Japanese (language)

nihongo

(ee-tah-lee-AN-oh)

Good afternoon!

konnichi wa

kon nee chee wah

Good evening!

konban wa

kom ban wah

Good morning!

ohayo gozaimasu (casually shortened to ohayo)

ohio... go zah-ee mahss

Hello? (on the telephone)

moshi moshi

moh-she moh-she

Good bye! (farewell)

sayõnara

sigh yoh... nah rah

Good bye! (I’ll be back.)

ittekimasu

eat-teh key-mahss

Good bye! (Come back soon.)

itterasshai

eat-teh rah shiah-i

See you later

mata ne

mah-tah neh

Please give me [...] / Please do [...]

kudasai

koo-dah-sigh

Please. (Go ahead. / Be my guest.)

dõzo

doh-zoh

Please [...] (request)

onegai shimasu (often shortened to "onegai")

oh ne-guy she-mahss

Thank you.

arigatõ

ah-ree-gah-toh...

Excuse me

sumimasen

sue-me-mah-sen

Sorry. (informal)

gomen

go-men

I’m sorry. (formal)

gomen nasai

go-men nah-sigh

That one. (near you)

sore

so-reh

That one. (over there')

are

ah-reh

How much? (price)

ikura desu ka

ee-koo-rah dess kah

English (language)

eigo

ay-go

Do you speak English?

eigo o hanasemasu ka

ay-go woh hah-nah-seh-mahss kah

Yes

hai

high

No

iie

ee-eh

Bon appétit! (corresponds to the humble form of “I receive” in Japanese)

itadakimasu

ee-tah-dah-key-mahss

Thank you for the meal

gochisõsama deshita

go-chee-soh-sah-mah desh-ta

Where's the bathroom?

toire wa doko desu ka?

toy-reh wah doh-koh dess kah

Cheers! (toast)

kanpai

kahm-pie

foreigner

gaikokujin (often shortened to gaijin)

guy-koh-koo-jin