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Basic Expression
| Yes/No |  |
hai / iie |
| Thank you. |  |
arigato |
| Thanks. (Informal) |  |
domo |
| No, thank you. |  |
iie, kekko desu |
| You’re welcome. |  |
dou itashi mashite |
| I’m sorry. |  |
gomen nasai |
| Excuse me. |  |
sumimasen |
| I don’t know. |  |
wakari masen |
| Please. / Go ahead. (when offering) |  |
dozo |
| Please. (when asking) |  |
onegai shimasu |
| Could you say that again? |  |
mou ichido itte kudasai |
| Please speak slowly. |  |
yukkuri itte kudasai |
| OK. |  |
daijobu desu |
Number
| 0 |  |
zero/rei |
| 1 |  |
ichi |
| 2 |  |
ni |
| 3 |  |
san |
| 4 |  |
yon/shi |
| 5 |  |
go |
| 6 |  |
roku |
| 7 |  |
nana/shichi |
| 8 |  |
hachi |
| 9 |  |
kyū/ku |
| 10 |  |
jū |
| 11 |  |
jūichi |
| 12 |  |
jūni |
| 13 |  |
jūsan |
| 14 |  |
jūyon/jūshi |
| 20 |  |
nijū |
| 21 |  |
nijūichi |
| 30 |  |
sanjū |
| 100 |  |
hyaku |
| 200 |  |
nihyaku |
| 1000 |  |
sen |
| 5000 |  |
gosen |
| 10,000 |  |
ichiman |
| 20,000 |  |
niman |
| 100,000 |  |
jūman |
| one million |  |
hyakuman |
Question Words
| What? |  |
nani? |
| When? |  |
itsu? |
| Where? |  |
doko? |
| Who? |  |
dare? |
Time & Days
| What time is it? |  |
Ima nan-ji des[u] ka? |
| today |  |
kyō |
| tomorrow |  |
ash[i]ta |
| yesterday |  |
kinō |
| morning/afternoon |  |
asa/hiru |
| Monday |  |
getsuyōbi |
| Tuesday |  |
kayōbi |
| Wednesday |  |
suiyōbi |
| Thursday |  |
mokuyōbi |
| Friday |  |
kinyōbi |
| Saturday |  |
doyōbi |
| Sunday |  |
nichiyōbi |