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ใญใผใใฌใผใบ้ Key phrase
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใจ็ณใใพใใ
My name is
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
่ชๅใฎๅๅใ่จใใจใใฏใใใใงใใงใๆๅณใฏใใใใพใใใงใใ็ฎไธใฎไบบใซๅฏพใใฆใฏใใใใใจ็ณใใพใใใจ่จใๆนใใใใงใใ
When
you say your own name, you can understand the meaning of “ใใใงใ.
However, when addressing superiors, it is better to say, “ใใใจ็ณใใพใ.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใ็กๆฒๆฑฐใใฆใใใพใใ
Itโs been a while.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ไน
ใใถใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใไน
ใใถใใงใใใใไธๅฏงใช่จใๆนใงใใ้ป่ฉฑใใกใผใซใงใไฝฟใใพใใ
This is a more polite way of saying, “It’s been a while. You can use it on the phone or in an email.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใกใใฏใใใใใงใใ
This is Mr./Ms./Professorโฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใฎไบบใฏใใใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
ไบบใ็ดนไปใใใจใใฏใใใใฎไบบใฏใใใใใงใใใงใฏใชใใใใใกใใฏใใใใใงใใใจใใใกใใใไฝฟใใใใซใใๆนใ่ฏใใงใใ
When introducing people, it is better to use the word “ใใกใ” instead of “ใใฎไบบใฏใใใใใงใ”, as in “ใใกใใฏใใใใใงใ”.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใซ่ถใใฆๅใใพใใใใใใจ็ณใใพใใ
My name isโฆ, and I moved inโฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ๅผใฃ่ถใใฆใใใใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใ่ถใใฆๅใใพใใใ = ใ่ถใใฆใใใใจใใฃใฆใใใใงใใใใๅใใพใใใใไฝฟใๆนใไธๅฏงใงใใ
“You can say “่ถใใฆใใ”, but it is more polite to use “I่ถใใฆๅใใพใใ”.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใใพใใใ
Thank you so much.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใผ
ใใคใณใ
ใใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใใพใใใใฏใ่ฒใ
ใจใใฆใใใฃใใใจใซๅฏพใใฆใๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใกใ่กจใ่จ่ใงใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใใจ็ตใฟๅใใใฆไฝฟใใใจใๅคใใงใใ
The phrase “ใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใใพใใ” is a way to express gratitude for something that has been done for you. “It is often used in combination with “ใใใใจใใใใใพใใ
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใงใจใใใใใพใใ
Congratulations.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใงใจใ
ใใคใณใ
ใใใใงใจใใใใใพใใใฎๅใซใๅ
ฅๅญฆใๅๆฅญใ็ตๅฉใชใฉใ็ฅใๅ
ๅฎนใใคใใฆไฝฟใใใจใๅคใใงใใ
“ใใใงใจใใใใใพใ” is often preceded by a congratulatory message, such as enrollment, graduation, or marriage.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใ้ช้ญใใพใใ
Pardon me.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใผ
ใใคใณใ
ใใ้ช้ญใใพใใใฏใไบบใฎๅฎถใซไธใใใจใใซไฝฟใ่จ่ใงใใๅคฑ็คผใใพใใใจๅใๆๅณใงใใ่ปฝใใ่พๅใใใชใใ่จใใใจใๅคใใงใใ
“ใ้ช้ญใใพใ” is a word used when going up to a person’s house and has the same meaning as “ๅคฑ็คผใใพใ”. I often say it while bowing lightly.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ๅฐใ
ใๅพ
ใกใใ ใใใ
Just a moment please.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใกใใฃใจๅพ
ใฃใฆไธใใใ
ใใคใณใ
้ป่ฉฑใ่ชฐใใซไปฃใใฃใฆใใใใจใใซใฏใๅฟ
ใใใฎ่จ่ใ่จใใพใใใใ
Always say this word when you have someone take over the phone.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใ้กใใใพใใ
โฆ, please.
