20 Common Sentences You Should Know in Japanese

20 Common Sentences You Should Know in Japanese Daily Conversation

1. What is this?
– Japanese: これは何ですか？
– Pronunciation: Kore wa nandesuka?

2. Who are you?
– Japanese: どなたですか？
– Pronunciation: Donata desuka?

3. Whose is this?
– Japanese: これは誰のですか？
– Pronunciation: Kore wa dare no desuka?

4. When is it?
– Japanese: いつですか？
– Pronunciation: Itsu desuka?

5. Where is it?
– Japanese: どこですか？
– Pronunciation: Doko desuka?

6. How much is this?
– Japanese: いくらですか？
– Pronunciation: Ikura desuka?

7. What time is it?
– Japanese: 何時ですか？
– Pronunciation: Nanji desuka?

8. Where are you going?
– Japanese: どこへ行きますか？
– Pronunciation: Doko e ikimasu ka?

9. What day is it today?
– Japanese: 今日は何曜日ですか？
– Pronunciation: Kyou wa nan youbi desuka?

10. What does this mean?
– Japanese: これはどういう意味ですか？
– Pronunciation: Kore wa dou iu imi desuka?

11. Why is that?
– Japanese: どうしてですか？
– Pronunciation: Doushite desuka?

12. Is that all?
– Japanese: それだけですか？
– Pronunciation: Sore dake desuka?

13. What happened?
– Japanese: 何が起こったのですか？
– Pronunciation: Nani ga okotta no desuka?

14. What’s wrong?
– Japanese: どうしたんですか？
– Pronunciation: Doushitan desuka?

15. Are you okay?
– Japanese: 大丈夫ですか？
– Pronunciation: Daijoubu desuka?

16. Can I help with anything?
– Japanese: 何か手伝いましょうか？
– Pronunciation: Nanika tetsudaimashou ka?

17. Can I have a moment?
– Japanese: ちょっといいですか？
– Pronunciation: Chotto iidesuka?

18. Do you remember?
– Japanese: 覚えていますか？
– Pronunciation: Oboeteimasuka?

19. Did you have fun?
– Japanese: 楽しかったですか？
– Pronunciation: Tanoshikatta desuka?

20. Do you have any questions?
– Japanese: 質問がありますか？
– Pronunciation: Shitsumon ga arimasu ka?

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