Japanese Expressions of Farewell and Gratitude

Saying Thank you

• Use ありがとうございます・ました when you want to express gratitude.

Saying Goodbye

• Use さようなら to formally say goodbye to people who are older or in a superior position than you.
• Use じゃね・バイバイ to say goodbye to friends or juniors.
• Use またあした・またね to say goodbye to friends who you know you will see again tomorrow.

Kanji Study

• 一 is pronounced いち・ひと and means 1
• 二 is pronounced に・ふた and means 2
• 三 is pronounced さん and means 3
• 四 is pronounced よん・し and means 4
• 五 is pronounced ご and means 5
• 六 is pronounced ろく and means 6
• 七 is pronounced しち・なな and means 7
• 八 is pronounced はち and means 8
• 九 is pronounced きゅう and means 9
• 十 is pronounced じゅう and means 10
• 百 is pronounced ひゃく and means 100 or hundreds
• 日 is pronounced にち・ひ・び and means Sun, Sunday, or date.
• 本 is pronounced ほん and means book.
• 語 is pronounced ご and means language.
• 人 is pronounced ひと・じん・にん・びと and means person(s).
• 父 is pronounced ちち・とう and means father.
• 母 is pronounced はは・かあ and means mother.
• 何 is pronounced なん・なに and means what.
• 大 is pronounced たい・おお and means big.
• 小 is pronounced ちい and means small.
• 月 is pronounced げつ・つき・がつ and means moon, or Monday.
• 火 is pronounced か・ひ and means fire, or Tuesday.
• 水 is pronounced すい・みず and means water, or Wednesday.
• 木 is pronounced もく・き and means wood, or Thursday.
• 金 is pronounced きん and means gold, or Friday.
• 土 is pronounced ど・つち and means soil, or Saturday.
• 好 is pronounced す and means to like
• 円 is pronounced えん and means Japanese Yen
• 学 is pronounced がっ・がく and means to learn
• 校 is pronounced こう and means school
• 先 is pronounced せん and means before
• 生 is pronounced せい and means student or life
• 中 is pronounced ちゅう and means middle
• 高 is pronounced こう・たか and means tall or high
• 年 is pronounced ねん・とし and means year
• 時 is pronounced じ and means hour
• 間 is pronounced かん・あいだ and means during or between
• 半 is pronounced はん and means half
• 分 is pronounced ふん・ぷん・ぶん and means minute
• 見 is pronounced み and means to see
• 行 is pronounced い and means to go
• 食 is pronounced しょく・た and means to eat
• 買 is pronounced か and means to buy
• 休 is pronounced やす and means to rest
• 山 is pronounced やま・さん and means mountain
• 川 is pronounced かわ and means river
• 目 is pronounced め and means eye
• 口 is pronounced くち and means mouth
• 耳 is pronounced みみ and means ear
• 手 is pronounced て and means hand

Family Members

• You can address your father: ちち
• You can address someone else's father: おとうさん
• You can address your mother: はは
• You can address someone else's mother: おかあさん
• You can address your older sister: あね
• You can address someone else's older sister: おねえさん
• You can address your younger sister: いもうと
• You can address someone else's younger sister: いもうとさん
• You can address your older brother: あに
• You can address someone else's older brother: おにいさん
• You can address your younger brother: おとうと
• You can address someone else's younger brother: おとうとさん
• You can address your grandmother: そぼ
• You can address someone else's grandmother: おばあさん
• You can address your grandfather: そふ
• You can address someone else's grandfather: おじいさん
• You can address your parents: りょうしん
• You can address someone else's parents: ごりょうしん
• You can address your cousins: いとこ
• You can address someone else's cousins: ごきょうだいしまい

Days of the week

• Monday: 月よう日
• Tuesday: 火よう日
• Wednesday: 水よう日
• Thursday: 木よう日
• Friday: 金よう日
• Saturday: 土よう日
• Sunday: 日よう日

Time and Duration

• 4 o'clock: 四時
• 9 o'clock: 九時
• Half past 7: 七時半
• Ten to 8: 八時十分まえ
• 5:20: 五時二十分
• 4pm: ごご四時
• 10am: ごぜん十時
• 3 hours: 三時間

Frequency

• Always: いつも
• Often: よく
• Sometimes: ときどき
• Rarely: まれに
• Never: ぜんぜん

Learning Japanese

• English: えい語
• Math: すう学
• Japanese (Learning): 日本語
• Japanese for Japanese people: 「 (Native Speaker): 日本語
• Science: りか・か学
• Geography: ちり
• History: れきし
• Philosophy: てつ学
• Humanities: しゃかい学
• PE: たいいく
• Sport: スポーツ
• Music: おんがく
• Art: びじゅつ
• Home economics: かていか
• Technology: ぎじゅつ

