Fellow Japanese customers will reply with silence, but if this makes you feel awkward, a reply of “ohayo gozaimasu” (good morning) or “konnichiwa” (good day) or “konbanwa” (good evening).

Please open the door – Doa o (akeru)akete kudasai. Please close the window – Mado o (shimeru)shimete kudasai. Please switch on the light – Denki o (tsukeru)tsukete kudasai. Please stand – (Tatsu)Tatte kudasai.

Please stand up

(お = polite) = How are you? A: ありがとうございます。

Hello

Japanese Translation. ナマステ

irasshaimase

Meaning are you fine, how are you or are you ok. “ Genki” means fine, so “ Genki desu” means “ I’m okay, I’m good or I’m fine”

I

The expression 何だよ (nandayo) literally means “what is [it].” 何 (usually なに but pronounced なん here) is the word for “what,” だ is the (basically is or are) and よ is the sentence-ending particle used to emphasize something.

あなた (anata) is not a rude way of saying ‘you’ for most types of conversations (between anyone) albeit the real meaning of it is ‘dear’. 君 (kimi) can be rude when it’s used to refer to another adult when you’re speaking to them regardless of whether you are an adult or not.

The expression baka-yarō 馬鹿野郎 is one of the most insulting terms in the Japanese lexicon, but it is vague and can range in meaning from an affectionate ‘silly-willy’ to an abusive ‘jerk-off fool’. Baka-yarō is so widely used that it has become semantically weak and vague.

お前 (Omae) is the Japanese word for “you” that is considered very rude.

If you use “anata” with someone who you know, it is rude. So it’s better to use name plus san. You might already have known that Japanese people often leave out ‘watashi’, because you say, for example, “Hiroko desu.” to mean ‘I’m Hiroko.” We leave out “watashi” when it’s obvious.

“Kore wa” means “This is”. It also indicate the position of the object is near to the speaker. If the object is far from the speaker but near to the person the speaker talk to, then use “Sore wa”. If the object is far from both the speaker and the person they talk to, then use “Are wa”.

The meaning of kisama today In some sense, it’s considered a very, very rude word. It carries a lot of contempt for the person being spoken to. However, at the same time, it’s kind of antiquated. In fact, instead of showing contempt for the other person, you’ll just make yourself seem like a completely uncool lose.

Anata wa means “you are” And Antwan no means ” yours “

The Japanese term “watashi” translates to “I” in the English language, which is referring to one’s self. On the other hand, the Japanese term “wa” represents the topic of the sentence being stated. Therefore, saying “watashi wa” means that the sentence would be about one’s self.

English translation: Are you foolish?

Are wa nan desu ka = what is that? / can I know what it is? This is used in formal situations, when the person you are asking is your colleague, superior or a stranger. This is a polite usage. This is recommended when asking about something so that you can be polite and not offend anyone.

Nande means “why”. Not to be confused with nanda which is the informal word for “what”. Or even nandesuka which is a short version of nani desu ka (often heard as nandesuka which is also valid and fine). Nani meaning “what”, desu is a copula, ka is the “question mark” in Japanese language.

Dore means can be used to express “which.” Question words like dore and nani cannot be followed by the particle wa. Instead, they must be followed by the particle ga. どれがあなたのペンですか。

だれの noun. The question word for “who” is dare, and for “whose” we simply add the particle no. これはだれのかばんですか。

どなた (Donata) means who. It is the formal way of saying ”who” besides 誰 (Dare)

“I am” ore(俺) meaning “me” or “I” and is usually used in informal situations. wa （は) meaning “is” or “am” or other such meanings.

Definition: 意味 Learn Japanese vocabulary: どっち (docchi). Meaning: which; which one. Type: Pronoun.

Definition: 意味 Learn Japanese vocabulary: こちら (kochira). Meaning: this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction​​.

The word “who” in Japanese is pretty simple. It’s just “dare” (誰).

“because