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Basic Greetings and Special Occasions

This document contains basic greetings and expressions in Japanese for everyday use and special occasions. It also provides vocabulary words for common nouns as well as personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns in Japanese. Examples are given for how to use the pronouns with nouns. The document aims to teach basic social interactions and language structures in Japanese.

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Basic Greetings and Special Occasions

This document contains basic greetings and expressions in Japanese for everyday use and special occasions. It also provides vocabulary words for common nouns as well as personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns in Japanese. Examples are given for how to use the pronouns with nouns. The document aims to teach basic social interactions and language structures in Japanese.

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BASIC GREETINGS (EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS AND SPECIAL Where do you live? - Osumai wa dochira desu ka?

OCCASSIONS)
- Doko ni sunde Imasu ka?
BASIC GREETINGS (EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS) Excuse me - Shitsure shimasu / Sumimasen
Hi/ Hello - Konnichi wa I’m sorry - Gomen-nasai
Good Morning - Ohayoo gozaimasu

Good Afternoon - Konnichi wa BASIC GREETINGS (SPECIAL OCCASIONS)


Good Evening - Konban wa How old are you? - Nansai desu ka?
Good Night - Oyasumi Nasai Please speak slowly - Motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai
Who are you? - Dare desu ka? Happy Birthday - Otanjobi omedeto
How are you? - O genki desu ka? Glad to meet you - Doozo yoroshiku onegai shimasu
I am fine - O genki desu Where have you been? - Doko ni itekimashita ka?
I’m not fine - O genki nai What happened to you? - Do shita no desu ka?
I am so busy - Taihen isagashi desu go Can you come in? - Korare masu ka?
How do you do? - Hajimemashite Do you speak English? - Eigo o hanashimasu ka?
Please come in - Doozo ohairi kudasai Can you understand English? - Eigo o wakarimasu ka?
Please sit down - Doozo okate kudasai Yes, I speak English - Hai, Eigo o hanashimasu.
Thank You - Arigatoo gozaimasu No, I don’t speak English. - Iie, Eigo o hanashimasen.
Don’t mention it - Doo itashimashite What time is it? - Nan-ji desu ka?
Goodbye - Sayonara Help me, please - Tasukete kudasai
I don’t know - Shirimasen What do you want? - Na ni ga hoshii desu ka?
What’s your name? - O namae wa nan to oshaimasu ka? Don’t forget - Wasurenaide
- Anata no namae wa nan desu ka? Welcome - Irasshaimase
What is that? - Nan desu ka? VOCABULARY, PERSONAL PRONOUN, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS,
AND DEMOSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
Good luck - Gokigenyo
VOCABULARY
Take care - Odajji ni (Doozo Odajji ni)
Teacher - Sensei
Happy New Year - Shinnen Omedeto
Student - Gakusei
Merry Christmas - Korisumasu Omedeto
School - Gakkoo
How much is it? - Ikura desu ka?
Girl - Onna
Congratulations - Omedeto
Boy - Otoko
This way please - Kochira Doozo
Book - Hon
Let’s go - Ikimasho
Paper - Kami
Long live (mabuhay) - Banzai
Ballpen - Borupen

Bank - Ginko

Money - Okane

Hat - Boshi

Hotel - Hoteru

Hospital - Byoin

House - Uchi

Flower - Hana

Cat - Neko

Dog - Inu

Horse - Uma

Room - Heya

Doctor - Isha
Nurse - Kangofu POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Lawyer - Bengoshi My - Watasi no

Policeman - Keisatsukan His - Kare no

Engineer - Gishi Her - Kanojo no

Cook - Kokku Your - Anata no

Restaurant - Resutoran Our - Watasi tachi no

PERSONAL PRONOUNS DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

I - Watasi When the word that, this, those and these modify the subject, it will
become demonstrative adjective, so use or add the word "no".
You - Anata
Example:
He - Kare
That boy is in the hotel. - Sore no otoko/Sono otoko
She - Kanojo
This paper is in my room. - Kore no kami/Kono kami
It - Sore / Kore
Those ballpens are mine - Sorera no borupen
We - Watasi tachi
These hats are beautiful - Korera no boshi
Those - Sorera

These - Korera

They (M) - Karera

They (W) - Kanojo tachi

Is, Are, Am - Desu

This - Kore

That - Sore

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