Apr
15,
2019
しかたない しょうがない Shikatanai Shoganai
しかたないしょうがない
Shikatanai
Shoganai
You sometime say 「しょうがないか」「しかたないか」to reconfirming and justifying that fact that you given up.
Apr
14,
2019
おつかれさまです Otsukaresama Desu
お疲れ様ですおつかれさまです
Otsukaresama Desu
おつかれさまです
Otsukaresama Desu
Otsukaresama desu is a key phrase that you will need to master if you plan to work in Japan. Whever you meet someone who is more senior than you, you say おつかれさまです。
The straight translation of this phrase would be "being tired" ... This means, you are thanking someone for their hard work.
Noe: You do not use this term for someone is not your senior. You say 「おつかれ」「おつかれさま」... Never「おつかれさまです」
Apr
13,
2019
おじゃまします Ojyama Shimasu
おじゃましますOjyama Shimasu
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This set phrase is said whenever you enter someone else’s house, signifying that you know you are going to be a bother and apologize in advance. When using this phrase, you are signifying your own modesty and sense that you are intruding.
Apr
12,
2019
よろしくおねがいします Yoroshiku Onegai Shimasu
よろしくおねがいしますYoroshiku Onegai Shimasu
This Phrase is used a lot in Japan.
Yoroshiku Onegai Shimasu
The phrase is よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegaishimasu). The simplest, quickest and easiest way to understand yoroshiku onegaishimasu, and the less formal dozo yoroshiku is that it means both please and thank you. It's used to make a request and also to thank the person, either before or after they do it for you.
Apr
11,
2019
きらい Kirai
https://en.bloguru.com/japaneseonline/345926/suki
You can ask onion 「＿＿＿＿＿すき？きらい？」to see if the person likes or nor the _______ you asked.
If someone say わたし が すき、それとも きらい。
Watashi Ga Suki, soretomo Kirai.
This I making if you like me or dislike me.
Like in English, if you are asked this question, your answer should be すき.
Apr
10,
2019
うれしい Ureshii
うれしいUreshii
嬉しい
Ureshii
Means
happy / glad / pleasant
If you are happy about something ... You just say うれしい
Apr
9,
2019
まいった Maitta
In Kendo and other martial arts, if you say まいった ... opponent wins.
You also use it like "You win" in conversation.
If you say 「まいった まいった」... this tells people you give up.
Apr
8,
2019
コンビニ Konbini
It's how Japanese call "convenience store".
7 Eleven
Family Market
Lawson
Apr
7,
2019
ごめん Gomen
It is a very casual form ... To be more polite you say ごめんなさい "Gomen Nsai"
To be even more formal, You say 申し訳ありません。"Moushiwake Arimasen"
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