O namea wa desu ka

Japanese?

Yep! Here is where I will list phrases from the japanse language, and the english translations of them as well. You wont be able to become fluent from these small lessons, but they are sometimes fun to use. :D

Pronunciation

Okay, heads up all you aspiring speakers, the japanese do not pronounce vowels like americans do. The english and japanese are quite different. So heres a small table on what turns into what.

a---(ah)

e--(eh)

i--(ee)

o--(ohh)

u--(oo)

COLORS

I will be diving up different things into spereate segments...starting with colors!

Red......Akai

Blue.....Aoi

Green.....Midori

Black.....Kuroi

White.....Shiroi

Yellow.....Kiiroi

Meeting Someone

Hajimemashite= How do you do?

Yoroshiku=Please to meet you

O-namae wa= Whats your name?

Watashi no namae wa _____desu=My name is ______

Greetings

Ohayo...Good Morning (informal)

Ohayo Gozaimasu....Good Morning(Formal)

Konnichiwa....Good Afternoon

Kanbanwa.....Good evening

Oyasumi Nasai.....Good Night(polite)

 

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