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Phrases
The Japanese language lesson offered here is an excerpt from
Transparent Language's Japanese software program. The Basic
Japanese Phrases and the Japanese Phrases for Meeting and
Greeting will lead you to the Japanese Dialog at the end, which
shows how these survival phrases are used in conversational
Japanese. Single click on the phrase to hear the Japanese
pronunciation spoken by a native Japanese speaker. Take
advantage of this Japanese language resource as you learn to speak
Japanese!
Japanese Dialog
Sumisu-san: Oha yō gozaimasu. Good morning.
おはようございます。
Eigo o hanasemasu ka. Do you speak English?
えいごをはなせますか。
Ten-in: Sumimasen. I'm sorry.
すみません。
Eigo wa hanasemasen. I do not speak English.
えいごは はなせません。
Sumisu-san: Watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi shika
hanasemasen. Unfortunately, I speak only a little
Japanese.
わたしは にほんごがすこししかはなせません。
Ten-in: Dai jōbu desu. That's all right.
だいじょうぶです。
Wakarimasu. I understand you.
わかります。