1. ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu): Thank you.

2. どういたしまして (douitashimashite): You're welcome.

3. すみません (sumimasen): I'm sorry/excuse me.
4. ごめんなさい (gomen nasai): I'm sorry.
5. おいしいです (oishīdesu): It is delicious.
6. 分かりません (shirimasen): I don't know.
7. 忘れていました (wasurete imashita): I forgot.
8. 頂きます, (itadakimasu), Let’s eat
9. 御馳走様(でした), (gochisousama deshita,) Thanks for the meal
10. 行ってきます, (ittekimasu), I’m going/See you later
11. 行ってらっしゃい, (itterasshai,) Please come back/Take care
12. ただいま, (tadaima), I’m home
13. おかえりなさい, (okaerinasai), Welcome back
14. 凄い, (sugoi), Wow/Amazing
15. 大丈夫, (daijoubu), Okay
16. 違う, (chigau), Wrong/Different/Disagree
17. (san mo?) (______-さんも？) – And you?
18. (Wakarimasen) (わかりません) – I don’t understand
19. (Shirimasen) (知りません) – I don’t know
20. (Wasuremashita) (忘れました) – I forgot
21. (Motto yukkuri kudasai) (もっとゆっくり下さい) – Please
go a little slower
22. (Mou ichido kudasai) (もう一度下さい) – Could you say
that one more time?
23. (Nihongo de perapera de wa nai desu) (日本
語でペラペラではないです) – I’m not very fluent in Japanese
24. (Tetsudatte kuremasen ka?) (手伝ってくれません
か) – Can you help me?

25. (Ima nanji desu ka?) (今何時ですか) – What time is

it right now?
26. ( Ima) (今) – Now
27. (Atode) (後で) – Later
28. (Kyou) (今日) – Today
29. (Kinou) (昨日) – Yesterday
30. (Ashita) (明日) – Tomorrow
31. (Mainichi) (毎日) – Everyday
32. (Nansai desu ka?) (何歳ですか) – How old are you?
33. (Doko ni sundeimasu ka?) (どこに住んでいますか) –
Where do you live?
34. (Kyoudai ga imasu ka?) (兄弟がいますか) – Do you have
siblings?
35. (Ikura desu ka?) (いくらですか) – How much does
that cost?
36. (Kore wa nan desu ka?) (これはなんですか) –
What is this?
37. (Sore wa nan desu ka?) (それはなんですか) – What is that?
38. (Are we nan desu ka? )(あれはなんですか) – What
is that? (Hint: Use “kore” when something is close to you,
“sore” when something is away from you but close to the person
you’re speaking to, and “are” when something is far away from
both of you.)
39. (Toire wa doko desu ka? )(トイレはどこですか) – Where’s
the toilet?
40. (Hai) (はい) – Yes
41. (Iie)(いいえ) – No
42. (Mada mada) (まだまだ) – Not yet
43. (Kamoshiremasen) (かもしれません) – Maybe/I’m not sure
44. (Tokidoki) (時々) – Sometimes
45. (Zenzen) (全然) – Never
46. (Itsumo) (いつも) – Always
47. (Taitei) (たいてい) – Usually
48. (Ki o tsukete) (気を付けて) – Be careful (Hint: you
might say this to someone going on a trip.)
49. (Yokudekimashita) (よくできました) – Great job
50. (Omedetou gozaimasu) (おめでとうございます
) – Congratulations

(Tanjoubi
51.

omedetou) (誕生日おめでとう) – Happy birthday