Japanese Phrases You Can Use Immediately

Once you start learning a new language, you want to use it immediately. The Japanese phrases listed below allow you to do exactly that. For even more phrases, take a look at our learning resources for Japanese at the end of the page.

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20 Easy Japanese Phrases
Other Useful Phrases in Japanese

20 Easy Japanese Phrases

English	Japanese
please in Japanese	お願いします (o negaishimasu)
thank you in Japanese	ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu)
sorry in Japanese	ごめんなさい (gomen nasai)
I want this in Japanese	これが欲しいです (kore ga hoshī desu)
I want more in Japanese	もっと欲しいです (motto hoshī desu)
I know in Japanese	知っています (shitte imasu)
I don't know in Japanese	知りません (shirimasen)
Can you help me? in Japanese	手伝ってくれますか？ (tetsudatte kuremasu ka)
I don't like this in Japanese	これは好きではありません (kore wa suki de wa arimasen)
I like you in Japanese	あなたが好きです (anata ga suki desu)
I love you in Japanese	愛しています (aishite imasu)
I miss you in Japanese	恋しいです (koishī desu)
see you later in Japanese	行って来ます (itte kimasu)
Come with me in Japanese	一緒においで (issho ni o ide)
turn right in Japanese	右に曲がる (migi ni magaru)
turn left in Japanese	左に曲がる (hidari ni magaru)
go straight in Japanese	真っすぐ行く (massugu iku)
What's your name? in Japanese	名前はなんですか？ (namae wa nan desu ka)
My name is David in Japanese	私の名前はデイビッドです (watashi no namae wa Deibiddo desu)
I'm 22 years old in Japanese	22歳です (22 sai desu)

Other Useful Phrases in Japanese

English	Japanese
hi in Japanese	やあ (yā)
hello in Japanese	こんにちは (konnichiwa)
bye bye in Japanese	またね (mata ne)
ok in Japanese	はい (hai)
cheers in Japanese	乾杯 (kanpai)
welcome in Japanese	ようこそ (yō koso)
I agree in Japanese	賛成です (sansei desu)
Where is the toilet? in Japanese	トイレはどこですか？ (toire wa doko desu ka)
How are you? in Japanese	元気ですか？ (genki desu ka)
I have a dog in Japanese	犬を飼っています (inu o katte imasu)
I want to go to the cinema in Japanese	映画を見に行きたいです (eiga o mi ni ikitaidesu)
You definitely have to come in Japanese	絶対に来ないといけません (zettai ni konai to ikemasen)
This is quite expensive in Japanese	これはかなり高価です (kore wa kanari kōka desu)
This is my girlfriend Anna in Japanese	これは私のガールフレンドアンナです (kore wa watashi no gārufurendo Anna desu)
Let's go home in Japanese	帰りましょう (kaerimashō)
Silver is cheaper than gold in Japanese	銀は金よりも安いです (gin wa kin yori mo yasui desu)
Gold is more expensive than silver in Japanese	金は銀よりも高いです (kin wa gin yori mo takai desu)

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Japanese Phrases You Can Use Immediately

20 Easy Japanese Phrases

Other Useful Phrases in Japanese

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