Prior to starting these lessons, you should be familiar with Japanese pronunciation, which is covered in the first part of this book.

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Lesson 1

Overview: In this lesson, you will learn some basic greetings and words in Japanese. Hiragana is included in this lesson, but romanized Japanese (Romaji) is also included, so you do not need to learn the Hiragana until Lesson 6. However learning the Hiragana will help make learning faster.

Japanese Greetings (Aisatsu - あいさつ)

Greeting	Hiragana	Romaji
Good morning.	おはようございます。	Ohayou gozaimasu.
Good day.	こんにちは。	Konnichi wa.
Good evening.	こんばんは。	Konban wa.
How do you do./Pleased to meet you."	はじめまして。	Hajimemashite.
Welcome.	ようこそ。	Youkoso.
Nice to meet you	よろしくおねがいします。	Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Likewise	こちらこそ。	Kochira koso
Thank you.	ありがとうございます。	Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you very much.	どうも ありがとうございます。	Doumo arigatou gozaimasu.
You're welcome./Don't mention it./No problem.	どういたしまして。	Dou itashimashite.

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Usage Notes

• おはようございます (ohayou gozaimasu) is used in the morning (till about 10am) or when waking up.
• こんにちは (konnichiwa) is used during the day.
• こんばんは (konbanwa) is used during the evening and at night.
• You should not use はじめまして(hajimemashite) if you have already met the person.
• These phrases are only used in greeting, never in parting.

Some Basic Words in Japanese

Words	Hiragana	Romaji
Book	ほん	Hon
Pen	ぺん	Pen
Pencil	えんぴつ	Enpitsu
Scissors	はさみ	Hasami
Ruler	ものさし	Monosashi
Glue	のり	Nori
Exercise Book	のうと	Nooto

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Practice

The best way to learn these words is to practice. Use these phrases and words as often as possible within your vocabulary.

You can check your japanese and other languages on this site. With copy and paste, you can put your texte in the read me section. Than you have to choose the right language and then push on "say it".

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  akusuijin 6 month(s) ago

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  I believe のうと　should be written in Katakana -->  ノート　(I'm a fan of Death Note). This is a good lesson, I wonder if it would be helpful to see some of these words written in Kanji.... mainly konnichiwa and konbanwa (今日は　and　今晩は) if this is a new subject to anyone.  Hon (本) could be helpful, as the native name for the country of Japan is "NiHon" or "NipPon" (Written as 日本 either way).
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  merytwil_nihon 6 month(s) ago

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  ありがとう　ございます
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  BUDDHAsara 6 month(s) ago

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  Marvelous Arigato gozaimasu!
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  André 6 month(s) ago

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  doumo arigato
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  Rose 6 month(s) ago

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  I like it. Except now Im confused about how to say Welcome. I thought it was different...