![]() Tabehoudai ga arimasu ka? (食べ放題がありますか?) - Do you have an "all-you-can-eat" special?.Nomihoudai ga arimasu ka? (飲み放題がありますか?) - Do you have an "all-you-can-drink" special?.Ima nanji desu ka? (今何時ですか?) - What time is it now?. ![]() TOIRE ha doko desu ka? (トイレはどこですか?) - Where is the toilet/bathroom?.Motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai (もっとゆっくり話して下さい) - Could you speak a little slower please. ![]() Mou ichidou itte kudasai (もういちどういって下さい) - Could you say that again please.Nihongo wo sukoshi hanashimasu (日本語を少し話せます) - I can only speak a little Japanese.Eigo ga wakarimasu ka? (英語が分かりますか?) - Do you understand English?.Gochisousamadeshita (ごちそうさまでした) - Thank you for the food*(Used after finishing a meal).Itadakimasu (いただきます) - Thank you for the food*(Used before eating a meal).Keitai Denwa (形態電話) - Cellular Phone (Usually just referred to as Keitai for short.Watashi (私) - I, me, Myself (Used when referring to yourself).Sensei (先生) - Teacher (also used to refer to someone who is a professional in their field).Eeto (ええと) - Sound made when pausing or when you are thinking of what to say next.Ano (あの) - Used to cut into a conversation/Get attention.To make a sentance a question simply add "ka" (か) to the end of it.Nihongo wo hanashimasen (日本語を話しません) - I don't speak any Japanese*( ).Wakarimasen (分かりません) - I don't understand.Douitashimashite (どういたしまして) - You're welcome (Or how my teacher taught it to us* "Don't touch my mustache").~Okagede (~おかげで) - ~Thanks to you (Used to praise someone when they praise you for something) (IE* XX-さん* "(Your name)の日本語が上手ですね" (Your Japanese is really good) You* "XX-さんのおかげで" (Thanks to you XX-san).Otsukaresama (お疲れ様) - Thank you for your hard work.Hontou ni arigatougozaimasu (本当にありがとうございます) - Thank you very much.Arigatougozaimasu (ありがとうございます) - Thank you (formal).Arigatou (ありがとう) - Thank you (informal).Ojamashimasu (お邪魔します) - Excuse me for disturbing (Used when entering someone's home).Shitsureishimasu (しつれいします) - I'm being rude, sorry/ Sorry for being rude (Used when coming in late to class or a meeting).Sumimasen (すみません) - Excuse me/ I'm sorry =.Gomennasai (ごめんなさい) - I'm sorry (formal).Ohayougozaimasu (おはようございます) - Good Morning =.Obviously, this is very rough and takes no account for exchange rates. The ichi-man-en bill or 10,000 yen bill is easy enough to equate to the US $100 bill (or 10,000 cents). When it comes to money, the sen-en bill or 1,000 yen bill is easy to compare to an American $10 bill (or 1000 cents). (If you're wondering about the decimal point, it sits in mid-air. The next word is man for 10,000 or 1.0000 in Japanese notation. ![]() But the next number isn't ten + thousand or juu-sen, because in Japanese the new word comes after the forth place value. So ichi for one, juu for ten, hyaku for hundred and sen for thousand. Japanese sometimes uses the period mark or dot instead of commas and places their dot after every forth place value (though this is kind of old school and not seen very much, it still applies to the language of the numbers). Every three place values we need a new word. One million or one comma million or 1,000,000. The next is ten thousand then hundred thousand. So the forth (the first after the third and the first after the first comma) is one thousand - one comma thousand or 1,000. Once we get above the hundred's we need a new word to categories the next three place values. In this way, we have three steps in the place values before we need a new word. Note: With English style counting, we put the comma after every third numeral or place value. The below is a good list of stuff you should know to get started but once you decide to get serious about study, here's a quick list of must-use resources for Japanese study. Japanese vocabulary and common phrases for beginners including numbers, colors, greetings, apologies, thanks, question words, directions, and even more.
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