Japanese greetings and polite words, with audio
Hello, thank you, sorry and please — the words you will use every day in Japan — and a few questions that work almost anywhere.
These are the phrases of the Basic level of PAIdojo's Japanese textbook, written in kana with romaji, the way that level teaches them. Tap ▶︎ to listen, or the turtle to hear it slowly.
A word in a tinted box is only an example — put in the word you need.
Greetings & courtesyあいさつ
- ohayō gozaimasuおはようございますGood morning (polite)
- konnichiwaこんにちはHello / Good afternoon
- konbanwaこんばんはGood evening
- arigatō gozaimasuありがとうございますThank you (polite)
- sumimasenすみませんExcuse me / Sorry / (to get attention)
- gomen nasaiごめんなさいI'm sorry
- onegaishimasuおねがいしますPlease (when requesting)
- haiはいYes
- iieいいえNo
- daijōbu desuだいじょうぶですI'm okay / It's fine / No thanks
- hajimemashiteはじめましてNice to meet you
- sayōnaraさようならGoodbye
All-purpose questionsしつもん
- kore wa arimasu kaこれはありますかDo you have this?
- shashin o totte mo ii desu kaしゃしんをとってもいいですかMay I take a photo?
- tetsudatte kuremasen kaてつだってくれませんかCould you help me?
- daijōbu desu kaだいじょうぶですかAre you okay? / Is it okay?
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