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Japanese Words for Beginners: An Essential List

Japanese Greetings:
Yes: はい (hai)
No: いいえ (iie)
Hello: こんにちは (konnichiwa)
Goodbye: じゃね (ja ne)
Thank you: ありがとう (arigatou)
I’m Sorry: ごめんなさい (gomen nasai)
Excuse me: すみません (sumimasen)
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Japanese Pronouns:
I: 私 (watashi)
You: あなた (anata)
This: これ (kore)
That: それ (sore)
He: 彼 (kare)
She: 彼女 (kanojo)
They: 彼ら (karera)
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Japanese Numbers:
One: いち (ichi)
Two: に (ni)
Three: さん (san)
Four: し (shi) or よん (yon)
Five: ご (go)
Six: ろく (roku)
Seven: なな (nana) or しち (shichi)
Eight: はち (hachi)
Nine: く (ku) or きゅう (kyuu)
Ten: じゅう (juu)
Learn more: Japanese Numbers: Counting in Japanese from 1 – 100+

Time in Japanese:
Today: 今日 (kyou)
Tomorrow: 明日 (ashita)
Yesterday: 昨日 (kinou)
Now: 今 (ima)
Before: 前に (mae ni)
Later: 後で (ato de)
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Japanese Nouns:
Home: 家 (ie or uchi)
Shop: 店 (mise)
Movie: 映画 (eiga)
School: 学校 (gakkou)
Car: 車 (kuruma)
Town: 町 (machi)
Music: 音楽 (ongaku)
Family: 家族 (kazoku)
Hometown: 出身 (shusshin)
Bathroom: トイレ (toire)
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Japanese Verbs:
To do: する (suru)
To be: です (desu)
To become: なる (naru)
There is (inanimate): ある (aru)
There is (living): いる (iru)
To go: 行く (iku)
To say: 言う (iu)
To see: 見る (miru)
To come: 来る (kuru)
To eat: 食べる (taberu)

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