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What is the translation of 'おはようございます'?
What is the translation of 'おはようございます'?
Which of the following words means 'thank you'?
Which of the following words means 'thank you'?
What does 'しんぶん' refer to?
What does 'しんぶん' refer to?
Which of the following phrases means 'Excuse me'?
Which of the following phrases means 'Excuse me'?
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What does the word 'がくせい' mean?
What does the word 'がくせい' mean?
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Which term refers to 'housewife'?
Which term refers to 'housewife'?
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What does 'みず' translate to in English?
What does 'みず' translate to in English?
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What is the meaning of 'きょうし'?
What is the meaning of 'きょうし'?
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Which of the following words is NOT a Japanese script?
Which of the following words is NOT a Japanese script?
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What does 'きょうしつ' refer to?
What does 'きょうしつ' refer to?
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Study Notes
Greetings and Farewells
- Thank you: ありがとうございます (arigatoo gozaimasu)
- Don't mention it/No problem: いいえ (iie)
- Good morning: おはようございます (ohayoo gozaimasu)
- Hello: こんにちは (konnichiwa)
- Good evening: こんばんは (konbanwa)
- Goodbye: さようなら (sayoonara)
Other Useful Phrases
- Excuse me/I'm sorry: すみません (sumimasen)
- Magazine: ざっし (zasshi)
- Newspaper: しんぶん (shinbun)
- Japanese language: にほんご (Nihongo)
Basic Japanese Words and Phrases
- Yes: はい (hai)
- Hiragana: ひらがな (hiragana)
- Classroom: きょうしつ (kyooshitsu)
- Country: くに (kuni)
- Class/school lessons: じゅぎょう (jugyoo)
- Teacher/instructor: せんせい (sensee)
- Japan: にほん/にっぽん (Nihon/Nippon)
- Company employee: かいしゃいん (kaishain)
- Student: がくせい (gakusee)
- Civil servant: こうむいん (koomuin)
- Housewife/homemaker: しゅふ (shufu)
- One person: ひとり (hitori)
- Two people: ふたり (futari)
- - years old: ~さい (~sai)
- Counter for people: ~にん (~nin)
- Tea/Japanese tea: おちゃ/ちゃ (ocha/cha)
- Milk: ぎゅうにゅう/ミルク (gyuunyuu/miruku)
- Fruit: くだもの (kudamono)
- English tea: こうちゃ (koocha)
- Cooked rice: ごはん/ライス (gohan/raisu)
- Fish: さかな (sakana)
- Egg: たまご (tamago)
- Meat: にく (niku)
- Water: みず (mizu)
- Miso soup: みそしる (misoshiru)
- Vegetable: やさい (yasai)
- Morning: あさ (asa)
- Chair: いす (isu)
- Dog: いぬ (inu)
- Sea/ocean: うみ (umi)
- Sky: そら (sora)
- Desk: つくえ (tsukue)
- Tempura: てんぷら (tenpura)
- Clock: とけい (tokee)
- Cat: ねこ (neko)
- Daytime/noon: ひる (hiru)
- Mt. Fuji: ふじさん (Fujisan)
- Mountain: やま (yama)
- Evening/night: よる (yoru)
- (someone else's) younger sister: いもうとさん (imootosan)
- (someone else's) mother: おかあさん (okaasan)
- (someone else's) wife: おくさん (okusan)
- (someone else's) child: おこさん (okosan)
- (someone else's) father: おとうさん (otoosan)
- (someone else's) younger brother: おとうとさん (otootosan)
- Man/male: おとこ (otoko),おとこのひと (otoko-no-hito)
- Boy: おとこのこ (otoko-no-ko)
- (someone else's) elder brother: おにいさん (oniisan)
- (someone else's) elder sister: おねえさん (oneesan)
- Woman/female: おんな (onna),おんなのひと (onna-no-hito)
- Girl: おんなのこ (onna-no-ko)
- (someone else's) husband: ごしゅじん (goshujin)
- Five people: ごにん (go-nin)
- Three people: さんにん (san-nin)
- Four people: よにん (yo-nin)
- Six people: ろくにん (roku-nin)
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Test your knowledge of common Japanese greetings and useful phrases. This quiz covers essential expressions for everyday conversations, including greetings, farewells, and basic vocabulary. Perfect for beginners wanting to familiarize themselves with the Japanese language!