Sports

• 野球: baseball
• 空手: karate
• 剣道: kendo
• サッカー: soccer, football
• ダンス: dance
• バレー: ballet
• バスケットボール: basketball
• バレーボール: volleyball
• テニス: tennis
• 卓球: table tennis
• バドミントン: badminton
• ボクシング: boxing
• ジョギング: jogging

Leisure activies

• I play the piano: ピアノをとります
• I look at photos: しゃしんを見ます
• I listen to music: おんがくをききます
• I watch TV: テレビを見ます
• I cook: りょうりを作ります
• I read a book: 本を読みます
• I study Japanese: 日本語を勉強します
• I watch anime: アニメを見ます
• I play with my friends: ともだちとあそびます
• I play sports: スポーツをします
• I play games: ゲームをします
• I eat: ごはんを食べます
• I play the guitar: ギターをひきます
• I go home: うちに行きます
• I go to school: 学校にいきます
• I ride the train: 電車に乗ります
• I take a walk: さんぽをします
• I go to the park: 公園に行きます
• I use my phone: 携帯電話をつかいます

Adjectives

• Cute: かわいい
• Interesting: おもしろい
• Cheerful: あかるい
• Cool/Handsome: かっこいい
• Nice/Gentle: やさしい
• Smart: あたまがいい - (This is about intelligence) / かしこい (This focuses more on general smartness/wisdom)
• Enjoyable/Fun: たのしい
• Good: いい
• Big: 大きい
• Small: 小さい
• Old: ふるい
• New: あたらしい
• Beautiful: うつくしい
• Pretty/Clean: きれい
• Wide: ひろい
• Famous: ゆうめい
• Quiet: しずか
• Bustling: にぎやか
• Energetic/Fit: げんき
• Convenient: べんり
• Difficult: むつかしい
• Boring: つまらない
• Like: 好き
• Dislike: きらい
• Not good at (yourself): へ手
• Not good at (others): にが手
• Good at (yourself): とくい
• Good at (others): じょう手
• Long: ながい
• Short: みじかい
• Tall (height): せがたかい
• Short (height): せがひくい
• Strong: つよい
• Gorgeous/Nice: すてき
• Strange: へん
• Various: いろいろ
• Cold: さむい
• Unusual: めずらしい
• Important: 大せつ
• Delicious: おいしい

Particles

• Where is the school?: 学校はどこですか。
• Why do you dislike blue?: なぜあおがきらいですか。
• Why do you wear black shoes?: どうしてくろいくつをきますか。
• How was dinner?: ばんごはんはどうですか。
• How do you go to school?: どうやって学校に行きますか。
• How do you say "dog" in Japanese?: いぬは日本語で何ですか。

Body Parts

• Two ways to describe someone's appearance:
  • の＋は：person の body part は Adj.

Kanji for Days of the Week

• Monday: 月 (つき)
• Tuesday: 火 (か)
• Wednesday: 水 (すい)
• Thursday: 木 (もく)
• Friday: 金 (きん)
• Saturday: 土 (ど)
• Sunday: 日 (にち)

Minutes

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Japanese Sentence Structure

• は＋が: person は Adj + body part があります

Body Parts

• Eyes: 目
• Ears: 耳
• Nose: はな
• Mouth: 口
• Teeth: は
• Face: かお
• Head: あたま
• Hair: かみ
• Shoulder: かた
• Hands: 手
• Leg: あし
• Feet: あし
• Knees: ひざ
• Body: からだ
• Neck: くび

Verbs

• Polite form is marked by ます
• Plain form is marked by る・う
• Group 1 verbs use the ending ます
• Group 2 verbs use the ending ます
• Group 3 verbs use the ending ます
• Negative polite present form uses the ending ません
• Past polite form uses the ending ました
• Negative polite past form uses the ending ませんでした
• Particles are used to indicate the relationship between words in a sentence
• と indicates “with” or “and”
• で indicates “with” or “by”
• を indicates the object of the verb
• に indicates the location of the verb
• が indicates the subject of the verb
• から indicates the starting point of the verb

Test your knowledge on the appropriate Japanese expressions for saying goodbye and expressing gratitude. This quiz covers formal and casual phrases, helping you distinguish which is suitable for different social contexts. Improve your understanding of Japanese etiquette with these common expressions.