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ආචාර වචන සහ වාක්‍ය

Greetings & phrases

The phrases you'll use every day, and the ones that come up in conversation questions.

දිනපතා භාවිත වන ජපන් ආචාර වචන සහ පන්ති කාමරයේ වාක්‍ය.

Phrases

Greetings

  • ohayō gozaimasu
    Good morning
  • konnichiwa
    Hello / Good afternoon
  • konbanwa
    Good evening
  • oyasuminasai
    Good night
  • sayōnara
    Goodbye
  • hajimemashite
    Nice to meet you (first meeting)
  • yoroshiku onegaishimasu
    Please treat me well / Nice to meet you

Thanks & sorry

  • arigatō gozaimasu
    Thank you
  • dōitashimashite
    You're welcome
  • sumimasen
    Excuse me / Sorry
  • gomennasai
    I'm sorry

At home & meals

  • itadakimasu
    Said before eating
  • gochisōsama deshita
    Said after eating
  • ittekimasu
    I'm leaving (and will be back)
  • itterasshai
    Take care (reply)
  • tadaima
    I'm home
  • okaerinasai
    Welcome home (reply)

In the classroom

  • wakarimashita
    I understand / understood
  • wakarimasen
    I don't understand
  • mō ichido onegaishimasu
    Once more, please
  • yukkuri onegaishimasu
    Slowly, please
  • shitsumon ga arimasu
    I have a question

Build your self-introduction

Jikoshōkai is the first thing you'll say in Japanese class. Fill this in and practise it out loud.

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