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Greetings and introductions
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1. Greetings and introductions

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English	Japanese	Transliteration
good morning		ohayo gozaimasu
good day		konnichiwa
good evening		kombanwa
this (person)		kochirawa
Mister, Misses, Miss		-san
is, am, are		desu
how do you do?		hajimemashite
pleased to meet you		dozo yoroshiku
the pleasure is mine		kochira koso
see you later		dewa mata
see you later		ja mata
Mister Saito, this is Mister White		Saito-san, kochirawa White-san desu
I'm Salto. How do you do? Pleased to meet you		Saito desu. Hajimemashite. Dozo yoroshiku
I'm White. How do you do? Pleased to meet you. See you later		White desu. Hajimemashite. Dozo yoroshiku. Ja mata
my		watashi no
friend		tomodachi
this is my friend		watashi no tonodachi desu
my wife		kanai
this is my wife		kanai desu
my husband		shujin
this is my husband		shujin desu
Excuse me. Please say that again		Sumimasen. Mo ichido itte kudasai
do you understand?		wakarimasu ka
yes, I understand		hai, wakarimasu
no, I don't understand		ie, wakarimasen
did you understand?		wakarimashita ka
yes, I understood		hai, wakarimashita
no, I didn't understand		ie, wakarimasen-deshita

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English	Japanese	Transliteration
building		tatemono
telephone		denwa
subway station		chikatetsu no eki
restaurant		resutoran
toilet		toire
department store		depato
hotel		hoteru
gas station		gasorin sutando
here		koko
there		soko
over there		asoko
where?		doko?
this		kono
that		sono
that over there		ano
which?		dono?
this way		kochira
that way		sochira
over that way		achira
which way?		dochira?
is. am. are		desu
is it?		desu ka?
where is it?		doko desu ka?
which way is it?		dochira desu ka?
where is the telephone?		denwa doko desu ka?
there is one		ni arimasu
there isn't one		ni arimasen
is there one?		no arimasu ka?
where is there one?		doko ni arimasu ka?
where is there a telephone?		denwa doko ni arimasu ka?
vicinity		chikaku
there isn't one in this vicinity		kono chikaku ni arimasen
well, let's see		e to
corner. intersection		kado
the next corner		tsugi no kado
there's one on the next corner		tsugi no kado ni arimasu
right		migi
left		hidari
front		mae
rear		ushiro
toward		no ho
to the right		migi no ho
there's one to the right of that over there		ano migi no ho ni arimasu
see that X over there?		asoko ni X arimasu ne?
see that building over there?		asoko ni tatemono arimasu ne?
straight ahead		massugu
it's straight ahead here		koko massugu desu
it's straight ahead there		soko massugu desu
excuse me		sumimasen
please call the police		kesatsu yonde kudasai
please call an ambulance		kyukyusha yonde kudasai
thank you		domo
Excuse me. Which way is the toilet?		Sumimasen. Toire dochira desu ka?
See the telephone over there? It's one in front of that		Asoko ni denwa arimasu ne? Sono mae no ho desu
Thank you		Domo
Excuse me. Which way is the Skylark Restaurant?		Sumimasen. Sukairaku Resutoran dochira desu ka?
See the hotel over there? There's one to the right of that over there		Asoko ni hoteru arimasu ne? Ano migi no ho ni arimasu
Thank you		Domo
movie theater		egakan
where is there a movie theater?		egakan doko ni arimasu ka?
neon sign		neon sain
see that neon sign over there?		asoko ni neon sain airmasu ne?
bank		ginko
where is there a bank?		ginko doko ni arimasu ka?
(traffic) signal		shingo
see that signal over there?		asoko ni shingo arimasu ne?
large building		biru
see that large building over there?		asoko ni biru arimasu ne?
the other side		muko gawa
it's on the other side		muko gawa desu
near		soba
there's one near that		sono soba ni arimasu
next to		tonari
it's next to that		sono tonari desu
basement		chika
there's one in the basement		chika ni arimasu
first floor		ik-kai
second floor		ni-kai
third floor		san-kai
fourth floor		yon-kai
fifth floor		go-kai
there's one on the third floor		san-kai ni arimasu
Excuse me. Please say that again		Sumimasen. Mo ichido itte kudasai