Page 21 - Easy Japanese - Learn to Speak Japanese Quickly! (TUTTLE)

A: Ja, oyasumi. じゃ、おやすみ。 Well, then good night.
B: Ā, oyasumi nasai. ああ、おやすみなさ Oh, good night.
い。

A: Itte kimasu. 行ってきます。 See you later.
B: Itte rasshai. 行ってらっしゃい。 See you later.

A: Tadaima. ただいま。 I’m home.
B: Okaeri nasai. おかえりなさい。 Welcome back.
Otsukare-sama deshita. お疲れさまでした。 Thanks for your work.

EXERCISE 1

Say it in Japanese
First, say the Japanese equivalent of the English phrase, listen to the audio for
the model answer, and then repeat the model. Work in loops. After finishing a
few lines, go back to the ones above and see if you still remember them. If you
do, proceed to the next few and repeat this procedure until you can confidently

and naturally say all the phrases in Japanese.

1. Good evening.

2. Good morning. (to a friend)
3. Good morning. (to a boss)
4. Thanks. (to a friend)
5. Thank you. (to a stranger)
6. You are welcome!

7. Thank you very much (for what you did). (to a customer)
8. I’m sorry. (to a stranger)
9. I’m very sorry. (to a boss)
10. I’m very sorry (for what happened). (to a customer)
11. Please (help me). (Thank you in advance.)
12. I’ll start eating.
13. Thank you for the delicious treat. (politely)

14. Good morning. See you later. (heading out)
15. Goodbye.
16. I’m back.