ใใคใณใ
ไฝใใๆณจๆใใใจใใซใใใ้กใใใพใใใ็็ฅใใฆใๅคฑ็คผใซใชใใพใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใใใคใใใปใใไธๅฏงใงใใ
It is not rude to omit “ใ้กใใใพใ” when ordering something, but it is more polite to add “ใ้กใใใพใ”.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใฆใใใใพใใใ
Can I get youโฆ to do this for me?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใฆใใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใใใใใฆใใใใพใใใใฏใ่ชๅใใๅฎขใฎ็ซๅ ดใฎๆใชใฉใไพ้ ผๅ
ๅฎนใ่ใใฆใใใใๅๆใฎๆใซไฝฟใใพใใ
When you are in the position of a customer, you can use the phrase “ใใใใฆใใใใพใใ” when you assume that they will listen to your request.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใใใใงใใโฆใ
I am interested in โฆing โฆand
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใใใใ ใใฉ
ใใคใณใ
ใใใใใใใใใฉใใฉใใใใ่ฏใใใใใใใชใใใจ่จใใใใชๆใซใใไฝฟใใพใใ
We often use it when we say “I want to do it, but I don’t know what to do”.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
Would you mindโฆ doing this for me?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใฆใใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใใใใใฆใใใใพใใใใฎไธๅฏงใช่จใๆนใงใใ็ธๆใๅ ดๆใ้ธใฐใใซไฝฟใใไพฟๅฉใช่กจ็พใงใใ
It is a polite way of saying “ใใใใฆใใใใพใใ” It is a convenient expression that can be used regardless of the person or place.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใใใ ใใพใใใ
Can I haveโฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใใใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ไฝใใๆฌฒใใใจใใซใใใใใใใใใพใใใใฎไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใงใใ
When you want something, it is a polite expression of “ใใใใใใใพใใ”
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใฆใใใใใจใใใใใใใใงใใโฆใ
It would be great if I could get you toโฆ for me.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใฆใใใใจๅฌใใใใ ใใฉใ
ใใคใณใ
็ธๆใซๅฐใๆ ผๅฅฝๆชใใชใจๆใใใจใ้ ผใๆใใๆญใใใใใใใใชใใชใจๆใฃใฆใๆใซไฝฟใใพใใ
Use this when you are asking someone to do something that you think is a little uncool, or when you think they might refuse.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฏใฉใกใใงใใใใใ
Could you tell me where is?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ
ใใฉใกใใงใใใใใ ใฏ ใใฉใใงใใใใฎไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใงใใ
“ใฉใกใใงใใใใ” is a polite expression of “ใฉใใงใใ”.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใพใงใซใ้กใใงใใพใใใ
Can I have it done byโฆ?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใพใงใซใใฃใฆใปใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใใคใพใงใซใใฃใฆใปใใใใใฉใๅฏ่ฝใใฉใใๅฐใญใ่กจ็พใงใใ
This is an expression to ask if it is possible to have something done by a certain date.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฏใใใฃใใใใพใใใ
Is โฆ in?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฏใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ๆขใใฆใใไบบใใใใใฉใใใๅฐใญใ่กจ็พใงใใ
An expression to ask if someone is looking for you.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฏใฉใใงใใใใใ
How about โฆ?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ
ใใคใณใ
็ฉบๅธญใๆฅ็จใชใฉใไฝใใฎ็ถๆณใๅฐใญใใจใใฎ่กจ็พใงใใใใใใฏใฉใใงใใใใจๅใๆๅณใงใใใๅฐใใ ใไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใซใชใใพใใ
This expression is used when asking about the status of something, such as availability of seats or dates. It has the same meaning as “ใใใฏใฉใใงใใ” but is a bit more polite.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใกใใฃใจใใใใชใใจใใใใใใใงใใโฆใ
Iโm not really sure about this.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใชใใใงใใโฆใ
ใใคใณใ
ไฝใใซๅฏพใใฆใ่ชๅใง่ใใฆใใใใใชใใฎใง่ใใใใใจ่จใๆใซไฝฟใใพใใใใใใใชใใใงใใใใใใ้ๆฅ็ใช่กจ็พใชใฎใงใๅฐใไธๅฏงใชๅฐ่ฑกใซใชใใพใใ
It is used when you want to ask about something because you don’t know what it is. This is a more indirect expression than “ใใใใชใใใงใใ” so it gives a more polite impression.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใใฆใใใ ใใใใใงใใใ
Could I โฆ?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใใใใงใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ไฝใใใใ่จฑๅฏใใใใใจใใฎไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใงใใ
This is a polite way to ask for permission to do something.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใใใใใงใใใ
Is this seat free?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใใใใงใใใ
ใใคใณใ
็ฉบใใฆใๅธญใซๅบงใฃใใใใใจใใซใ้ฃใฎไบบใชใฉใซ่จฑๅฏใๆฑใใ่กจ็พใงใใ
This is an expression used to ask for permission to sit down in an empty seat, such as a neighbor’s.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฆใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใ
Is it OK if I โฆ?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฆใใใใงใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ๅ้กใฏใใใพใใใใ้ฝๅใๆชใใใใพใใใใใจ่จใๆๅณใซใชใใพใใ
It means, “Is there any problem or inconvenience?
