JAPANESE EXPRESSION 2

Expressions

How are you?
Are you well?	Ogenki desuka?
Yes, I'm well.	Hai, genki desu.
No, I'm not well.	Iie, genki dewa (ja) arimasen..
Yes, I'm very well.	Hai, totemo genki desu.
So so.	Māmā desu.
genki: well "o" in front of genki is a prefix which makes the word more polite. Genki desu.: I'm well. Genki dewa (ja) arimasen.: I'm not well. "ja arimasen" sounds more casual, and is used more in daily conversation. Informal: Genki?

Understand?
Do you understand?	Wakari masuka?
Yes, I understand.	Hai, wakari masu.
No, I don't understand.	Iie, wakari masen.
I understand a little.	Sukoshi wakari masu.
Do you understand Japanese?	Nihongo ga wakari masuka?
Do you understand English?	Eigo ga wakari masuka?
wakaru: to understand, to know Wakari masu.: I understand. Wakari masen.: I don't understand. Wakari mashita.: I understood. (I got it. All right.) [Nihongo] ga wakari masu.: I understand [Japanese]. ga: Particle which comes after the object. Used with the verb "wakaru".

Please. (to request)
Please.	Onegaishimasu.
One more time, please.	Mōichido onegaishimasu.
Slowly please.	Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Menu please.	Menyū o onegaishimasu.
Used to ask some favor. [Menyū] o onegaishimasu.: [Menu] please. o: Particle which comes after the object.

Please. (to offer)
Please.	Dōzo.
Used to offer something. (Here you are. After you. etc.)

Wait!
One moment, please.	Chotto matte kudasai.
chotto: a little matte kudasai: Please wait. Informal: Chotto matte.

What?
What is it?	Nan desuka?
What's this? (in speaker's hand)	Kore wa nan desuka?
What is it? (in the listener's hand)	Sore wa nan desuka?
What's that? (in the sky)	Are wa nan desuka?
[Kore] wa nan desuka?: What is [this]? wa: Particle which comes after the subject. kore: this (something close to you - the speaker) sore: it (close to the person you are talking to - the listener) are: that (some distance away from the both) nan (nani): what You will learn more in the lesson 3.

What time?
What time is it?	Nanji desuka?
What time is the departure?	Shuppatsu wa nanji desuka?
What time is the arrival?	Tōchaku wa nanji desuka?
[Shuppatsu] wa nanji desuka?: What time is [the departure]? You will learn more in the lesson 4.

Where?
Where is it?	Doko desuka?
Where is the toilet?	Toire wa doko desuka?
[Toire] wa doko desuka?: Where is [the toilet]? You will learn more in the lesson 5.

Is there...?
Do you have? Is there?	Ari masuka?
Do you have vegetarian dishes?	Bejitarian ryōri wa ari masuka?
Is there an internet cafe?	Intānetto kafe wa ari masuka?
[Bejitarian ryōri] wa ari masuka?: Do you have [vegetarian dishes]? [Intānetto kafe] wa ari masuka?: Is there [an internet cafe]? You will learn more in the lesson 6.

How much?
How much is it?	Ikura desuka?
How much is a double room?	Daburu rūmu wa ikura desuka?
[Kore] wa ikura desuka?: How much is [this]? You will learn more in the lesson 7.

Why?
Why is it?	Naze desuka?
Informal: Naze? Dōshite? Nande? You will learn more in the lesson 9.

OK?
Are you all right?	Daijōbu desuka?
Yes, I'm all right.	Hai, daijōbu desu.
Informal: Daijōbu? You will learn more in the lesson 10.