Japanese Conversation

Handy Japanese Phraeses

We presented Japanese phrases which are commomly used in everyday situation.

This is the selection of Handy Japanese Phrases 200 which is a support material for
Building Up Conversation.

1.		Hajimemashite.
		How do you do.
2.		Ohayoo gozaimasu.
		Good morning.
3.		Konnichiwa.
		Good afternoon. / Hello.
4.		Konbanwa.
		Good evening.
5.		Mata ashita.
		See you tomorrow.
6.		Osoku natte suimasen.
		I'm sorry to be late.
7.		Tanaka-san ni yoroshiku.
		Please say hello to Tanaka.
8.		Odenwa, arigatoo gozaimasu.
		Thank you for calling. (O in O-denwa is a prefix indicating politeness)
9.		Kochira wa tomodachi no Tanaka-san desu.
		This is my friend Mr. Tanaka.
10.		Dochirasama desu ka?
		Who is it? / Can I have your name please? (used for a phone or at a door)
11.		Doozo ohairi kudasai.
		Please come in.
12.		Doozo kochirae.
		Come here, please.
13.		Doozo osuwari kudasai.
		Please have a seat.
14.		Wain wa ikaga desu ka?
		How about some wine?
15.		Itadakimasu.
		Yes, please. (reply to an offer for a drink or food) / Let's eat! (said before a meal or eating something.)
16.		Chotto matte kudasai.
		Just a second. / Hold on, please.
17.		Chizu o kaite kuremasen ka?
		Can you draw a map?
18.		Annaisho o okutte kuremasen ka?
		Can you send me a guidebook?
19.		Denwa-bangoo o oshiete kuremasen ka?
		Could you tell me your phone number?
20.		Kore no tsukai-kata o oshiete kuremasen ka?
		Can you tell me how to use this?

21.		Kono tegami o yakushite kuremasen ka?
		Can you translate this letter?
22.		Mado o aketemo ii desu ka?
		May I open the window?
23.		Mado o shimetemo ii desu ka?
		May I close the windows?
24.		Pen o karitemo ii desu ka?
		May I use (lit. borrow) the pen?
25.		Suimasen. / Sumimasen.
		Excuse me. / I'm sorry (Suimasen is a colloquial of Sumimasen)
26.		Suimasen. Chotto tetsudatte kuremasen ka?
		Can you give me a hand? / Can you help me?
27.		Suimasen. Mooichido itte kuremasen ka?
		Say it again, please.
28.		Dekirudake hayaku onegai shimasu.
		Please (do it) as soon as possible.
29.		Ima nan-ji desu ka?
		What time is it now?
30.		Toire wa doko desu ka?
		Where is the toilets?
31.		Dooyatte ittara ii desu ka?
		How can I get there? (lit. how can I go there)
32.		Yamada-san no denwa-bangoo, wakarimasu ka?
		Do you know Yamada-san's phone number?

Handy Japanese Phrases 200

Handy Japanese Phrases 200 are available for
Basic Japanese - Building Up Conversation as support materials.

Japanese@Once

contains three parts. Part 2 is categorized by the 40 daily scenes such as
"At the bank", "At the restaurant", "Train station", "Japanese inn", etc.
Plenty of vocabulary and example sentences are provided for each scene.

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Basic Japanese
Building Up Conversation (Online learning material)

The aim of this material is to help learners acquire practical conversation skills step by step by using many audio drills.

This material covers from the basic level to the lower intermediate level and much frequently used sentences and expressions are carefully selected and compiled.

Various support materials such as Hiragana Katakana Work Books, Handy Phrases 200, Basic Japanese Words 2000, etc. are provided.

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Japanese@Once

This material is designed for those who want to learn practical Japanese language in a short period of time.

This material has the following three parts for your effective learning.

Part 1 : Building Up Conversation (40 chapters)

Part 2 : Words & Expressions (40 chapters)

Part 3 : Grammar Focus (45 chapters)

In Part 2, there are not only vocabularies, but also plenty of example sentences. All examples are voice-recorded.

Verbs are the Key to learning Japanese

Essential Japanese Verbs

This material explains clearly about the meaning of each verb with explaining its usage.

"Key Sentences", "Practical Usage" and "Short Dialogues" help you to grasp how you can apply each verb in communication.

Key Sentences shows you in what sentence pattern each verb is used. Practical Usage and Short Dialogues show how to use each verb in a more practical sense as in everyday conversations.

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