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฏใใใงใใใงใใใใใ
This is whereโฆ, right?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฏใใใงใใใงใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ๅ ดๆใ็ขบ่ชใใฆ่จฑๅฏใๆฑใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ
This is used to confirm a location and ask for permission.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใพใงใ้กใใใพใใ
Please go up to โฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใพใง่กใฃใฆๆฌฒใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใฟใฏใทใผใง่กใๅ
็ญใ่จใใจใใซไฝฟใไพฟๅฉใช่กจ็พใงใใ
This is a useful expression to use when telling a cab where to go.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใฉใใใ
Please.
ใใคใณใ
ๅบงๅธญใ่ญฒใฃใใใใใขใ้ใใฆใใใใใ่ชฐใใซไฝใใ้ฒใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ
You can use it to give up your seat, open a door for someone, or advance someone something.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใงใ้กใใใพใใ
โฆ please.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใงใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
่ชๅใฎๅธๆใฎ็ฉใๆนๆณใไผใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใ
It is used to communicate what you want and how you want it.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใใใใฃใใใใพใใใใ
Might โฆ be interested in coming as well?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใๆฅใพใใใใ
ใใคใณใ
่ชใ็ธๆใฎๅๅใซใใใใใใฃใใใใพใใใใใใจ่จใใจใใใใใๆฅใพใใใใใจๅใๆๅณใงใใใใใไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใซใชใใพใใ
If you add the name of the person you are inviting to the party and say, “ใใใใฃใใใใพใใใใ which means the same thing as “ใใใๆฅใพใใใใ
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฏใกใใฃใจโฆใ
It will pass onโฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฏใใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ไฝใใๅงใใใใใจใใซใๆใใใๆญใ่จใๆนใงใใใ่ฆใใพใใใใชใฉใจใใฏใฃใใๆญใใใใใ็ธๆใฎใใจใ่ใใ่กจ็พใงใใ
It is a soft refusal when something is recommended. It is an expression that thinks about the other party rather than clearly refusing, such as “่ฆใใพใใ”
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
็ตๆงใงใใ
No thank you.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใฏใฃใใใจๆญใใใใจใใซไฝฟใ่กจ็พใงใใใ่ฆใใพใใใใใใไธๅฏงใช่จใๆนใงใใ
This is an expression used when you want to refuse clearly. It’s more polite than “่ฆใใพใใ”
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใกใใใฉใใฎๆฅใฏไฝใ
ใใใใพใใฆโฆใ
Sorry, Iโve already got something lined up for just that day.
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใฎๆฅใฏ่กใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
่ชใใๆญใใจใใฏใ่ชใฃใฆใใใ็ธๆใฎใใจใ่ใใฆใใชใในใๅ
ทไฝ็ใช็็ฑใ่จใๆนใ่ฏใใงใใใใใใใฎๆฅใฏใใใพใใใใ ใใงใฏใๅฐใๅคฑ็คผใชๅฐ่ฑกใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใพใใ
When you decline an invitation, it is better to think about the person who invited you and give a specific reason as much as possible. Just saying “ใใฎๆฅใฏใใใพใใ” will give you a slightly rude impression.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใฏใกใใฃใจๅฐใใใงใใใฉโฆใ
Thatโs a bit inconvenientโฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใฏใงใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
็ธๆใซ่ชๅใๅฐใฃใฆใใใจ่จใๆฐๆใกใ็คบใใ้ๆฅ็ใซ่ฆๆ
ใ่กจ็พใใใใจใงใไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใซใชใใพใใ
By showing the other person that you are in trouble and indirectly expressing your complaint, you will be polite.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใๅฐใใใใซใใฆใใใใพใใใใ
Um, would you mind being a little more โฆ?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใๅฐใใใใซใใฆใใ ใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใฉใใใฆใปใใใใ้ ผใใใจใง้ๆฅ็ใช่กจ็พใซใชใใ่ฆๆ
ใ็ดๆฅใใใไธๅฏงใซใชใใพใใใใใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใใใจ่จใใจใใใใซไธๅฏงใงใใ
Asking what you want is an indirect expression and makes your complaint more polite than direct. It’s even more polite when you say, “ใใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ”
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใไธๅบฆใใฃใใใฃใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
Would you mind telling me once again?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใไธๅบฆ่จใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใใใไธๅบฆ่จใฃใฆใใใใพใใใใฎไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใงใใๅๅฏพ้ขใฎไบบใซใฏใไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใไฝฟใๆนใใใใงใใ
It is a polite expression of “ใใไธๅบฆ่จใฃใฆใใใใพใใ” For those who meet for the first time, it is better to use polite expressions.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใๅๅใใใไธๅบฆใ่ใใใฆใใใใงใใใ
Can I have your name once again?
