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Can you say 'excuse me' & 'How are you?'?
If not go back and review Newsletter #3.

Now its time for more common phrases that you willneed to know for food.
How many of these have you already learned?

English Japanese
tuna maguro
sole hirame
shrimp ebi
squid ika
octopus tako
oysters kaki
clam hamaguri
chicken tori
rice raisu
pickles oshink
oliver reba
legs momo
mushrooms shiitake
bell pepper piiman
pork buta
potatoes poteto
asparagus asupara
kelp konbu
salmon sake
salt shio
pepper kosho
garlic ninniku
white bread-shoku pan
whole wheat bread-genmai pan

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Konnichiwa Dabian,


Can you say yes & no?
If not go back and reviewNewsletter #2.

Now its time for more common phrases that you will need to know.
How many of these have you already learned?

How are you? O-genki desu ka? (oh-GEN-kee dess-KAH?)
Fine, thank you. Genki desu. (GEN-kee dess)
What is your name? O-namae wa nan desu ka? (oh-NAH-mah-eh wah NAHN dess-KAH?)
My name is ____ . Watashi no namae wa ____ desu. (wah-TAH-shee no nah-mah-eh wa ____ dess)
Nice to meet you. Hajimemashite. (hah-jee-meh-MOSH-teh)
Excuse me. Sumimasen. (soo-mee-mah-sen)
I'm sorry. Gomen-nasai. (goh-men-nah-sigh)
I can't speak Japanese [well]. Nihongo [yoku] hanasemasen. (nee-hohn-goh [yo-koo] hah-nah-seh-mah-sen)
Do you speak English? Eigo o hanasemasuka? (AY-goh oh hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?)
Is there someone here who speaks English? Dareka eigo o hanasemasuka? (dah-reh-kah AY-goh oh hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?)
Help! Tasukete! (tah-soo-keh-teh!)
Look out! Abunai! (ah-boo-NIGH!)
Where is the toilet? Toire wa doko desu ka? (toy-reh wah DOH-koh dess kah?) *must learn this.. XD



Good Luck!

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Do you know your numbers now?
If not review Newsletter #1.
Now its time for some common phrases that you willneed to know.
How many of these have you already learned?

Hello. Konnichiwa. (kon-nee-chee-WAH)
Yes. Hai. (HIGH) No. Iie. (EE-eh)
Goodbye. (long-term)
Sayonara. (sa-YOH-nah-rah)
Goodbye. (informal)
Sore dewa. (SOH-reh deh-wah)
Good morning. Ohayo gozaimasu. (oh-hah-YOH go-zigh-moss)
Good evening. Konbanwa. (kohm-bahn-wah)
Good night (to sleep) Oyasuminasai. (oh-yah-soo-mee-nah-sigh)
Please. (request) Onegai shimasu. (oh-neh-gigh shee-moss)
Please. (offer) Dozo. (DOH-zo)
Thank you. Domo arigato. (doh-moh ah-ree-GAH-toh)
You're welcome. Do itashi mashite. (doh EE-tah-shee mosh-teh)
I don't understand. Wakarimasen. (wah-kah-ree-mah-sen)

Good Luck!

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Let's start with the numbers, these are generally easy to learn and are used often.

Number Japanese

1 ichi

2 ni

3 san

4 yon; shi

5 go

6 roku

7 nana; shichi

8 hachi

9 kyu; ku

10 ju

11 ju-ichi

12 ju-ni

13 ju-san
20 ni-ju

21 ni-ju-ichi
100 hyaku

200 ni-hyaku
1000 sen

2000 ni-sen

As you can see the numbers all follow a patternso that you should now be able to fill in thegaps in the list.
Good Luck!