Useful Japanese Phrases/Sentences: Meeting a Friend

• How do you do?
• Hajimemashite.

• How are you?
• Ogenki desu ka?/ Ikaga de gozaimasu ka?

• I'm fine
• Genki desu.

• I haven't seen you for a long time.
• Nagai koto ome ni kakarimasen deshita.

• Well, I haven't seen you for a long time.
• Ara, shibaraku deshita wa ne.

• Do you remember me?
• Anata wa watashi no koto o oboete imasu ka?

• How are you these days?
• Kono goro wa dou desu ka?

• Where are you going?
• Doko e ikimasu ka? / Dochira e odekake desu ka?

• At the station.
• Eki e ekimasu.

• I am not going anywhere.
• Doko ni mo yukimasen.

• Where do you live?
• Doko ni sunde imasu ka?

• Where is your house?
• Anato no ie wa doko desu ka?

• In Tokyo.
• Toukyou desu.

• Is it far from here?
• Koko kara tooi desu ka?

• Yes, it is.
• Hai, sou desu.

• No it's not.
• Iie, sou de arimasen.

• I am living in an apartment.
• Watashi wa apaato ni sunde imasu.

• Give me you address, please.
• Juusho o oshiete kudasai.

• Where is your province?
• Anato no inaka wa doko desu ka?

• My province is ....
• Watashi no inaka wa ....

• Where is your office/
• Jimusho wa doko desu ka?

• My office is over there.
• Jimusho wa achira desu.

• What time does your office start?
• Kaisha wa nan ji ni hajimarimasu ka?

• At 8 o'clock.
• Hachi ji ni hajimarimasu.

• What time does it close?
• Nan ji goro owarimasu ka?

• About 5 o'clock.
• Go ji goro desu.

• Do you go home immediately after that?
• Sono ato sugu uchi e kaerimasu ka?

• Yes I do.
• Hai.

• Do you go to the office everyday?
• Mainichi kaisha e ikimasu ka?

• Yes, I do.
• Ee.

• On Saturdays too?
• Doyoubi ni mo ikimasu ka?

• No. Saturdays are holidays.
• Iie, ikimasen. Doyoubi wa yasumi desu.

• What is your job?
• Oshigoto wa nan desu ka?

• I work in a trading company.
• Booeki gaisha ni tsutomete imasu.

• I work in a publishing company.
• Shuppansha ni tsutomete imasu.

• I am a factory worker.
• Watashi wa roudousha desu.

• I am a telephone operator.
• Watashi wa denwa koukanshu desu.

• I am a painter.
• Watashi wa penkiya desu.

• I am a painter (artist).
• Watashi wa gaka desu.

• I am a businessman.
• Watashi wa bijinesuman desu.

• I am a real estate agent.
• Watashi wa fudousan gyousha desu.

• I am a teacher.
• Watashi wa sensei desu.

• I am a policeman.
• Watashi wa omawarisan desu.

• I am a farmer.
• Watashi wa noufu desu.

• I am a beautician.
• Watashi wa biyoushi desu.

• I am an engineer.
• Watashi wa enjiniya desu.

• I am a musician.
• Watashi wa ongakuka desu.

• I am a lawyer.
• Watashi wa bengoshi desu.

• Here's my calling card.
• Meshi o douzo.

• Oh, your company is in Osaka.
• Aa, kaisha wa Osaka desu ne.

• Yes. Drop in sometime to see me.
• Ee. Kondo asobi ni kite kudasai.

• Yes. But you must be busy.
• Hai. Demo o isogashii deshou.

• Well, call me first.
• Sou desu ne... Ja, denwa o shite kudasai.

• Here's my phone number.
• Koko ni denwa bangou ga arimasu kara.

• Please come tomorrow and visit me.
• Ashita watashi no uchi e asobi ni kite kudasai.

• Please come tomorrow, okey?
• Ashita kite ne.

• I'll go tomorrow.
• Ashita ikimasu.

• Will you go tomorrow?
• Ashita iku ka?

• Yeah, I'll go.
• Aa, ashita iku.

• If it rains, I won't go.
• Moshi ame ga futtara ikimasen.

• Even if it rains, I'll go.
• Moshi ame de amo ikimasu.

• How are your parents?
• Goryoushin wa ogenki desu ka?

• They are okey.
• Genki desu.

• How many children do you have?
• Kodomo wa nan nin imasu ka?

• I have tow.
• Futari ga imasu.

• Are they all boys?
• Minna otoko no ko desu ka?

• No, a boy and a girl.
• Iie, otoko no ko to onna no ko desu.

• How old is your daughter?
• Ojousan wa nan sai desu ka?

• My daughter is twelve years old.
• Musume wa juu-ni sai desu.

• My son is ten years old.
• Musuko wa jussai desu.

• How about you?
• Anata wa.

• I have three.
• Sannin arimasu.

• Two boys and a girl.
• Futari no otoko no ko to hitori no onna no ko desu.

• What will you do this evening?
• Konban wa nani o shimasu ka?

• I don't know yet.
• Mada wakarimasen.

• When are you at home?
• Itsu anata wa ie ni imasu ka?

• Almost every night.
• Taitei yoru wa imasu.

• I am always at home on Sundays.
• Watashi wa Nichiyoubi wa itsumo uchi ni imasu.

• I am at home anytime in the evenings.
• Yoru wa itsu demo ie ni imasu.

• Do you play golf?
• Kimi wa gorufu o shimasu ka?

• Yes, i do.
• Hai shimasu.

• No, I don't.
• Iie, shimasen.

• Do you know how to swim?
• Anata wa oyugu koto ga dekimasu ka?

• Yes, I know.
• Hai, dekimasu.

• No, I don't know.
• Iie, dekimasen.

• Do you drink alcohol?
• Anata wa sake o nomimasu ka?

• Yes, I do.
• Hai, nomimasu.

• No, I don't.
• Iie, nomimasen.

• Oh, we're at the station now. Please excuse me.
• A, mou eki desu ne. Koko de shitsurei shimasu.

• Come with me and meet my family.
• Issho ni kite watashi no kazoku ni atte kudasai.

• Won't you come and have some coffee with us?
• Koohii o nomi ni ikimasen ka?

• No, thank you.
• Iie, arigatou gozaimasu.

• Some other time.
• Mata betsu no to ki ni ne.

• Please give my regards to Mr. Haneda.
• Haneda-san ni yoroshiku.

• Please give my regards to your wife.
• Okusama ni yoroshiku.

• Please remember me to her.
• Kanojo ni yoroshiku.

• Please give hime my best wishes.
• Douzo kare ni yoroshiku tsutaete kudasai.

• Let's meet again soon.
• Chikai uchi ni mata aimashou.

• I hope we can meet again sometime.
• Itsu ka mata ome ni kakaritai to omoimasu.

• See you again.
• Ja mata.