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ๅๅใใใไธๅบฆ่ใใฆใใใใงใใใ
ใใคใณใ
ใปใจใใฉไผใฃใใใจใใชใไบบใซใฏใใชใในใไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใไฝฟใใใใซใใพใใใใ
For those who have rarely met, try to use polite expressions as much as possible.
ใญใผใใฌใผใบ
ใใใงใใใใพใใ
This is โฆ
ๆฎ้ๅฝข
ใใใงใใ
ใใคใณใ
่ทๅ ดใงใ็คพๅคใฎไบบใซ่ชๅใฎๅใๅไนใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใไพใใฐ็คพๅคใใ็คพๅ
ใซ้ป่ฉฑใใใใฃใฆใใๆใใใใใใพใใใไฝฟใใใใซใใพใใใใ
It is used at work to give your name to someone outside the company. For example, when you receive a call from outside the company, use “ใใใใพใ”.
ไธใซ่กใใปใฉไธๅฏงใช่กจ็พใซใชใใพใใ
The expression becomes more polite toward the bottom.
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใใพใใ
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใใพใใใ
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใ ใใใพใใ
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใใใพใใ
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใใ ใใใจใใใใใใงใ
ย โ ่ฒธใใฆใใใ ใใใใใงใใ
ย โ ใใใฃใ
ย โ ๅใใพใใ
ย โ ไบ่งฃใใพใใ
ย โ ไบ่งฃใใใใพใใ
ย โ ใใใใพใใพใใ
ย โ ใใใ
ย โ ใใใงใใ
ย โ ็ตๆงใงใใ
ย โ ใกใใฃใจ็จไบใใใใพใใฆโฆใ
ย โ ใกใใฃใจๅบๅผตใๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใใพใใฆโฆใ
ย โ ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใใใๅ
็ดใใใใพใใฆโฆใ
ย โ ๆๆฅใฏใกใใฃใจไบๅฎใใใฃใฆโฆใ
ย โ ๆๆฅใฏใกใใฃใจ้ฃใใใงใใญใ
ย โ ๆๆฅใฏใกใใฃใจ็ก็ใใใใใพใใใ
ย โ ใใใงใใใงใใ
ย โ ใใใงใใใใใงใใ
ย โ ใใใงใใใงใใใใ
ย โ ใใใงใใใใใงใใใใ
ย โ ใใใงๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใใ
ย โ ใใใงใใ
ย โ ็ตๆงใงใใ
ย โ ๆงใใชใใงใใ
ย โ ใใพใใพใใใ
ย โ ๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ
Key:
Respect language
This word is used for “superiors” when referring to things related to the other person, such as their behavior.
These words are used when you want to express yourself in a humble way in order to show respect for others.
These words are used when the endings of words are expressed as “~ desu” or “~ masasu”. It is the most frequently used word.
ใใฎ่จ่ใฏใ็ฎไธใฎๆนใใๅฏพ่ฑกใจใใ็ธๆใฎๅไฝใชใฉ็ธๆใซ้ขใใใใฎใใจใซๅฏพใใฆ่ฟฐในใๆใซไฝฟใ่จ่ใงใใ
ใใฎ่จ่ใฏใ็ฎไธใฎๆนใใๅฏพ่ฑกใจใใ่ชๅใฎๅไฝใชใฉ็ธๆใ็ซใฆใ็บใซ่ชๅใใธใใใ ใฃใฆ่กจ็พใใๆใซไฝฟใ่จ่ใงใใ
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