| Greatings
Bai-bai: Bye bye
Ja mata: See ya!
Ja ne: Later
Konban wa: Good evening
Konnichi wa: Good afternoon. Hello
Ogenki desu ka?: How are you?
Ohayo: Good morning
Ossu/Oi/Nee: Hey
Oyasumi nasai: Good night
Sarabada: Farwell
Sayonara: Good by |
Yes
and No
Aa: yes, yeah, sure
Hai: Yes
Iie: no |
| Pleases/Thanks
Arigatou: Thanks
Domo arigatou gosaimasu: Thank you so much!
Domo arigatou: Thanks a bunch!
Dou itashimashite: You’re welcome
Gomen nasai: I am very sorry
Gomen: Sorry
Onegai: Please
Sumimasen: Excuse me |
Royalty
Jo’ou: Queen
Ou: King
Ouji: Prince
Oujo: Princess |
| Terms
of Respect
Chan: dear
Go: the language of a group. Saiyago is the language of Saiya-jin
Gou: number. Juunana-gou is #17.
Gumi: group or gang
Jin: person or people (ex. Saiyan-jin)
Kun: used for boys can be used between girls though in some occasions
Nai: Negation
Ojousan: young girl, someone else’s daughter, miss, daughter(respect)
Saa: Okay, all right, well
Sama: great respect
San: respect, polite
Sempai: somebody older than you
Sensei: sir
Tachi: "and others" |
Five
W’s/Question words
Dare: Who
Demo: but, however
Doko: Where
Doushite: Why/how
Honto: Really
Itsu: When
Nande: What
Nani: What
Soo: Really (not sarcastic like honto) |
| Family
Note: adding "O" at
the beginning of these words shows a sign of respect. But it isn't used
for younger family members.
Baasan: grandmother/aunt
Imoto: younger sister
Itoko: cousin
Jiisan: grandfather/uncle
Kaasan: Mother
Mago-masume: granddaughter
Masume: daughter
Musoko: son
Neesan: elder sister
Niisan: elder brother
Otoko no mago: grandson
Ototo: Younger brother
Tousan: Father |
Expressions/Bad
Words
Aho: idiot (used more widely in
western Japan
Ai shiteru: I love you
Ano: Umm, well…
Ara: OH my!
Baka Mitai: It must hurt to be that stupid.
Baka: idiot, fool (add Yarou: asshole)
Bakana: stupid (this is the adjective form or baka)
Chotto matte: Now wait just a minute!
Daijobu: okay, alright. ex. Daijobu ka?
Daisuki: I love (Badaku-san Daisuki)
Damarimas: silent!
Dame da; Don’t do that! Quit it! It is no use!
Damera: Cut it out!
Erai: smart (of a person)
Ganbette yo: Give it your best! Keep it up!
Hanashite: tell me
Hayuku: Hurry up!
Hentai: Pervert
Hontou; honest, it’s the truth
Ikidemas: Lets go. (more polite. Girls use this)
Iku yo: we’re going
Iku zo: let’s go
Ikuzo: Lets go. (the –zo ending is used for boys only)
Ima yamero: stop that this instant!
Ima: now
Itai: Ouch!
Joodeki: Good job! Way to go!
Kaerimashou: Lets go home
Kekko Na: excellent
Kisama: the little bit dignified way of saying Temee
Kono ama: you dirty slut!
Konoyaro: bastard, jerk, asshole
Kowai: I’m scared
Kuso: damn (add Chikusoo: Shit!)
Kusottare: Bastard, asshole
Masaka: No way!
Matte: wait!
Monosagoi: uncool
Moushi Moushi: hello on the phone
Nande koto wa: what happened?
Nande kuso?: What the hell?
Nani mo: never mind
Nanigoto desu ka?: Are you all right? How are you?
Omae o koroso: I am going to kill you!
Onore: Jerk, bastard
Saa: Okay, all right, well (used in context. Ex. Goku-saa)
Sagoi/Sugoi: although some believe it means cool it does not. It means
amazing; wonderful or awful; terrifying
Shimatta: Darn! Oh no!
Shine: Die!
Shizuka na: Shut your trap! When I want your opinion I will give it to
you.
Simpai Shinai: Don’t worry about it.
Sou ka: is that so?
Sou na: ya, basically
Sou ne: isn’t that how it is?
Sugui: weird
Suzushii: cool
Temee: basically means "you F**k"
Wakatta: I understand
Watashi na otetsudai: i'm trapped in here
Watashi wa shinanai: I won't lie
Yatta: I/he/she/it/they/you/we did it!
Yurusunai: I won’t forgive you. I can’t forgive it.
Yusho: victory!
Zakkenayo: get out of my face!
Zetta! Omoidatta: I remember everything. |