| ENGLISH | JAPANESE |
| Greetings |
| Hello / Good afternoon | Konnichiwa |
| Good Morning | Ohayou gozaimasu. |
| Good Evening | Konbanwa |
| Good Night | Oyasuminasai. |
| How are you? | Ogenki desu ka. |
| Fine, thank you. | Genki desu. |
| How have you been? | Ikaga deshita ka. |
| How are you doing? | Ikaga desu ka. |
| Same as usual | Aikawarazu desu. |
| How about you? | Anata wa ikaga? |
| How about your family? | Gokazoku wa ikaga? |
| How do you do? | Hajimemashite |
| Nice to meet you. | Douzo yoroshiku. |
| Long time no see. | Ohisashiburi desu. (Formal)
Hisashiburi! |
| What's up? | Nanika atta? |
| How's everything? | Dou shiteru? |
| (What is) your name? | O-namae wa (nan desu ka)? |
| See you later. | Dewa mata. |
| See you then. | Dewa sono toki ni. |
| See you later. (less formal) | Ja mata. |
| See you tomorrow. | Mata ashita. |
| See you around. | Dewa sonouchi ni. |
| See you soon. | Dewa mata suguni ne. |
| Good-bye. | Sayonara. |
| I am going to leave. (very formal) | Shitsurei shimasu. |
| I'm back (home). | Tadaima. |
| I'm leaving. | Ittekimasu. |
| Just before eating | Itadakimasu. |
| Just after eating | Gochisoosama. |
| Thank you very much. | Doumo arigatou gozaimashita. |
| Thanks. | Doumo. |
| You are welcome. | Dou itashimashite. |
| Excuse me. | Sumimasen. Shitsurei. (Informal usually used by Men) |
| Sorry | Gomen. (very informal) / Sumimasen / Gomennasai / Shitsurei shimashita. (Formal) / Moushiwake arimasen (Very formal) |
| Common/Daily Expression |
| Yes, please. | Onegaishimasu. |
| Yes, it is. | Hai, sou desu. |
| No, it's O.K. | Iie, kekkou desu. |
| Oh. | A / Aa |
| Oh my! Gee! | Aree / Oya / Maa |
| What? | E |
| Whoops! | Ara ara! |
| No kidding! | Masaka! |
| Really! | Hee! |
| I see. | Naruhodo |
| Oh boy! | Yare yare |
| Wow, that's great! | Hee, sore wa yokatta ne! |
| And...? | Soshite... |
| So...? | Sorede... |
| Well, say ... | Maa |
| Usually used to get the listener's attention. | Ano, Anou |
| Let me see ... | Eeto |
| Delicious! | Oishii. |
| Wishes |
| Happy Birthday | O-tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu. (Formal)
Tanjoubi omedetou. |
| Happy New Year! | Akemashite omedetou. |
| I wish you will have
a good new year. | Yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai. |
| Congratulations on your wedding. | Go-kekkon omedetou gozaimasu.
kekkon omedetou (Informal) |
| Congratulations / Best wishes! | Omedetou gozaimasu. |
| Expression for Shopping |
| How much is this? | Kore wa ikura desu ka. |
| Do you have ~? | ~ (ga) arimasu ka. |
| Please show me ~. | ~ o misete kudasai. |
| Can I look at it? | Mite mo ii desu ka. |
| Where is ~? | ~ wa doko ni arimasu ka. |
| I'll take it. | Kore ni shimasu. |
| I'm just looking. | Miteiru dake desu. |
| Which do you think is better? | Dochira ga ii to omoimasu ka. |
| I prefer ~. | ~ no hou ga ii n desu kedo. |
| What do you think is suitable? | Donna no ga ii deshou ka. |
| I wonder how much this is. | Kore ikura kashira. |
