Phrases

Japanese Phrases (Common Expressions 3)

Duration: 30 min

This is the third page about commonly used phrases in Japanese. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, phrases 2, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Japanese Classes.

Phrases Tips

To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.

Here are the third 100 common sentences. You will find a lot of them are about asking for help in an emergency, wishing someone a happy holiday, or general questions ... etc.

Common Sentences in Japanese

Sentences Japanese Audio
In The Morning午前中に [gozenchuu ni]
In the evening午後に [gogo ni]
At Night夜に [yoru ni]
Really!用意! [youi!]
Look!見て! [mite!]
Hurry up!急いで! [isoide!]
Some languages are hardいくらかの言語は難しい [Ikura ka no gengo wa mutsukasii.]
Many students speak Korean多くの学生が韓国語を話します。 [Ookuno gakusei ga Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.]
How old is your sister?あなたのお姉さん(妹さん)は何歳ですか? [Anata no o-nee san (imooto san) wa nan sai desuka?]
I love my husband私は夫を愛しています。 [Watasi wa otto o aisite imasu.]
This is my wifeこれが私の妻です。 [Kore ga watasi no tsuma desu.]
What's your brother called?あなたの兄さん(弟さん)の名前は何ですか? [Anata no nii-san (otuto-san) no namae wa nan-desuka?]
Where does your father work?あなたのお父さんはどこで仕事をされていますか? [Anata no o toosan wa doko de sigoto wo sarete imasuka?]
Your daughter is very cuteなたの娘さんは本当にかわいいです。 [Anatano musume sann wa hontou ni kawaii desu]
What time is it?何時ですか? [nanji desuka?]
It's 10 o'clock10じです。 [10-ji desu.]
Give me this!これをください! [Kore wo kudasai!]
I love you愛しています。 [aishite imasu]
Are you free tomorrow evening?明日の晩暇ですか? [asu no ban hima desu-ka?]
I would like to invite you for dinner夕食に招待します。 [yuushoku ni shoutai simasu]
Are you married?あなたは結婚していますか? [Anata wa kekkon shite imasu-ka?]
I'm single私は独身です。 [Watasi wa dokushin desu.]
Would you marry me?私と結婚してくれませんか? [watasi to kekkon site kuremasen-ka?]
Can I have your phone number?あなたの電話番号を教えて? [Anata no dennwa bangou wo osiete?]
Can I have your email?あなたからメールを送ってもらえますか? [Anata kara meeru wo okutte moraemasu-ka?]
Are you okay?大丈夫ですか。 [daijoubu desu ka]
Call a doctor!医者を呼んでください。 [isha o yon de kudasai.]
Call the ambulance!救急車を呼んでください。 [kyuukyuu sha o yon de kudasai]
Call the police!警察を呼んでください。 [keisatsu o yon de kudasai.]
Calm down!落ち着いて! [ochitsuite!]
Fire!火事だ! [kaji da!]
I feel sick具合が悪くなった [guai ga waruku natta.]
It hurts hereここが痛いです。 [koko ga itai desu.]
It's urgent!緊急事態です! [knkyuu jitai desu!]
Stop!止まれ! [tomare!]
Thief!泥棒だ! [dorobouda!]
Where is the closest pharmacy?近くに薬局がありますか? [chikaku ni yakkyoku ga ari masu ka?]

