JAPANESE TUTORIAL

JAPANESE LANGUAGEUNCLEAR

JAPANESE GRAMMARRELATIVELY SIMPLE

JAPANESE PRONUNCIATIONACCENTS, HOMONYMS

LEVELS OF SPEECHDIFFERENT WORDS,

EXPRESSION

WRITING SYSTEM

HIRAGANABASIC JAPANESE

PHONETIC SCRIPT

KATAKANAUSED FOR WORDS IMPORTED FROM

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

KANJIWRITTEN IN CHINESE

CHARACTERS

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PERSONALPRONOUNS

WATASHIPOLITE

MOST GENERAL EXPRESSION

BOKUSOFT EXPRESSION: MEN

OREEXTREMELY ROUGH IMAGE

PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY CLOSE

ANATAMOST USUAL AND POLITE

FORM

KIMIUSED BY MEN: YOUNGER

WOMEN OR CHILDRENPEOPLE WHO ARE VERY CLOSE

INTRODUCINGONE’S SELF

“WATASHI WA…”

“…DESU.”

GREETINGS

HAJIMEMASHITE“NICE TO MEET YOU.”

YOROSHIKUONEGAISHIMASU“I WISH US BOTH THE BEST.”“PLEASE TAKE CARE OF ME.”

“BEST REGARDS.”

GOKIGENGYOU“GOOD DAY.”

OHAYO GOZAIMASU“GOOD MORNING.”

KONNICHIWA“GOOD AFTERNOON.”

“HELLO. HI.”

KONBANWA“GOOD EVENING.”

OYASUMINASAI“GOOD NIGHT.”

SAYONARA“GOODBYE.”

HISASHIBURI“LONG TIME, NO SEE.”

PHRASES

ANATA NO NAMAE WANANDESU KA?

“WHAT IS YOUR NAME?”

OGENKI DESU KA?“HOW ARE YOU?”

DAIJOUBU DESU KA?“ARE YOU OKAY?”

ARIGATO GOZAIMASU“THANK YOU.”

DOU ITASHIMASHITE“YOU ARE WELCOME.”

GOMENNASAI“I AM SORRY.”

SUMIMASEN“EXCUSE ME.”

MATA ASHITA“SEE YOU TOMORROW.”

IKUTSU DESU KA?“HOW OLD ARE YOU?”

DOKO NI SUNDEMASU KA?

“WHERE DO YOU LIVE?”

OMEDITO GOZAIMASU“CONGRATULATIONS.”

KI O TSUKETE“BE CAREFUL.”

GANBATTE!“DO YOUR BEST.”

KOCHIRA KOSSO“SAME HERE.”

WAKARIMASUKA?“DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

WAKARIMASHITA“I UNDERSTAND.”

SOU DESU“THAT IS RIGHT.”

HAI“YES.”

EIE“NO.”

DAISUKI“I LOVE YOU.”

KIRAI DESU“I HATE YOU.”

NUMBERS