Japanese Sounds:
|
Japanese
Sound
|
English
Sound
|
| a |
ah (as in about) |
| aa |
ah - elongated |
| ai |
ie (as in pie) |
| e |
eh (as in let) |
| ee |
eh - elongated |
| ei |
ay (as in day) |
| i |
ee (as in Italy) |
| ii |
ee - elongated (as in employee) |
| o |
oh |
| oo |
oh - elongated |
| oi |
oy (as in boy and toy) |
| u |
u / oo ( as in ultra) |
| uu |
oo - elongated ( as in cool) |
Numbers:
| Numbers
/ Bangoo |
English |
Japanese |
| 1 |
one |
ichi |
| 2 |
two |
ni |
| 3 |
three |
san |
| 4 |
four |
shi, or
yon |
| 5 |
five |
go |
| 6 |
six |
roku |
| 7 |
seven |
shichi, or
nana |
| 8 |
eight |
hachi |
| 9 |
nine |
kyuu |
| 10 |
ten |
juu |
Greetings:
Happy New Year / Akemashite Omedetoo (gozaimasu).
Good morning / Ohayoo (gozaimasu)
Good afternoon / Konnichiwa
Good night / Oyasumi
Thank you / Arigatoo (gozaimasu)
Sorry / Sumimasen, or gomen nasai
Note: It is more polite to add "gozaimasu".
Family Members:
Father / Otoosan
Mother / Okaasan
Grandmother / Obaasan
Grandfather / Ojiisan
Aunt / Obasan
Uncle / Ojisan
Body Parts:
eyes / me
nose / hana
ears / mimi
head / atama
forehead / hitai (casually called "odeko")
hands / te
legs / ashi
hair / ke
Months:
January / Ichi gatsu
February / Ni gatsu
March / San gatsu
February / Shi gatsu
May / Go gatsu
June / Roku gatsu
July / Shichi gatsu
August / Hachi gatsu
September / Ku gatsu
October / Juu gatsu
November / Juuichi gatsu
December / Juuni gatsu
Currency: Yen
Coins: 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 100 yen, 500 yen
bills: 1,000 yen 10,000 yen