More Sentences

English Japanese Audio
You look beautiful! (to a woman)あなたはきれいですね!(女性として)。 [Anata wa kirei desu ne! (Jyosei to site)]
You have a beautiful nameあなたの名前はきれいですね。 [Anata no namae ha kirei desu ne.]
This is my wife私の妻です。 [Watasi no tsuma desu.]
This is my husband私の夫です。 [Watasi no otto desu.]
I enjoyed myself very much大変楽しかったよ。 [Taihen tanosi katta yo.]
I agree with youあなたに賛成です。 [Anatani sannsei desu.]
Are you sure?間違いない? [machigai nai?]
Be careful!気を付けて [ki o tsukete]
Cheers!がんばれ! [gannbare!]
Would you like to go for a walk?散歩に行きたいですか? [sanpo ni ikitai desuka?]
Today is nice weather今日はよい天気です。 [Kyou wa yoi tenki desu.]
Yesterday was bad weather昨日は悪い天気でした。 [Kinou ha warui tenki desita.]
What's that called in French?あれはフランスごで何と言うのですか? [Are wa Furansu go de nan to iu no desuka?]
I have a reservation予約しています。 [Yoyaku site imasu.]
I have to goもう、行きます。 [Mou iki masu.]
Where do you live?どこに住んでいますか? [Kokoni sun de imasu ka?]
Spanish is easy to learnスペイン語を習うのは容易です。 [Supein go wo narau nowa youi desu.]
Holiday Wishes季節のあいさつ [kisetsu no aisatsu]
Good luck!頑張って! [ganbatte!]
Happy birthday!誕生日おめでとう! [tanjou bi omedetou!]
Happy new year!明けましておめでとう [Akemashite omedetou]
Merry Christmas!メリークリスマス [meri kurisumasu]
Congratulations!おめでとう [omedetou]
Enjoy! (before eating)楽しんで!(食事の前) [Tanoshinde! (shokuji no mae)]
Bless you (when sneezing)お大事に!(くしゃみが出た時) [Odaijini! (kushami ga deta toki)]
Best wishes!幸多かれ! [Sachi ookare!]
Can you take less?値引きしてくださいよ? [Nebiki site kudasai yo?]
Do you accept credit cards?カード払いでいいですか? [Kaado barai de iidesu-ka?]
How much is this?これはいくらですか? [Kore wa ikura desuka?]
I'm just looking見てるだけです。 [Miteru dake desu.]
Only cash please!現金でお願いします。 [Genkin de onegai simasu.]
This is too expensive高すぎます。 [Taka sugi masu.]
I'm vegetarian私はベジタリアンです。 [Watasi wa bejitarian desu.]
It is very delicious!すごく、おいしい! [Sugoku oisii!]
May we have the check please?勘定をお願いします。 [Kanjyo wo onegai shimasu.]
The bill please!請求書をください。 [Seikyuusho wo kudasai.]
Waiter / waitress!ウェイター、ウェイトレス [ueitaa, ueitoresu]
What do you recommend? (to eat)お勧めは何ですか?(料理で) [Osusume wa nan desuka? (ryouri de)]
What's the name of this dish?この料理の名前は何ですか? [Kono ryori no namae wa nan desu ka?]
Where is there a good restaurant?良いレストランはどこですか? [Ii resutoran wa doko desuka?]
A cup ofコップ一杯の [koppu ippai no]
A glass ofグラス一杯の [gurasu ippai no]
Are you thirsty?あなたはのどが渇きましたか? [Anata wa nodo ga kawaki masita ka?]
I'm hungry私はお腹が空きました。 [Watashi wa onaka ga suki masita.]
Do you have a bottle of water?あなたはボトルの水を持っていますか? [Anata wa botoru no mizu wo motte imasuka?]
Breakfast is ready朝食が用意できました。 [Choushoku ga youi dekimashita.]
What kind of food do you like?あなたはどんな食べ物が好きですか? [Anata wa don-na tabemono ga suki desuka?]
I like cheese私はチーズが好きです。 [Watasi wa chiizu ga suki desu.]
Bananas taste sweetバナナは甘い味がします。 [Banana wa amai aji ga simasu.]
I don't like cucumber私はキューリがきらいです。 [Watasi wa kyuuri ga kirai desu.]
I like bananas私はバナナが好きです。 [Watasi wa banana ga suki desu.]
Lemons taste sourレモンは酸っぱい味がします。 [Remon wa suppai aji ga simasu.]
This fruit is deliciousこの果物はおいしいです。 [Kono kudamono wa oisii desu.]
Vegetables are healthy野菜は健康にいいです。 [Yasai wa kenkou ni iidesu.]

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Here are the rest of the Japanese phrases: Japanese phrases, phrases 2, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Japanese homepage.