   Would you mind getting out of here?	warui kedo dete itte kuremasu ka?	warui kedo dete itte kureru?

   
   
8. Others

   	POLITE	CASUAL
   I'm ... What about you, Mari?	watashi wa ... desu. Mari wa?	watashi wa ... dakedo, Mari wa?
   I have to go.	sorosoro ikanakereba narimasen	sorosoro ikanakya
   I'm leaving.	mou ikimasu / mou ochimasu (only chat)	mou ikune / mou ochiru ne (only chat)
   please wait for a minutes.	chotto matte kudasai	chotto matte

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