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Japanese Language/Concise Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Writing systems

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Hiragana
k g s z t d n h b p m y r w
a
i
u
e
o
Katakana
k g s z t d n h b p m y r w
a
i
u
e
o
Hepburn
k g s z t d n h b p m y r w
a a ka ga sa za ta da na ha ba pa ma ya ra wa
i i ki gi shi ji chi ji ni hi bi pi mi ri
u u ku gu su zu tsu zu nu fu bu pu mu yu ru
e e ke ge se ze te de ne he be pe me re
o o ko go so zo to do no ho bo po mo yo ro o
n

Grammar

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Verbs

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Japanese has two tenses: past and non-past (present and future).

Vocabulary

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Animals

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イヌ inu dog, 熊 kuma bear, 猫 neko cat, 鰐 wani crocodile/alligator

Colors

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色 iro color

赤 aka red, 青 ao blue, 茶色 chairo brown, だいだい色 daidaiiro orange, 銀 gin silver, 灰色 haiiro gray, 黄色 kiiro yellow, 金 kin gold, 黒 kuro black, 緑 midori green, 水 mizuiro light blue, 紫 murasaki purple, オレンジ orenji orange, ピンク pinku pink, 白 shiro white, 空色 sorairo sky blue

Phrases

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  • おはよう Ohayō Good morning (informal)
  • おはようございます Ohayō gozaimasu Good morning (formal)
  • お願いします Onegai shimasu / 下さい Kudasai Please
  • ありがとう Arigatō Thank you
  • ありがとうございます Arigatō gozaimasu Thank you very much
  • すみません Sumimasen Sorry (formal)
  • ごめんなさい Gomennasai Sorry (informal)
  • はい Hai Yes
  • いいえ Iie No
  • ほんとうに? Hontōni Really?
  • 大丈夫ですか? Daijoubu desu ka? Are you OK?
  • 大丈夫 Daijoubu I'm fine
  • よかった! Yokatta! That's great!
  • いただきます Itadakimasu Let's eat
  • ただいま Tadaima I'm home
  • やめて Yamete Stop it