Japanese word -- English translation


Greetings, sayings:

Arigatou -- Thank you

Do-itashimashite -- You are welcome

Gomenasai, Gomen -- Sorry

Ja ne -- See ya

Konichi wa -- Hello

Ohayo -- Good morning

Sayo-nara -- Good-bye

Konbanwa -- Good evening


Name Suffixes:

-chan -- a cute way of refering to someone you know well.

-san -- loosely translated as "Mr." or "Mrs."

-sama -- More honorific than -san. Sometimes translated as "Lord" or "Lady".

-tachi -- Means, that person, and everyone with him or her.


People:

Anata -- You

Minna -- everybody

oka-san- mother

oto-san -- father

oniisan -- elder brother

one-san, (neesan, neechan) -- elder sister

oto-tosan -- little brother

imo-tosan -- little sister

oba-san -- grandmother

ojiisan -- grandfather


Explicatives, insults:

Baka -- fool, stupid, idiot

Hentai -- pervert

Inari-sama -- God

Shimatta -- oh no! Damn it!

yare -- Oh dear!, Ah!, My my


Misc:

Dare -- who?

Do-ishite -- Why?

Genki -- happy

Hai -- yes

Himitsu -- secret (Sore wa himitsu - That’s a secret. A phrase Xelloss uses.)

Iie -- no

Itai -- Ouch

Kawaii -- cute

Namagomi -- raw garbage

Nani -- what?

Sore wa -- That is

Sugoi -- Wow, Neat

Wakarimasen -- I don't understand


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