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Basic Guide to Japanese

by Erik Zidowecki, Kendal Knetemann

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Basic Guide to Japanese
Japanese is the third largest language used on the Internet, after only English and Chinese. Embrace the Japanese culture of anime, bonsai, and origami. Start here by learning a few of the basic words and phrases.

Hello	konnichiwa	こんにちは
Good morning	ohayou gozai masu	おはようございます
Good afternoon	konnichiwa	こんにちは
Good evening	konbanha	こんばんは
Good night	oyasuminasai	おやすみなさい
How are you?	o genki desu ka	お元気ですか？
Fine, thank you	hai, genki desu	はい、元気です
And you?	anata ha	あなたは？
Welcome	youkoso	ようこそ
It is a beautiful day	ii tenki desu ne	いい天気ですね
Have a nice day	yoi ichi nichi wo	良い一日を
Goodbye	sayounara	さようなら
See you later	atode o ai shi masho u	後でお会いしましょう
See you tomorrow	ashita o ai shi masho u	明日お会いしましょう
Do you speak English?	eigo ga hanase masu ka?	英語が話せますか？
Yes, a little	hai, shoushi	はい、少し
Yes	hai	はい
No	iie	いいえ
Nice to meet you	hajimemashite	はじめまして
Nice to see you	hajimemashite	はじめまして

You can listen and learn how to pronounciate Japanese words by visiting LingoHut.com.
You will find these words on Lesson 1, 2, 3 and 4 plus there are over 100 other free lessons to learn more Japanese.

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Basic Guide to Japanese

Writer:

Erik Zidowecki, Kendal Knetemann

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