Useful Phrases
いってきます!
Ittekimasu! – I’m leaving!
いってらっしゃい!
Itterashai! – Have a nice trip!
いただきます
Itadaki masu – Thank you for the food! (said before consumption of food)
ごちそうさま(でした)
Gochisōsama (deshita) – Thanks for the meal! (said after a meal)
おやすみ(なさい)
Oyasumi (nasai) – Good Night
おはよう
Ohayō – Good Morning
おかえりなさい
Okaerinasai – Welcome back!
ただいま
Tadaima – I’m home!
おつかれ(さま)
Otsukare(sama) – thank you for your hard work (mostly used for work)
Ittekimasu! – I’m leaving!
いってらっしゃい!
Itterashai! – Have a nice trip!
いただきます
Itadaki masu – Thank you for the food! (said before consumption of food)
ごちそうさま(でした)
Gochisōsama (deshita) – Thanks for the meal! (said after a meal)
おやすみ(なさい)
Oyasumi (nasai) – Good Night
おはよう
Ohayō – Good Morning
おかえりなさい
Okaerinasai – Welcome back!
ただいま
Tadaima – I’m home!
おつかれ(さま)
Otsukare(sama) – thank you for your hard work (mostly used for work)
The Japanese Alphabet
The Japanese language has 4 sets of 'alphabets.'
There are the two kana alphabets:
Hiragana (ひらがな) and Katakana (カタカナ)
then there is the third, Rōmaji (ローマ字)
and the last one is...Kanji (漢字).
In Japanese, three types of character sets - Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji are used in a mixed way.
EXAMPLES:
昨夜のコンサートは最高でした。 (The concert last night was terrific.)
Hiragana: の, は, でした Katakana: コンサート Kanji: 昨夜, 最高
Rōmaji is used mainly for the convenience of foreigners.
昨夜のコンサートは最高でした。 (The concert last night was terrific.)
Rōmaji: sakuya no konsāto wa saikō deshita.
There are the two kana alphabets:
Hiragana (ひらがな) and Katakana (カタカナ)
then there is the third, Rōmaji (ローマ字)
and the last one is...Kanji (漢字).
In Japanese, three types of character sets - Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji are used in a mixed way.
EXAMPLES:
昨夜のコンサートは最高でした。 (The concert last night was terrific.)
Hiragana: の, は, でした Katakana: コンサート Kanji: 昨夜, 最高
Rōmaji is used mainly for the convenience of foreigners.
昨夜のコンサートは最高でした。 (The concert last night was terrific.)
Rōmaji: sakuya no konsāto wa saikō deshita.
Hiragana
Katakana
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